Irina Gonzalez

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    Why is it so difficult for us to accept generosity when we date?

    October 11, 2016 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. We’ve all done this: Signed up for online dating and then spent the next few days or weeks or even months just swiping right on dozens of people. We chat, we flirt, we even go on dates sometimes. The whole point of online dating is to find someone to date, right? But although I suspect many of us venturing into this world want true love, we rarely take a chance and open up to just one person. In the world of casually swiping right, it’s easier to say “sure, why not?” to ten people than to say “yes, definitely” up to…

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    Why is it so hard for us to accept true generosity when we date?

    August 9, 2016 /

    Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I wrote this piece in a bout of excitement, elation, love, wonder, guilt and generally feeling both really happy and a little down on myself. It’s been a month and a half since that moment, but this still rings true. Enjoy! Tonight, as I lay in his arms, I asked my boyfriend if it was okay for me to get out of bed because I was inspired to write – inspired by the love that we share, the special gift that he shared with me that evening and the constant flow of kindness I experience from him. “Of course,” he immediately…

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I’m Irina Gonzalez, an editor and freelance writer based in SWFL.

I’m the Managing Editor at The Temper and a freelance writer covering Latinx culture, sober living, parenting, and all things lifestyle.

When I’m not working, I’m probably reading an audiobook or cuddling with my husband, baby bump, and our attention-loving kitties and pup.

Want to get in touch? Email me!

 

 

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