11 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Entering The “Real World”
Busy is a lie. People always make time for what’s important to them.
What The Boy I Want Is Like
I want a boy who creates. I want a boy who loves dogs. I want a boy who’s always learning, whose mind is constantly expanding, who becomes new faster than I can learn him.
When Being A Heterosexual Male Becomes Objectifying Women
Could this man possibly be so turned around that he’s ashamed to notice the physical assets of a woman he’s dating? Does he really think feminism calls for complete denial that we even inhabit bodies at all?
Is There A Double Standard In Using Sex To Get Ahead?
Whether power begets sex or sex begets power, it’s hard to say, but there seems to be a clear positive correlation between the two.
This Is Why I’ll Leave You
I think you deserve all the nice and good things in the world. And I want someone who thinks the same about me.
What Women Want To Say (Versus How Society Would Like Them To Say It)
If the silencers had it their way, our thoughts and opinions would be diluted to the point where they’re barely recognizable anymore.
The First Boy I Ever Loved
We skinny-dipped in a secluded lake the middle of a hot, summer day, and with his skin pressed against mine in the bright, burning sun, his eyes bore the kind of hunger that sends a girl flying.
Why My Ex-Husband Is My Best Friend
Accepting meant forgiveness. It meant making the conscious choice to swallow anger and to stay calm and kind.
This Is How I’ll Lose You
I’ll see your ignorance as acceptance, and I’ll begin to grow comfortable. I’ll share more stories and feelings and thoughts, and I’ll gradually reveal the tumult beneath my breezy veneer.
This Is What It Means To Have A Woman’s Body
Before that, perhaps, you bought your first bra. Your mother took you to the store and stared at your chest before selecting something white and awkward and strange. She called it a training bra.