It's Exactly What It Sounds Like
Too often when people think of abusive relationships, they envision the worst of it: black eyes, women's shelters, mournful country songs about liquor and fists. But abuse isn't always so black and blue. There are more subtle kinds of abuse that, if left unchecked, can fester and overtake you until you feel hopeless and lonely … Continue reading Recognizing Emotional Abuse
I was supposed to get out of my comfort zone and go on five New York Tinder dates this summer, but I watched Supergirl on Netflix instead. Here's what (probably) would have happened if I had followed through. The Guy: Jack. Twenty-eight. New York City. Likes alliteration, which is a plus. Works as an AI … Continue reading Five Tinder Dates I Didn’t Go On
Your boss, your landlord and your mother walk into a bar… and she sits down to order a drink. There is no punchline. This intro is not a joke. Instead, it's my life. In January of this year I decided I was done being unhappy in my relationship with my boyfriend of almost 7 years … Continue reading Guest Post: How To Survive Moving Back Home
It’s an urge that happens to the best of us. It doesn’t matter how hot your revenge body is or how happy you are with your Tinder settle-swipe - everyone is susceptible to that sudden pang of nostalgia, the glossy, earnest yearning for a time gone by, the sweet idiocy of forgetting all of the … Continue reading 5 Things To Do That Aren’t Calling Your Ex
When I was a teenager, I funneled most of my waking energy into being accepted by my peers and considered 'cool.' Now that I'm 25, two kids in, and spending my weekends playing Dungeons and Dragons with my brothers and my husband, I've accepted that I was never cool. This self-aware liberation is what allows … Continue reading 12 Best Game of Thrones Ships, Real and Imagined
Fold one shirt, one towel, and pair up two of his black socks, though they aren't two black socks that match. Pause mid-folding to stare, slack-jawed, at the television for ten minutes, since Hulu auto-played an episode of Modern Family that I'd already seen twice. Lose the thread of my actual task since Gloria is … Continue reading Stuff I Actually Did During the Time I Told My Husband I Was Folding Laundry
This is a guest post written by our overseas HTLYT babe, Elodie McClean. It's the first of her contributions but won't be the last, so get hyped. Do your best making sense of her weird English spellings and please don't send us emails correcting the 's' she used in 'realising' since we know it's there … Continue reading Guest Spot: Being the Single Friend
Seriously. I can’t. To be fair, I haven’t really tried, nor did I have any real motivation to curb our satisfying but irregular sex life. In some instances, I can hardly even be blamed; when you watch the guy you have a huge crush on playing with the gorgeous child he helped make, you sort … Continue reading I Just Can’t Stop Having Sex
"Is it possible to Irish good-bye a relationship?" - Jessica