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I’ve really enjoyed my time being single much more than I ever thought I would.

The Word of the Year Chooses You

These are great ideas! 💖

It isn’t a perfect relationship at all if one partner isn’t happy or getting their needs met within…

Netflix and chill is code for sex only. Netflix is usually not involved at all.

I agree. I imagine extroverts, before the advancement of technology, experienced the sort of…

“What do I need?” That’s the most important question for self-care, too.

The Rise of the Unfuckwithable Woman

Happy New Year and Namaste!

Thank you!

Sarah Theresa I think your work would be a great fit here!

Sarah Theresa one of my absolute favorite publications!

Thank you for reading!

I love this!

Agreed. It’s not easy at all, but I think it’s worth it in the long run.

I’m so glad you’re taking the time for yourself! I wish you so much healing!

We all have different preferences for dating, and online dating just doesn’t suit me.

Thank you for reading!

Thank you!

That’s such a fantastic point!

Settings those boundaries can be challenging, but it’s so rewarding just to set the Do Not Disturb…

Thank you! I fully support hibernation! Sleep on!!!

I hope you’re able to work in some time just for you.

It’s a wonderful thing, and it makes our lives so much richer!

It truly is. I’ve learned to truly prize this time on my own, and your date nights sound lovely!

Stay strong, and enjoy your selfing. I think we’re all a bit tired of the reruns at this point.

Great minds! :) I’m so glad you took the time for yourself, and I’m glad I did, too.

I love that the trend is moving toward building strong social support that goes beyond the idea of…

Thank you for your kind words, Doug, and thank you for reading!

Emotional vampires are a drain on everyone.

I hope your holidays, with their new rituals, were wonderful!

It’s an ongoing struggle.

I love that you’ve built your own set of traditions and protect yourself from too much exposure to…

It’s easy to do. :) I thought it was fun though.

Thank you!

While that is often an issue, my experience as a therapist is that one person might manifest the…

Many people do not consider sweets a vice and would consider an indulgence in a sweet treat to be…

Winter, Introvert-Style

I’ve done this one already.

Fresh Out of F*cks to Give

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll check it out.

Transform a Toxic Family into a Happy One

What Do Wine, Chocolate, and a Zombie Apocalypse Have in Common with Your Newest New Year’s…

I think even when we know ourselves well we can continue to date ourselves.

The Last Romantic Standing

Addicted to Love- or Just to Online Dating

Inner Peace, U Up?

I love this so much!

Diving Off the Pedestal

Epic Holiday Fails and How to Avoid Them

Splitsville: On Surviving Breakups and Divorce

Single & Searching- But Not the Way You’re Thinking

All the Things I Wanted, I Release

This was a bit long, and my answer won’t address it all because I feel like this piece speaks for…

It seems ruder to ignore a message, and you’re assuming that ignored messages go away.

You are most welcome!

Yes, exactly! Bad behavior is just bad behavior- IRL or online.

Why We Should Stop Choosing the Partner Who Needs Us

Becoming Tinderella

On Red Flags & the 3rd Worst Date in History

The Simple Art of Self-Sabotage

But was it though?

Diet for our thoughts = carb free? Sure!

Finding Purpose in Passion

They do. No one is perfect, but some couples manage relationships better than others.

What Single People Want You to Know

Why It Matters if Vegetables are Racist

Your understanding of rape culture, entitlement, and consent need work.

And yet here you are, reading something you already knew that you would take issue with.

Again, being polite is engrained into women practically from birth, which is why I do sometimes…

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading!

Seasonal Depression, My Old Friend, We Meet Again

I’m so glad it was helpful!

I have the same issue with that particular question!

Thank you!

Every now and then, I get back out there thinking it’ll be different and get reminded why I don’t…

Are You Dating Out of Boredom?

Leaving You for Me

And to you! 😉

The Un-Soul Mate

Why the War on Christmas Isn’t What You Think

Being Ghosted was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to You

How I Tried (& Failed) to Keep the Universe in a Box

You circled back around to my point in the end: ask.

The Relationship Yardstick

Letting Go When It’s the Last Thing You Want

I’m Not Who I Was Last Fall.

