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  • The light of debt

    The light of debt

    — January 28, 2017

    The pitch in her voice began to escalate. The words were coming faster and faster in frantic disjointed

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  • Light isn’t lost. It is stolen.

    Light isn’t lost. It is stolen.

    — November 1, 2016

    I used to pride myself on the company I kept. “Your friends are a bunch of assholes.” I would

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  • So The Old Could Fade

    So The Old Could Fade

    — November 24, 2015

    The moment we connected is lost to time. You are born with a limited amount of space and as the…

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  • Living With The Heartbreak

    Living With The Heartbreak

    — September 2, 2015

    My grandfather was a kind and gentle man. He was kind in the way TV grandfathers treat their grandkids

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  • The End And On To The Beginning

    The End And On To The Beginning

    — August 25, 2015

    So I guess this is a good time to let you all know that I will be shutting down the…

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  • Why No One Can Handle Me

    Why No One Can Handle Me

    — August 16, 2015

    She hopped in my car as fast as possible while trying to escape the rain that was coming down in…

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  • The Least Likely To Change

    The Least Likely To Change

    — August 12, 2015

    I was sitting on the couch in my sweatpants catching up on my DVR when my phone lit up. I…

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  • Spite Is A Cancer

    Spite Is A Cancer

    — August 11, 2015

    First, I want to begin by apologizing for my lack of articles. This past week was one of the most…

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  • Remember To Be Careful

    Remember To Be Careful

    — August 8, 2015
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  • You Are Not Picky.

    You Are Not Picky.

    — August 4, 2015

    She stared at me with contempt. Furrowed brow, pursed lips, squinting eyes. It wasn’t playful.

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  • To Feel Whole Again

    To Feel Whole Again

    — August 3, 2015
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  • Philandering Ways

    Philandering Ways

    — July 29, 2015

    It was a beautiful summer day so we sat on the outdoor patio. Surrounded by the downtown buildings and

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  • Moca

    Moca

    — July 26, 2015
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  • Someone Who Needs It

    Someone Who Needs It

    — July 23, 2015
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  • The South To Her North

    The South To Her North

    — July 10, 2015
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  • Respectful Fuckboys

    Respectful Fuckboys

    — July 9, 2015

    I have a confession: I am a recovering Fuckboy. For those of you who don’t know the definition,

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  • Guest Writer: Keltie Knight – 16 Rules To Live By

    Guest Writer: Keltie Knight – 16 Rules To Live By

    — July 8, 2015

    Glamour Magazine wrote a very famous article on the things a woman should have and know by 30. It inspired

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  • Never Be Ashamed Of Your Enthusiasm

    Never Be Ashamed Of Your Enthusiasm

    — July 6, 2015

    She sat across from me visibly uncomfortable. Eyes darting around the room then resting back at her shoes.

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  • On, Up, Forward, And Away

    On, Up, Forward, And Away

    — July 3, 2015

    I don’t hang out with children all that often. I don’t have any, all my friends that do live

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  • Building A Real Person

    Building A Real Person

    — June 30, 2015

    The equally great and awful aspect of internet dating is the fact that you can be practically anonymous.

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  • Relationships Never Follow A Straight Line

    Relationships Never Follow A Straight Line

    — June 28, 2015

    He threw his hockey equipment in the back seat, closed the door, then hopped into my passenger seat and

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  • The Disconnect

    The Disconnect

    — June 26, 2015

    There is a disconnect between generations. And while age does play into this, it is not entirely exclusive.

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  • The Damaged Ones

    The Damaged Ones

    — June 23, 2015

    There was an air of superiority in her tone. Something that comes with being exceedingly successful in

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  • Thrive And Survive

    Thrive And Survive

    — June 20, 2015

    I remember waking up and my mom rushing into my room and sitting down and saying, “Listen, I know

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  • The Expectation Of Expectations

    The Expectation Of Expectations

    — June 17, 2015

    One of the few things that I think a lot of people misunderstand about dating is expectation. From the

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  • Disadvantages

    Disadvantages

    — June 14, 2015

    I opened my laptop today to do my writing and I noticed that I didn’t close out of the PDF…

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  • A Cold Drink

    A Cold Drink

    — June 12, 2015

    Her initial opening email made some mention about my online profile in reference to something I wrote

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  • Who Is In Your Corner

    Who Is In Your Corner

    — June 4, 2015

    He stood across from me, eyes transfixed on the passing traffic. He wasn’t pausing for dramatic

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  • What Works For Me

    What Works For Me

    — May 31, 2015
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  • So Someone Just Cheated On You – Now What?

