dating
To the girls convinced his phone is broken: Time for a reality check
Why didn’t he call me last night? Maybe my phone’s broken—should I check my Facebook inbox again? Maybe his phone’s broken? Should I call him? I could send him a friendly text. Did he call you? What do you think, should I call him? I’m over him! He doesn’t deserve me! But I thought we had such a great time!”
Romance 101: Meet the parents
When we first start dating someone, we tend to see them as perfect—their bizarre habits become cute little quirks and their personal stories that might otherwise incite a yawn are instantly fascinating. All you want to do is spend every free minute with them, preferably making out. In short, it takes a lot to separate you from this incredible new person.
Make it or break it: How we deal with deal-breakers
During my freshman year, I fell head over heels for a boy I met just weeks before school ended. He was the total package: hilarious, down to earth and adorable. Even my friends loved him. Better still: He was single.
Sex and the Loop
Is the saying “All’s fair in love and war” really true? Does anything go when it comes to dating and romance? Or are there unspoken societal rules that one must follow?
Personally, I have always made my own rules. I have always been a go-getter kind of gal. When I want something, I make sure that [...]
Catty is as catty does
Mary: “She totally wasn’t cute. Maybe they’re just friends?”
Kate: “She was pretty cute.”
Mary: “She was not cute!”
Kate: “She was totally cute.”
Ashley: “What was wrong with her, then, that made her not cute?”
Lindsey: “She was hooking up with Alex!”
Believe it or not, what is transcribed above is not, in fact, [...]
A cautionary tale
Every relationship is meant to fail, except one. Or at least that’s what I choose to believe. And with all that failure in my future and in my past, I’ve learned to recognize the whys behind the goodbyes. The following are my top 10 favorite reasons to break up.
1. Language [...]
Love knows no boundaries
A few years ago at Rosh Hashanah dinner at my aunt and uncle’s house, I was talking to my cousin and her boyfriend-at-the-time, Tony. I learned that Tony and Lynn had been dating for a few months and that things had been going great so far. They both really cared about each other, and [...]
Age ain’t nothin’ but a number…right?
I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t have a crush on a certain 17-year-old—almost 18!—runner-up from American Idol this past year. I’d also be lying if I denied making out with someone twice my age at a sketchy bar in Chicago.
These two tidbits of information led me to [...]
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