How to Be Real

Simple Pleasures on Tough Days

I always think it’s funny when they’ve decided we’re perfect for them without checking to see if we…

This is a daily reality for many of us.

Have you heard of sample bias?

Returning to My First Love, Again

Why I Believe in Santa (& the Year I Met Her)

I just fixed a couple.

Self-Sabotage in Relationships and the One Question We’re Not Asking

A Short Reflection on Solitude

I hate math, but I love this perspective! 👏👏👏

Hello, World. It’s Me Again.

That’s such a beautiful and heartwrenching way to describe history. Thank you for that!

Absolutely! It could be interesting.

Thank you for reading!

It’s far from inaccurate.

A Wi-Fi Connection for the Soul

A Coming-of-Age Tale for Women

2017–2018 Reading List

I love this idea!

It really depends on my mood.

I loved every bit of this! It was a timely reminder for me.

Great movies and great insights! Thanks for this. 🌹

Thank you for sharing this magical piece- lovely, strong, and resonant!

Reading the Relationship Fine Print

A Case For Preserving History

The Only Diet You’ll Ever Need to Get the Results You Crave

Every Road Leads Back to You

How to Build a Village & Let Go of the Toxic Family Structure

Following the Light Home

Mr. Rogers: We Needed Him, but Maybe We Didn’t Deserve Him

Bring Me Fire, Not Flowers

Let’s make that happen! Lol

Exactly. It’s the best we can do, and our best should be good enough

It’s not as easy in some ways, but I find it less stress inducing.

Yes!!!!

Thanks!!

Thank you!

Thank You! I’m glad you’re staying empowered and finding your balance with dating

Thank You!

There’s little choice sometimes

Thank you for these lovely wishes!

Considering this year of mass shootings nearly every day, I agree that it appears human life isn’t…

Thank you for reading!!!

Thank you!

Life is too short to try to raise grown men who should at least be able to figure things out for…

Thank you for reading, Edel!

Thank You! I appreciate your support!

You are most welcome, Adam! Thank you for your support and for sharing my work. 💖

I’m so sorry you’re going through that. It does hurt, and no amount of platitudes will change that.

I have been in that situation more times than I care to count, and it’s deeply uncomfortable.

It is sometimes true. Not always.

That’s my experience also.

You’re most welcome!

Thank You!

Thank you. That’s such a beautiful compliment!

It was a frustrating experience, but at least most of the leads were nice.

I agree. It’s not always what we want to do, but it’s important to take the time to regroup.

It does seem that way, doesn’t it?

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading. I’m still working on this, too.

Thank you. Balance has been my focus this year. I’m still working on it.

You are most welcome! I’m glad it provided a fresh perspective.

That’s so encouraging!

Thank you, Marilyn! 💖

Thank you 💖

You are the! Thank you for reading!

Thanks, Billy!

Thank you! I always enjoy reading your perspective.

I think even when the love is gone it’s hard to uncouple without resentment for being put through…

I agree. Their support is invaluable!

I appreciate the encouragement!

Thank you. I appreciate that!

That can also happen. It’s unfortunate that more people aren’t honest

I consider it another reminder when I begin to forget the lesson. Guess I have homework to do.

It’s far from easy, but I have to do what’s best for us.

Showering the love out feels so much better than hoarding it.

Thank you for reading ☺

Will We Ever Be Done Saying Goodbye?

A Breakup Letter to the Me I Used to Be

Love with Nowhere to Go? Send it Out

Love, & the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Why Loving Someone Else Doesn’t Have to be a Dating Deal Breaker

11:11

Food for Thought: The Politics of Feasting

Hallmark Movies are Relationship Goals

I Burn the Bridges to Keep From Crossing Them- And to Light My Way

Our Past Mistakes Don’t Mean We Can’t Trust Ourselves

Public Me, Private Me- Same Me

Support Doesn’t Mean Endorsement

They Stop & Smell the Roses: I Must Be Doing Something Right

Almost is Only Almost Good Enough

I’ll Admit It If You Will

No, Hating Men isn’t My “Brand,” But Thanks for Mansplaining Me to Me

Putting the Thanks Back into Thanksgiving (Pass the Gratitude, Please)

Gifts are Wrapped up in Bows, But Love Shouldn’t Come with Strings Attached

Wishing Won’t Fix Broken Promises

I agree with so much of what you’re saying, but this comes across like all those men who speak up…

The Love We’re Running To (Or From)

I’ve Been the Mouse & the Menace

Home is Here.

