I’m Fine.
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The Original Breadcrumb. Thanks, Dad!
I was sitting in my therapist’s office, and we were doing our usual dance. I was basically begging her for some sort of answer to the questions: Why am I still with this person? Why can’t I quit him? Tell me what to do, just tell me exactly how to walk away…for good. But therapists…
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One Year Later
You found me dressed in black. Hiding way up at the back. Life had broken my heart into pieces. You took my hand in yours. You started breaking down my walls. And you covered my heart in kisses. I thought life had passed me by. Missed my tears, ignored my cries. Life had broken my…
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Dear Baby Jesus, Please Don’t Let Me Ruin This
When you leave a tumultuous relationship and start one that is actually, what’s the word? Healthy? It can leave your brain going, uh BRO, what’s happening here?! My on-and-off-on-and-off until the end of time relationship was with a very insecure man. He spewed hateful words at me when he lost his temper, then denied ever…
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Why I Could Never Date Jesus
Ok, I am not so naive that I think Jesus would want to date me. I realize he would look at my rap sheet and instantly go, “Oh Me H. Me! HARD PASS!” Or would he? Might my sketchy past (read: present) entice him? Make him think he can “turn this one around”? Whether Jesus… Read more
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When Your Mom Enters the Dating Scene and Has Horrible Taste in Men
Author’s note: I originally wrote this piece on Medium in 2021. Since then, I have met my Mom’s new man-friend. He treats her like the God damn queen that she is. After 50 years of dating and marrying men who didn’t even deserve to look at her, she is finally happy with this man. It’s… Read more
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I Don’t Know How to Be Single
Single and ready to mingle. It sounds fun. It sounds exciting. It sounds like a lot of sex is about to happen. It sounds like I can devour all the men I want without an ounce of guilt. Let’s go! But that’s not what being single really is. I have concluded that although I have… Read more
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This is Dating?!
After years of being married and then, when that ended, launching myself into another flow-blown relationship, I am back on the dating scene. And holy crap, things have changed. Dating was fun once, right? Back in my twenties, dating was just that: dating. You met someone for a drink or coffee, rarely a meal, and… Read more
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Options Blow
If you are ancient, like me, and have been in the online dating world off and on for over 15 years (barf), you remember the good ol’ days of online dating before millions of apps took over our phones. Back in the day, if you were on a dating website, you had to log in… Read more
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