I recently read a social media post where many people said they wouldn’t be celebrating the holidays with certain family members because of how they voted in the last election. Honestly, that might not be such a bad idea when you think about it. Can you imagine the dinner conversations? The tension would be so […]

You always hear talk show therapists saying, “Set boundaries!” As I’ve gotten older, I’ve slowly but steadily shifted away from my old persona. I used to be the sweet, polite, diplomatic people-pleaser because that’s what I was taught to be and what I thought was the “right” thing to do. Now, while I’m still polite […]

Sitcoms are not the ideal source of fatherly examples, but if you search for a list of the best TV dads, you’ll see a bunch of often goofy fathers who seem to screw up just as much as their kids. What you’ll also see, however, is that these dads (well, some of them at least) […]

As a child (and to this day), I’d rank my “girly-ness” at a 5. I played with Barbie, had a tea set, and read a lot of girl-oriented book series. I will also confess that I still thoroughly enjoy getting my nails done and can rock a pair of stilettos. But that’s as far as […]

Beauty may be subjective, but love is universal. The thrill of the chase, love at first sight, and tearful break-ups are not limited to cheesy plots in Rom-Coms or romance novels with rugged pirates on the cover. All over the globe, there are people who have found love, are looking for “the one,” or picking […]

I was lying in bed one morning, half-listening to a tech guy on the radio talking about his choice for phone app of the week, when he mentioned something interesting: Facebook automatically filters messages from people with whom you are not friends. “You may have TONS of secret messages that never ended up in your […]

I’m not one of those people who eat up celebrity gossip magazines like fries. The only time I even glance at one is when I’m waiting in line at the grocery store, and only because they’re so conveniently located near the cash register – and because the headlines honestly make me giggle. I do, however, […]

In a champagne induced epiphany, my friend decided that it was time for her to join a dating website. I listened in as she filled out the customary personality questionnaire, mostly because she insisted on reading each question out loud. Having been one of the authors of Queendom’s “Matchscale” questionnaire (currently being used on some […]

I’m often curious about how I would have turned out had I been allowed a little more freedom as a child. What would my personality have been like? What field would I have pursued? I don’t know why, but for some reason, I picture myself with daisies in my long-flowing hair, wearing printed summer dresses […]

I can’t bring myself to watch most reality shows—they make me shudder, like when I see a spider or smell milk that has gone bad. In particular, I am thinking of the reality shows where the little girls are dolled up to be pageant princesses or the one where the parents are raising a biblical amount […]

I received a text from a friend yesterday, indicating that after several grueling years of dating her boyfriend, he has officially indicated that he wants to commit to her. I say grueling because he’d talk about marrying her one day then break up with her the next. He’d admit that he loved her, and then […]

I am enamored with the medieval code of chivalry. I love the idea of knights, castles, and battling for a woman’s affection. The gowns, the corsets, the Lancelots… Then I shake myself from my reverie and realize that women were often treated like property in those days—like horses, and sometimes at a much lower value […]