The Post-Relationship Frame-Up

Next Level Self-Care is Here, It’s Easy, & You Deserve It

You’re most welcome!

This is legit.

I also thought it wasn’t possible to have kids with someone and not have love left, but it is.

Thank you! And lol

I’m also 36, and I definitely feel better with age.

I love this! We should all ask for more than just the minimum of courtesy and respect.

It’s Not Over Until We Say “The End”

My Heart: I Want Love; My Head: Danger- Do Not Enter

I really appreciate that you wrote this.

I love this! We have so much life experience that goes beyond our physicality.

I agree with all of this, but particularly the connection.

I’m participating!

Meditation is for Everyone- Even You

Twenty Years Later, I Still Look for This

Debunking The Hot Crazy Matrix

Dissecting this Dating Culture

This needs more than 50 claps! 👏👏👏

That Time I Did the Lindy Hop with Toxic Masculinity

How Mercury Retrograde Made Me Rethink Astrology

A Girl Can Dream of a Love Like This

“I Have a Boyfriend” & Other Lies Women Tell to Make You Go Away

They’re Playing Our Song

No Amount of Telling Me I’ll Be Okay Will Ever Make This Okay

The Upside of Adulting

I Am No Man’s Wife

Great minds?

Yes!!!! The patriarchy is so widely accepted and normalized that we seem abnormal for not falling…

The Realest Thing You’ll Read Today

All Lives Matter, Except that Bug that I Just Stepped On: Aligning Our Politics with Our Values

Love, the Weapon Most Often Used Against Me

I did this one already, but I just loved reading yours!

That was eloquently said! Thank you for reading.

That’s often the case. Thank you for reading!

It’s a balance! 😉

Thank you for reading!

Thank You!

I love this!!!

Powerful Women and the Men Who Fear Them

I Turn Back the Clock, Saving You, Saving Me

Me: Love Me; Also Me: Leave Me the Hell Alone

An Open Letter To My Kids on the Days I Let You Down

A Dozen Dating Tips for a Clearly Clueless Dating Culture

Justice vs. Judgment

To All the Women Who Want to Burn the World Down Right Now

Singing Off-Key & Feeling Free: On Being Single and Loving It

The Promises I Need? I Make Them to Me

Thank you for reading!

Thank you for reading! I love doing my part to take care of the planet.

They should, but they won’t. 😊 Still, they provide a wonderful service.

Thank you for reading

Thank you for reading and for your kind words! 💖

Thank you! 💖

You put that beautifully! 👏👏👏

Yes, this is it exactly! It’s better to be happily divorced than unhappily married.

Thank you for reading!

Thank you for that! 💖

I appreciate the support and kind words! 💖

Thank you!

Not true. We’re championing equality.

No, my work is more like, I’m a single mom who is available to date, but the dating culture is…

Thank you! I’m trying to just enjoy my life, but sometimes the dating culture rankles.

I love that book, but I do still care sometimes.

I don’t have a problem as a feminist approaching a man.

Thank you!

I’m glad you did the best thing for the both of you. Thank you for reading!

Clearly, you didn’t bother to read this piece and instead just wanted to vent about feminism, which…

Thank you for reading!

You seem to think that women can’t have freedom without abstaining from healthy sexual expression…

Thank you!

Good question!!!

There are definitely pros and cons of each, but I’d much rather be happily single than unhappily…

Thank you for reading! 💖

Just Another Day Screaming into the Void

All These Fish in the Sea- But None of Them For Me

I’d like to be added to write for you please! Writing mom here!

