It's women's history month, so I've decided to do a little highlight on female-friendly (and female-owned) dating app Bumble.Here's the thing. I'm not getting paid, and this isn't an ad. I've been following and writing about the dating app industry for years. I know a lot of what's out there. Many . . .
How I conquered my fear of being alone, halfway around the world
On the heels of a break-up, I booked a solo trip to go hiking in New Zealand. I needed a fresh start, a break from my life as a couple – something to lift me out of my depressed state, which felt like a tidal wave engulfing me. My career had stalled, my relationship was over, and half of my thirties . . .
Why you will (and won’t) marry the wrong person
By now many of us have seen the viral article from the New York Times - "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person." The title is misleading IMHO, considering the nuance and depth the writer has to address a really important challenge of long-term relationships. It's not that relationships - marriage . . .
How to get over rejection. Again.
If you are actively dating, you have likely felt the sting of rejection. Most of us have at some point - and so it's time to come clean and admit we can't have everything we want. It's true in life, and it's truer in dating. Especially because two people aren't necessarily right for each other, or . . .
Do you self-sabotage?
"Self-sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen." - Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby I've been thinking a lot lately about my critical eye - especially when it's pointed directly back at me. I know I can be judgmental, opinionated, and unforgiving at times. So . . .
Are you ready for a relationship?
“There is a time in our lives, usually in mid-life, when a woman has to make a decision - possibly the most important psychic decision of her future life - and that is, whether to be bitter or not.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman . . .
