Sifting through dating websites, disenchanted by the generic wet rags on boats and golf courses, I lifelessly, monotonously swiped left until I finally spotted an interesting profile of a man named Sean. Unlike the other men showing off their muscles and their fresh catch of the day, Sean had not even one regular profile picture […]

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  The time following a divorce can be painful, but it’s ultimately a time to rediscover who you are and enjoy life again. In the time surrounding my divorce, I not only lost my marriage, but I lost two cousins in the span of one month, one to breast cancer, one to a drug overdose.  […]

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In this modern world of dating apps, it’s often hard to imagine meeting men in the real world.  It’s all too easy to get sucked into cyber dating space, swiping the days away, hoping a decent guy will swipe back. As part of the 52 First Dates Project, I decided to solicit the idea to […]

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It all started with this puzzling text exchange with a secret admirer (SA): SA: Hey, gorgeous. How are you today? Me: Who is this? Sorry, I didn’t save your name. SA: We did exchange numbers a long time ago. If you didn’t save, I understand. We can leave it as a secret admirer. Me: When did we […]

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To survive, humans need food, water, and shelter, but to thrive requires more depth. For years, I was simply existing and my soul had been buried under a mountain of responsibilities: motherhood, work, trying to save a failing marriage. I had lost myself. My creative and sensual side had died, and I had convinced myself […]

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