I Don’t Want Promises

Love that, and I modified the title. I like that!!!! Thanks for your input. 💖

What Do Women Do Now? Have Coffee and Plan the Revolution

Instead of Asking Women Why They Didn’t Report, We Should Be Asking This

Divorce Was the Lifeboat, Not the Easy Way Out

Being Soft With Love and Loss

The Bullshit of Blended Families

Trick Mirrors & Glass Ceilings: The Double Standard is Alive and Well

So I’ve Fallen in Love with Myself; Now What?

Restoring Balance on the Autumn Equinox

Just Stop Saying Love is Enough; It’s Not

She just seems like the nicest person ever- and fun and smart!

Thank you for reading, Julie, and I hope you take care of you, too!

Celebrities Aren’t Commodities: Stop Trying to Box Them In

On the Edge of Everything I Knew, I Cut the Cord that Kept Me Loving You

You are so welcome!

A lot of breaking the pattern comes in evaluating the type of people we choose to date.

I’m so glad it was helpful! Thank you for reading!!

Every Morning After Coffee, I Save the World

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me

I’m so glad it was inspiring for you!

I remember every heartache in perfect detail, but I do think the ones in recent years have been so…

I definitely swear by self-care.

Thank you, Courtney! And thanks for reading!

I agree. Still, it’s worth a shot.

I’m certainly happy to write more on loving ourselves.

Thank you! And thank you for reading!

Thank you for sharing it! I love the group!

I agree. I think taking all those parts and forging them into one strong person is necessary if we…

You are most welcome!

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading!

It’s more amazing when people don’t change after 8 years, isn’t it?

Good morning! You are most welcome!!! Thank you for reading!

That is the most beautiful compliment I might have ever received!

Hello! I’d love to write for you, if you’ll have me. Thanks!!

How I MacGyvered My Broken Heart & Did Some Other Stuff This Year

Conjuring Connections

I Will Stop Loving You Tomorrow

I actually agree with you.

Thank you very much! And thank you for reading!

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading!!

How to Access Your Personal Power Source

My Mama Always Said… & What I’m Saying Now

How to Level Up Your Game to Score

It was deeply unsettling.

Are You an Ally- or Do You Just Like to Think You Are?

It’s a perfect description of that experience, which isn’t an easy one.

It really is!

Glad you got through it. It can be positively brutal!!!

I think this is the same for men and women.

Nothing is too Hallmark-movie ish.

Thank you for reading!

I agree with every word you wrote.

Yes! Thank you so much for reading!

Thank you for reading!

So glad it resonated! Thank you for reading!

I think there’s a balance.

You are most welcome!

This is it exactly! Don’t ruin my relationship with me! lol

Confidence and courage are not solely male/masculine traits.

Every time I clean something up, I work through something I didn’t even realize I was still…

I agree that choosing one another is a necessary component, as long as it’s a healthy partnership…

I hope if you’re in a relationship you are continuing to “date” your partner.

And it requires vulnerability to truly connect. Thank you for reading!

That’s also true!

Thank you for reading!!

I love that!

People think that we change for love, but no one does that.

I’ll try to take a look! Thank you!

I’m so glad it’s given you food for thought!

I’m so glad this resonated with you! Thanks for reading!!!

Thank you for reading!

Thanks so much for reading!

It’s not easy.

Thank you for reading!!!

lol. How about a “no” to all of the above? It’s so crazy!

Yes! Or cancel at the last minute on anyone who had to get a sitter to accommodate the date.

I had that happen on Snapchat, and it was the very last time I gave a man my Snapchat ID.

You’re assuming that everyone has the same dating opportunities.

All of these things!!!!

Yes, exactly!

Thank you for reading!

I don’t see sexual freedom as being problematic.

Thank you! :)

Thank you for reading!!!

Thank you!!!! :) We do rock!

Thanks so much for reading!!!

Thank you for sharing this lovely piece!

You are most welcome! I’m so glad it resonated so strongly with you. Thank you for reading!

The Universe Tells Me to Slow Down

Roadblocks to Healthy Sex, Intimacy, & Relationships

Futures, Imagined

The Friendship Bucket List & Why You Need One

Dating & the Participation Trophy

I didn’t want to exclude the men who are trying and receiving the female equivalent of bad dating…

Stop Selling Self-Improvement to Singles

Why I’m Falling In Love with Me Now

Shit to Quit: A Dating Guide

My Elephant Heart Remembers Everything

On Hiking Trails and Inner Travel

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading and for your lovely comment!