    So Someone Just Cheated On You – Now What?

    — May 28, 2015

    The entire motivation for starting this site was to put something positive back out in to the world.

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  • Guest Writer: Ali Larsen – Accepting The Crazy

    Guest Writer: Ali Larsen – Accepting The Crazy

    — May 26, 2015
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  • The Whole Truth

    The Whole Truth

    — May 24, 2015
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  • Respect The Journey

    Respect The Journey

    — May 23, 2015

    Throughout my life I have always kept a moderate to barely above average exercise regiment. I have my

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  • Where To Begin

    Where To Begin

    — May 22, 2015

    I recently received an email asking me for suggestions on how to help someone connect more with her boyfriend.

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  • How Hard Is It To Just Lie?

    How Hard Is It To Just Lie?

    — May 21, 2015

    I am a naturally curious person. If you have ever had the displeasure of sitting across from me over

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  • Guest Writer: Sarah Bresnahan – Defending The Crazy

    Guest Writer: Sarah Bresnahan – Defending The Crazy

    — May 15, 2015
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  • Managing The Crazy

    Managing The Crazy

    — May 14, 2015

    Like you, I was raised with unrealistic expectations. The ideal of the perfect person is sold to us through

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  • A Few Seconds Longer

    A Few Seconds Longer

    — May 13, 2015

    I remember him leaning her up against his red Ford Escort that he had bought himself from working at

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  • When The Mess Becomes Your Mess

    When The Mess Becomes Your Mess

    — May 11, 2015
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  • Your End Of The Bargain

    Your End Of The Bargain

    — May 8, 2015

    I don’t remember exactly which website it was, but I do recall how intriguing I found her profile.

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  • The X Amount Of Expectation

    The X Amount Of Expectation

    — May 7, 2015

    We had been dating for a few months and had somehow made it past the period of being a simple…

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  • One Thousand First Dates

    One Thousand First Dates

    — May 6, 2015

    After telling someone you’ve been on over one thousand first dates, you can expect to be asked

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  • In All The Right Ways At The Right Times

    In All The Right Ways At The Right Times

    — May 3, 2015
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  • So You Want A Healthy Relationship?

    So You Want A Healthy Relationship?

    — April 29, 2015

    Time has always been a constant theme in my work. It’s time to get going. It’s time to make a…

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  • On How To Ruin Your Girlfriend

    On How To Ruin Your Girlfriend

    — April 28, 2015

    If you’re like me, most of your relationships have failed. Maybe some were your fault, but let’s

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  • Someone Is Watching You

    Someone Is Watching You

    — April 25, 2015
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  • Successful Booty Calls

    Successful Booty Calls

    — April 23, 2015

    Today, I was asked to respond to this question for a website: “Basically, if you are going to do

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  • A Garden Does Not Grow On It’s Own

    A Garden Does Not Grow On It’s Own

    — April 22, 2015

    At first I thought it was a joke. Like the way you say things in the heat of the moment,…

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  • Deal-Breakers And Booger-Eaters

    Deal-Breakers And Booger-Eaters

    — April 21, 2015

    There are vast expanses of the country that don’t receive cell phone reception. Miles upon miles

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  • I Care That They Know That I Care

    I Care That They Know That I Care

    — April 20, 2015

    I always dread birthdays. Not because I fear arbitrary milestones or the number of times the planet has

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  • Red Flags And Small Men

    Red Flags And Small Men

    — April 18, 2015

    Our lives only seem easy in retrospect. When I look back at my life I would like to think it…

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  • Burning Fight

    Burning Fight

    — April 15, 2015

    It was late, probably two or three in the morning and my depression was weighing heavy. In retrospect,

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