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The reality of dating as a bisexual Latina

The reality of dating as a bisexual Latina

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 

Dose & OMGFacts: October 2016

Dose & OMGFacts: October 2016

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!

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

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

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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 just one special someone.

But without opening up, how can we truly know and accept the kind of love, kindness and generosity that we all deserve? In my latest article for Dose.com, I explore why it’s just SO DARN DIFFICULT to accept generosity when dating, why it’s so much easier to allow bad behavior and why we all deserve mutual self-giving and vulnerability.

Check out my piece on The Difficulty of Accepting Generosity When We Date on Dose.com today!

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

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

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 

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

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