By Fall, We Fell Through (But I Was Still in Love With You)

9 Grounding Activities You’ll Want to Do to Kick Off Fall

I don’t disagree with all you’ve written here.

Just be sure that you’re not choosing to stay in one relationship until you find a better one.

I’m not sure who this person is, but it doesn’t sound like she gave you good relationship advice.

Thank you for reading, and I agree!

Letting Go isn’t the Opposite of Loving

You Say You Want to Go

Thank you for reading!

I love your perspective! Thank you for reading.

Perhaps you should read for understanding rather than to respond: “How they treated us was a…

My Life as a Super Villain

How to Fix a Family

Dancing with Dreams and Demons

Igniting Our Souls, We Rise

10 Ways We Self-Sabotage Our Own Epic Love Stories

I Always Stayed and Always Left

I agree with all this except for avocados.

I love this!

Lol. I go back to the start and blame Real World and MTV for paving the way for the Kardashians.

Not all masculinity is toxic or fragile, but toxic masculinity is always fragile and vice versa.

Thank you for reading!

Thank you!!!

Thank you!

It’s uncomfortable for those in our past to be left there when we start to grow and change, but…

Thank you for reading!!

Yes, this is it exactly!

Just Friends

I really enjoy your perspective.

How to Cultivate Authenticity Rather than Originality

How to Level Up Your Dating Game

Thank you for your insight!

The kid was probably nice enough, but the fact that he wanted to make a first or second date an…

Pocket Poems Volume I: #4 Mine to Keep

Pocket Poems Volume I: #2 Falling

“Not All Masculinity is Fragile: How to Tell if Yours Might be Precious” https://medium.com/@crystal

Yes, please avoid dating single parents as this is clearly not for you.

I don’t mind being rare.

That question makes my heart happy! 😊 Thank you for reading!

Thank you so much for reading. I’m glad this resonated with you!

This is it exactly! Congrats on 28 years!

Thanks for the support!!! ☺

There’s no need to hurry. It’s always good to take some time for yourself.

Thank You!! I’ll look into that.

Thank you for your kind words and for reading!!

Same here. It’s not easy, but I’m getting better at accepting it.

It’s not at all contradictory.

Thank You! I’m so glad this resonated with you.

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading 💕

You are most welcome! Thanks for reading. 💕

Yeah, I’m not on board with you blaming me- a person you’ve never met- for being treated poorly in…

Not Your MILF: A Guide to Dating Single Moms

When The Oppressor Demands Civility & Other Political Oddities

Thank you for this!

Breaking Free from the Friend Zone

Eulogies for the Living

Days of Tape and Glue, Nights, and You

Love, No Take Backs

Hello! I would love to be one of your writers, if you’ll have me! xx

A Letter to the One Not Yet Ready for Love

Thank you!!

Dating yourself is always a good idea.

Thank you for reading!!

Reboot & Restore — Good For Tech, Better for Life

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The books are even better.

Thank you for reading!!

Thank you for sharing your story! Moving forward can be challenging, but it’s worth it.

Thank you for reading and for your kind words! I appreciate you!

So far, so good. Thank you for reading!

Thank you 💕

Thanks for the mention!

You Are Not Your Fears Unless…

When Love Feels Like Drowning on Dry Land

I would love to be included among your writers, if you’ll have me!

Query

Keeping Your Balance with a Plot Twist Ahead

First of all, I love your perspective on this.

I agree. I’m so glad your decision has brought you peace.

Letting Love Be

10 Blocks to #RelationshipGoals

Before We Fall Again

So… Your Hogwarts Letter Never Came

Out of Order

The Breakup Rules That Break Our Hearts

We, the Single: Not Just a Preamble

Giving Up Ourselves Isn’t Compromise

I wanted to highlight all of it!

Wonders of the World

Everybody Hates Me & Other Lies We Believe

I’ve left those relationships, but that typically doesn’t mean the love disappears.

Thank you for reading and for your kind words!

Thank you, Randy!

