Are You Serious About Austin? Part 2 of 2
(Ed note: This story began yesterday, and it’s recommended you start there before proceeding. Or not.) Where were we? Oh right… “Planning on kissing someone?” the man in a white-polo shirt asked me, sliding me a foil wrapped stick. “Planning on more than that,” I said. The men dissolved into laughter, and I walked into the […]
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Are You Serious About Austin? Part 1 of 2
I’m pretty sure this whole story began with my mom rolling her eyes behind my back. I mean, I wouldn’t know for sure – my back was turned. But it was indeed my mom who pointed out that Max, a fellow guest at an elegantly sweet New England wedding, had taken a shining to me. […]
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The Experience of Heartbreak in the Digital Age
Breakups put a knot in your heart, a stopping point for the old you and idea of an us. And modern gadgets, along with social media, keep that knot squeezed tighter and tighter, making if hard for a slip of a ribbon to eek out and precariously begin to flap anew. Sarah Hallacher observed of […]
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10 Photos You Should Not Use as Your Main Dating Profile Picture
(Ed note: Super excited to welcome back guest blogger Angie! She’s an engineer by day, food blogger on nights and weekends, and an all around thinker no matter the time in San Francisco. Though she’s happily coupled up now, today she reaches back into her personal archives and shares her giggle-inducing view of photos on dating website. […]
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Grow Anyway
It probably comes as no surprise (especially if you follow my Twitter feed) that I read a lot on the big, ol’ online (and even in print..I’m looking at you, YMCA copies of The New Yorker). Admittedly, I rely quite a bit on The Atlantic (I might be addicted) but one of my favorite means of […]
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Texts With Megan
People who knew you before right this moment tend to bring a different insight on your YOU-ness than people you will meet after this moment. It’s one of the reasons I love strangers: they are able to show you who you can be. Old friends show you who you were though, and recognize when […]
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Learn Something New Every Day
Sapiosexual is a word. It’s been popping up on Tinder profiles as far as the Bay Arean eye can see. So, what does it mean? I looked it up for ya’ll so you don’t have to clutter your Google saved search bar with it: You’re welcome. More definitions over at Urban Dictionary.
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The Best View
Last week, my work rented out a spacious, crazy-amazing deck on the 40th floor of a fancy pants hotel in San Francisco with the express purpose of watching the Blue Angels practice their stunt work for Fleet Week. Wind gently whipped across my face, rose sparkling wine flowed freely, and I felt at peace with […]
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If you’ve asked, just receive, baby.
In my quietest dreams and tiniest downtimes, I asked to forget. For the visceral memories to fade into the doorframe and make space in the doorway for something new to enter. After forgiving myself and accepting the present as I knew it, I asked for a reason to find peace. – My dear friend Jesse […]
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Who’s Been Raped? This Girl.
For the past seven years, right around this time I find myself anxious without just cause. Jitters and jumpiness, leaping lizards and all sorts of other springy-bouncy feelings zip through my nervous system, my body tensing for no reason as I rest my weary head moments before sleep. Finally I look at the calendar and […]
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