Some Days, Two Loves Combine
Yesterday was one of those days. For my day job, I posted a blog titled “How to Use PDF: Online Dating Edition” over at Nitro. That’s right – it’s a blog about two things I like one whole heck of a lot: dating and PDF. Want to see what the new way of managing your dating […]
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The Ostarello Way of Expressing We Care
In my family, I’ve got an article for you is synonymous with I love you.* My dad is the most famous for this gesture, but it’s not limited to him. My mom has been known to cut out and save an article until she sees me again. Zio Jim and my father shoot articles back and […]
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A Little Bird Told Me
I was never an avid Twitter user until Megs and I embarked on 50/50. It’s not like I had a good reason to avoid the little blue bird (unless you count the fact that I tend to write in long sentences instead of short sentiments, which makes that whole “140-characters-or-less” rule even more challenging than […]
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MLK and Coretta Scott King, Living in Love
Martin Luther King Day is one of my favorite holidays. I couldn’t really say why (maybe it’s because he said things like “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope”), other than I’ve always had an affinity for MLK, and also the holiday falls exactly when one needs a holiday, and when weather in […]
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They Never Go Away
Ed note: Folks, meet Christine! She’s the second in guest blogger to enter the 50/50 arena (giving you fresh voices, new points of view, and a little extra time for Alicia to work on her book and Megan to finish the movie. Christine is a veteran to online dating – it’s even how she met her […]
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A Response to The Worst Online Dating Profile Ever
(Ed note: Folks, meet Angie! She’s kicking off something a little new around here: occasional guest posts! Fresh voices, new points of view, and a little extra time for Alicia to work on her book and Megan to finish the movie. Angie is an engineer by day, food blogger on nights and weekends, and a […]
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I’d Like to Believe I’m a Nice Girl
Nice girls finish last, too. Not with relationships, necessarily, but with themselves. Before they are nice girls, though, they are good girls. Sitting so still, blending into the rose-colored upholstery while the grown-ups chatter above and around them. They nod, doe eyed or deer-in-the-headlights, as adults tell them to “Think about others first,” and hiss, […]
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