a decade of us
The day before I first met the beau I spent a couple of hours after work at a Wet Seal-like store,...
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Tag: relationships
how we got over
There’s no one thing you can point to, in the end. There isn’t 1 weird trick that fixes temporary apathy in a relationship; that rekindles a connection. I know. I was certain they’d made a pill for that by now....
Read Morethe right equipment
Last Friday night I leaned across a narrow wooden arm rest and proffered my friend a Coke Zero into which I had poured white rum. I would have normally chosen whiskey, but the circumstances of a crowded theater prevailed. Once...
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how to have a second anniversary
Have you ever had an anniversary? Do you know someone who’s had an anniversary? If...
Read Morebad romance
The beau just described our relationship as “friends with benefits, plus commitment,” and I was like yeah, that’s pretty spot-on. It got me thinking, though. I occasionally wonder sometimes if we’re...
Read Moresee what they see
The beau and I don’t argue very often. But lately, when we do, it’s been about photographs. Specifically, mine. Specifically, how I hate any photograph of me ever taken. And how he’s a dick for insisting...
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the f-word
My friend’s Vegas bachelorette party has come and gone, and was I glad to see it go. Not...
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why marriage
I get asked a lot about married life. People always want to know how it is. “Have you got him...
Read Morein business
I saw the story about Neil Patrick Harris and David Burka in Out magazine via a link on Gawker last week, and was quickly enamored of this quote: “What defines a relationship is the work that’s involved to maintain it, and...
Read Morean uneven match
The beau snuggled in, wrapping his arm around me tighter. He leaned forward for a kiss and held his face in front of mine, gazing tenderly into my eyes. “Get off,” I moaned, “I can’t breathe.” Okay, so it’s hard for me to be...
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the knowing
How can someone else ever really know you? How can someone else know the fictional lives that play...
Read Moreoh, grow up
Last night we were watching the Redskins-Cowboys game when the Redskins quarterback made an unimpressive throw to a receiver. “That was a horrible pass,” the beau muttered to himself. “You’re a horrible...
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