I can’t remember exactly when we talked about getting engaged but it came …
I can’t remember exactly when we talked about getting engaged but it came up at within the first year of our relationship and more seriously around our one year anniversary. We knew where things were headed before deciding to move in together and that we would get engaged early this …
I never dreamed of being a bride or thought about the kind of …
I never dreamed of being a bride or thought about the kind of wedding I wanted to have. In fact, given my difficult family dynamics, I always thought I’d elope. Being the center of attention is one of my least-favorite things. When I was getting ready for our ceremony, I …
It’s been exactly 6 years since my last Tinder date with my now …
It’s been exactly 6 years since my last Tinder date with my now husband. I actually had the most success with Tinder but dabbled with Match, Hinge, and there was a weekend on Bumble (it was just becoming a thing). It’s been a while so there are some questions I …
It took almost ten years, but the fog finally lifted and I found …
It took almost ten years, but the fog finally lifted and I found myself on the other side of my nearly decade-long relationship. For the first time in what felt like forever, I was happy and alone, the label I feared more than anything. Over the next few years, there …
Dating in a time when choosing the right person involves swiping through images …
Dating in a time when choosing the right person involves swiping through images of potential dates and communicating via text (what does the message “hey” really mean after not hearing anything for 3 days?) can be brutal. I may be a married 30-something, but I spent the ages of 28-32 …
Making friends when you were young was so easy. You bonded over the …
Making friends when you were young was so easy. You bonded over the love of a toy or show and 0 minutes later, you had a new best friend. Then you entered the real world between balancing figuring out how to adult and wanting to rest after work because you’re …
In August 2010, I moved from my hometown of Los Angeles to Chicago.
In August 2010, I moved from my hometown of Los Angeles to Chicago. I didn’t have so much as one friend or family member in the city, but made the most incredible group of friends. My blog was one of the best resources I had for meeting new people, and …
For those of you who don’t know my story, my husband and I …
For those of you who don’t know my story, my husband and I met on Tinder almost 3 years ago. If you’re not familiar with Tinder, it’s a dating app that connects you with endless profiles of possible matches and sometimes gives you hope but also slowly chips away at …
How we matched on Tinder and what happened after we swiped right …
How we matched on Tinder and what happened after we swiped right …
During a time when I had no idea what I wanted to do …
During a time when I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, who I was, or what I deserved, I put marriage and babies on a pedestal–and that pedestal had a timeline. These events would determine my self-worth and happiness. Why I’m Glad I Didn’t Get Married …
Because dating hasn't been easy since the days of Downtown Abbey (unless you're …
Because dating hasn't been easy since the days of Downtown Abbey (unless you're lady Edith).
Even though I had a feeling Conor was going to propose the day …
Even though I had a feeling Conor was going to propose the day before we left, I couldn’t have been more surprised by our engagement. We had looked at rings late last year so I knew it was coming. But I accidentally found the ring it in our closet a few …
I knew it was coming, but when Conor asked what I wanted my …
I knew it was coming, but when Conor asked what I wanted my ring to look like, it didn’t really feel real. And my answer of “round or cushion with a plain or diamond band–just surprise me and I’ll say yes!” didn’t do it for him. So…should you go ring …
When I moved in with Conor last October, it was my first time living …
When I moved in with Conor last October, it was my first time living with a significant other. Now that we’ve been under the same roof and sharing a car for almost 6 months–and since a few of you have asked how we manage our finances living together–I wanted to talk …
I finally came clean and told you guys how Conor and I met. And …
I finally came clean and told you guys how Conor and I met. And we can’t forget about the time I dated that guy with wife, baby, and girlfriend. Now that I’ve shared the fact that I’ve dated online, I thought I’d talk more about my experience in online dating. Lessons Learned in Online …
Did you see The Other Woman? It’s about a girl who is dating …
Did you see The Other Woman? It’s about a girl who is dating a man who she finds out has a wife and girlfriend on the side. It’s a comedy. And then it happened to me. I met a guy. We’ll call him *Bark. I feel the need to mention …
In a world of texting, social media, and FaceTime, it’s easier than ever …
In a world of texting, social media, and FaceTime, it’s easier than ever to stay in touch. But in this age of busy, it’s often the case that our day-to-day activities keep us from staying connected. This is something I haven’t always been good at, but as someone who moved …
Most of my 20s were spent in a serious relationship. Right before I …
Most of my 20s were spent in a serious relationship. Right before I turned 30, I found myself single for the first time in my adult life. I was very (very) late to the dating party, and it wasn’t what it used to be. It was now an age of …
There were years between the time I knew it wasn’t right and when …
There were years between the time I knew it wasn’t right and when I finally walked away. And I learned a lot from the experience. Today, I’m going to talk about knowing when it was time to call it quits and when I finally had the strength to move on.
