Mar 3, 2017 | Being Single, Dating, Men, Relationships, Sassy Blog, Spirituality, Women
[Photo by Bryan Brenneman] This is an edgy piece for me to write right now. First, because I feel self-conscious sharing it, as though I’m afraid someone will call me selfish or ungrateful or unrealistic for naming what I truly want. Second, because I’m not even sure...
Feb 24, 2017 | Being Single, Dating, Men, Relationships, Sassy Blog, Women
I say I want a relationship, and I do. I’ve never had a truly healthy one and I’d really like live inside one, to know what it feels like, to grasp the joy and meaning of it, the growth and intimacy. Given my real and true longing for this, it’s a little puzzling that...
Feb 21, 2017 | Being Single, Dating, Funny, Men, Relationships, Sassy Blog, Sex, Women
[Photo credit: Cristina Souza] I’m a member of a beach cleanup crew. We meet regularly. There is a cute guy on this crew, and a few weeks ago, we got to talking a little bit. When I got home that day, I saw that he’d friended me on Facebook. He has no girl in his...
Feb 10, 2017 | Being Single, Dating, Men, Sassy Blog, Women
There is something deliciously, marvelously, exquisitely sexy about a man who pursues. I met a guy at a party recently who Friended me that night on Facebook. He hit me up the next day, asking how I was, etc., and we chatted for a day or two before he asked for my...
Mar 24, 2014 | Being Single, Dating, Men, Sassy Blog, Women
I was on a second date the other day, when my date said something that almost knocked me to my knees. We were at a gallery opening, the kind of event less about the art itself than the scene: free wine and cheese, a DJ spinning trendy, Euro-trash EDM, and enough...
Feb 4, 2013 | Dating, Funny, Men, Relationships, Sassy Blog, Sex, Spirituality, Women
Newsflash, men: It isn’t all (always) your fault. I recently received an amazing email (names and other identifying information have been changed), and it had me realize just how much confusion there is when dealing with the fairer sex: “Hi there. I stumbled upon your...