Irina Gonzalez

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The reality of dating as a bisexual Latina

Posted on January 11, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Note: This is 2 of 3 essays that was written for and published on The Flama last year. However, the site has since shut down (mostly) 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) I…

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Dose & OMGFacts: October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016October 8, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

How Mindfulness Meditation Went From New Age To Mainstream The Difficulty Of Accepting Generosity When We Date This Is What Women Talk About In The Locker Room I’m A Bisexual Latina Immigrant. I Can’t Wait To Vote. Want more? Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and  Twitter!

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

Posted on October 11, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

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…

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Here’s the absolute best of the worst dating advice I’ve ever heard

Posted on September 27, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I’m lucky to have found the person I want to spend the rest of my life with (finally!), but before that… Well, I was a single and dating girl for many more years than I care to count. And while I can look back and appreciate…

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

Posted on August 9, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

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…

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Irina Gonzalez is a journalist, editor, and sober bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. She is the author of the Parenting in Hard Mode newsletter—for those of us who are raising social justice-minded families and getting real about mental health for parents navigating life on the difficult setting. She is also working on an upcoming book on impactful Latinx Americans with The Quarto Publishing Group.

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