Hope in the Midst of Disappointment
This Valentine’s Day marks the end of yet another Singles Awareness season. How was this one for you? Did you enjoy the season or suffer through it? Or was it a combination of both? I definitely had a combo platter of emotion. I keep picturing my single life as a roller coaster: up with giddiness…
Read MoreWe Look Deeper
I have what I call random memory. I can immediately recall what you ordered at that sushi restaurant two years ago but your guess is as good as mine in remembering what I did last weekend. Because of that, in the first few weeks of getting to know a guy, to prevent me from forgetting…
Read MoreTis the Season
Due to an undue amount of drama in my personal life, I have cherished silence and solitude like a boss! At the same time, I can’t help but be reminded about dreams for my own family. This is the time of year that grabs a hold of my unfulfilled relationship goals and serves me a…
Read MoreAnother One Bites the Dust
As I was reading the text message that would spell the demise of yet another relationship, my brain started playing the song Another One Bites the Dust in my head. I don’t know if that was my way of trying to cheer myself up & make me laugh in the moment or if I instantly…
Read MoreThe New Normal
One of the ideas I have to fight from time to time is that if I’m not coupled up, I am not normal. It’s not necessarily that there’s something wrong with me but something just ain’t right. This idea hits me when I least expect it. I’m just minding my own business and then I realize…
Read MoreLooking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Where Are You Looking? Dear Single Person: Has anyone ever told you, “When you’re not looking is when Mr./Ms. Right will appear?” Do you find that advice as annoying as I do? That’s because it’s a brush-off cleverly disguised as helpful advice. The truth is that people meet people when they’re looking and when they’re…
Read MoreDid I Miss the Boat?
I’m a glass half-empty kind of girl; my focus automatically goes to the void. What’s missing in my life as a single person is so glaring right now, my mind can give way to some pretty jacked up thoughts and beliefs. From time to time, I wonder if I missed the boat. Throughout my 15+…
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