Note: This is an essay that was written for and published on The Frisky in 2011. However, the site has since shut down and my essay has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) it was fun to write & b) this piece was an…
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The lesson I learned about myself on my first Valentine’s Day with a partner
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone. It’s a very specific, sort-of-made-up holiday that tends to favor those in love and fans of cheesy gestures of affection. I have never in my life been one of those people. Sure, I was a self-admitted hopeless romantic but I usually…
How my boyfriend got me to eat healthy again (and visa versa)
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Sometimes it takes falling in love to remind you of some of the things that are important to you. For me, that something was healthy eating. I have quite a complicated relationship with food. After a lifetime of being overweight, losing 90 pounds with Weight Watchers in…
Why is it so hard for us to accept true generosity when we date?
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…
How early is it TOO EARLY to travel in a (fairly new) relationship?
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. After dating for just over two months, Adam and I made a pretty monumental decision: we sent in our applications to get our passports renewed. You see, mine was due to expire and his had already been expired. I can’t quire remember exactly when in our…