Thank you! So am I! 💖

I’ve loved people that showed themselves to be untrustworthy.

Thank you so much!! 💕

Thank you for reading!!! 😊

I can understand your point.

I’m right there with you!

I agree! In the past, my partners haven’t shared many of my interests.

From Yoga Pants to Yoga Life

Thank you!!

Calling Back the Power We Gave Away

Thank you for your kind words, and thanks for reading!

I would love to be added as a writer please. Thank you so much!

I don’t work in it anymore, but my experience of it was largely toxic.

Empaths at Work: Why Doing the Right Thing Feels So Wrong

You Are Not Your Worst Mistake

A Single’s Guide to Unabashed Badassery

How to Hit Haters with a Love Bomb

Learning to Wait When We’re Ready to Date

7 Loves (Compressed into Tiny Poems)

Be an Open Heart, Not a Doormat

A Treasure Box for Parents — Because You’ve Been Good Today

Finding Truth in the Time Between

Love, the Urban Legend

There’s no such thing as “brutal femininity.”

I don’t know that it would work for me, but there are professional cuddlers in some states.

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading!!

That’s too bad! I’ve been there though.

Yes, I agree.

I understand that. I’m sorry you lost your wife! I’m finding I like my time on my own.

Thanks!!

Yes!! This is it exactly!

I think we can make promises to ourselves to learn from the tough experiences and not repeat our…

Yes, but I think it’s worth it. We won’t know if we don’t try.

Thank you!!!!

Pulling hat out of closet 😂😂 If by fragile, you mean equal, then yes. Absolutely!

I’ve found my stress level immediately goes up if I try to seek it out.

I agree. I’ve often needed the strong reminder, even when I don’t particularly like it.

Yes! Mars and Mercury will both be in retrograde for a short time. Hold on to your hats!

Thank you! Boundaries are definitely essential. Thanks so much for reading!!!

I’m glad it was what you needed. Hey, we’ve all been stupid before! Me included. Lol

How to Create a Monster (It’s Easy)

My Love is Free. My Trust Has a Price Tag.

Who You Say I Am Will Never Define Me

11 Ways to Chill TF Out During Retrograde

100 Words on Rest

From RomComs to Romance Novels, Today’s Women Demand More

Life in Reverse

You Can Run a Half Marathon- Yes, YOU!

Romance by Gaslight

Love Letters I’ll Throw Away Now

The Next Time I Fall in Love, I Want Fireworks

Chase. Your. Bliss.

I Made Happiness You (Now It’s Me)

Tales from the ’80s: Volume I

The Hidden Perk of the Single Life

If You Won’t Ask Your Date for References, Do This Instead

5 Petals and Poems

Social Justice Warriors Need to Pick Their Battles- Trolls Shouldn’t Be One of Them

I Needed To Believe You. So I Did.

The One Who Got Away

Embracing the Power of One

Thank you for providing an example of fragile masculinity!

Same! It’s important to block the trolls, especially since they rarely read the articles they…

Self-Love, No Filter Needed

When a Cruise Isn’t Just a Cruise

Special Delivery: Self-Care Delivered

Relationship Recovery and Sponsoring Singles

Gratitude for Rude Awakenings

My Lover- The Illusionist- and Me

We Draw the Line Between Us

Morning Rituals to Start Your Day Like a Boss and Help You Achieve Your Dreams

Letters

A Breakup and a Time Machine

Not All Masculinity is Fragile: How to Tell if Yours Might be Precious

Thank you! I appreciate your support 💜

I wish you the same!

I’m still learning, too! 💜

You’re most welcome! I appreciate your support! 💜

Thank you 💜💜

What a lovely, insightful, powerful response!

You are most welcome! 💜 Thank you for reading!!

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Dark Playground

I’m Not as Strong as You Think

💜💜💜 thank you 💜💜💜

Don’t Reach for Help from the Source of Your Hurt

When I Say Help is Coming, I Mean

Exactly!!!

It’s a tough thing to experience, but it makes us strong!

Thank you for reading! 💜 I’m so glad you had the courage to choose the life you needed!!

