Living Single
Living the single life: single parent, single mom, just plain single.
What nobody tells you about being single in your 40s -- the freedom is real, the loneliness is also real, and the dating landscape is a special kind of hellscape that deserves its own category. Essays on solo living, social dynamics, the particular exhaustion of swiping, and learning to be your own person after years of defining yourself in relation to someone else.Why I’m Missing Out – Stuck on the Edge of the Dating Pool
Six years divorced and I panic at the chance of a gas station meet cute. I want to get back in the dating pool. I just can't let go of the edge.
You Don’t Get To String Me Along
Is the ex trying to string me along? He is making confusing statements and promises that reek of lies and manipulations. Song lyrics help.
Stress Eating My Emotional Abuse
La Llorona arrived for Christmas and I've been eating non-stop ever since. Emotional abuse and terrible coping mechanisms.
Ditch the Bitch – Double Standards in Adulting
My partner ditched me for the bar. Fine. What actually pissed me off was watching men judge a woman by a ruler they clearly don't use on themselves. Except for last night.
Just Saying No to Post-Divorce Dating
Everyone assumes I'm not dating because I'm not ready. Hard no. I just don't want to. Here's my case for saying no to post-divorce dating.




