The police officer motioned for us to exit the bleachers. The game, at least for us, was over. (23 minutes read time)
Gems
Know Your Worth
We all want love, and we’re all capable of having it. But too often we get in our own way of having a magnificent romance because we’re too busy investing valuable energy into people who don’t see us in the same light. (5 minutes read time)
Let’s Talk about Rejection
Unfortunately, there’s always going to be something out there in the world capable of making you feel like you’re less worthy than the next person. But, rest assured, rejection is a temporary pain. (8 minutes read time.)
Beauty Standards Are Created. Preferences Are Taught.
The beauty standards we’ve all grown to accept as our own preferences are but an illusion. Like with most things, there is an extreme level of societal influence that goes into our personal choices. (7 minutes read time)
All We Have Are Moments
The ONE thing we can all agree on: we get this life, and it’s up to us to determine how to live in it. (7 minutes read time)
Do Villains Even Exist?
No one’s ever really the “bad” guy. It all just depends on your perspective. (6 minutes read time)
Situationships Are Like Fast Food
They’re convenient and make you feel satisfied (at least temporarily), but ultimately provide no lasting value in the long run. (8 minutes read time)
There Is No Reverse
They say write about the thing you’re most afraid to write about, eh? I’m gonna do it. *deep inhale* (7 minutes read time)
It All Comes Down to Three Things
Whenever any of these core needs was present, I clung to it and silently wondered why it always felt like something was missing. In unpacking previous relationships, multi-year situationships, one-hit-wonder dates and flings of summer’s past, it became very clear that no one ever had ALL three things. (5 minutes read time)