Thank you for reading! 💜

You Only Ever Wanted the Idea of Me

Note to Self

The Season of Love

Making Good Time

I Didn’t Love Him Forever, & I’m Not Sorry

The Wisdom of Trees, In Quotes and Poems

The Emotional Toll of Bad News

If You Knew Me Then, You Don’t Know Me

If the Worst Should Happen

Same! There are challenges, but there are so many good things about the single life!

This made me laugh at loud!

Yes! This is often what happens.

What to Do When Your Ex Transforms into a Prince… for Someone Else

Yes! That’s it exactly! And usually anyone who cares about what we’re doing doesn’t matter anyway.

Stop Over-Thinking Single People. And Stop Over-Thinking, Single People.

Meeting the Queen

Thank You! And that’s a wonderful mantra!

No problem! I try to make all my work inclusive 😊

😂true. But I got there in the end.

That sounds great! I’ve heard good things about her work.

Lol

Thank you

It’s not for the faint of heart!

You always give such lovely feedback. Thank you! 💜

As I stated in #3 when I wrote, “There are a variety of bad behaviors in the dating world, and none…

I don’t know if I agree with that advice, but I do think it’s important that we focus on ourselves…

Agreed 💯

You are most welcome!

Thank you so much!!! 💜

Thank You! Your support is always appreciated. 💜

Thank you 💜

Thank You! I appreciate the support. 💜

Definitely!!

It is so much better when it’s not freezing out!

You are most welcome! I agree with that 💯! Being single is wonderful.

Thank you for these insights! 💜

Thank you 💜

I agree 💯! We’ll be just enough as we are for the right hearts.

Thank You! 💜

“It’s just no good anymore since you went away Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday”

It can be so freeing!

😊 thanks for the support

It’s a beautiful- and challenging- place to be.

You are most welcome! 💜

It certainly is, and I’m loving it!!

Exactly!!!

Thank you, Marley! 💜💜

That’s the plan! 😉

Thank you 💜

Thank you so much!

It can truly be rewarding!!

You’re very sweet! Thank you 😊

Thank you!!!

I love that attitude!!

You are most welcome! Thank you for reading it. 💜

Thank you!!! It’s far from easy but so worth it. 😄

Thank you! Relationships are certainly complex, and we all deserve the right one.

Thank you very much! 💜

I’ll have to add that one to my reading list!

I Was the Concierge of Relationships

10 Thrilling and Chilling Vacation Reads

Happiness for One: Do This if You’re Single (If You’re Not, Do It Anyway)

Nothing Less Than Flawless

All I Ever Wanted Was Someone to Love Me Like This

The Struggling Artist’s Guide to Life

Quit Falling For People Like This

Broken Hearts Believe

Recovering Me After Us

Vintage Girl Meets Modern World- And Doesn’t Lose Herself

I’m Quitting Soul Mate Hide & Seek

Finding My Truth in a Lifetime of Empty Promises

Hope In These Scars

Little Red Hen Re-Told: Or How I Life Hacked the Hell Out of Housework and Parenting

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Yes!! It can be great! Relationships are WORK!

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My Wedding Anniversary, My Divorce Anniversary, and Me.

Ascension

Red Shoes Retold

101 Things to Do with Kids This Summer

A Reading List to Aid in Your Awakening

Never Mess with a Southern Woman; She Will Bless Your Heart

On Troubleshooting Loneliness

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Where to Begin at the End of Everything

How Single Pringles Can Mix and Mingle

How to Have a Childhood Do-Over

So You’ve Been Blocked on Social Media

I am the Arsonist of My Own Life

It’s Not Our Job to Save Them

Single Parents, Smart Phones, and Self Care

You Don’t Get to Write My Story

The Mother’s Guide to Self-Care (Because Moms are People, Too)

What Road Trips Can Teach Us

Your Children Are Not Replicas

Don’t Forget Single Moms on Mother’s Day

Creator

Why Closure Continues to Elude Us

The Incredible Power of a Sincere Apology

We Made a Shrine to Grief and Kept It In This Room

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What a Commencement Speech Can Teach Us About Life

How to Make Real Friends After 30

12 Universal Dating Don’ts

When His Mistress is Money

To the One I Will Love Someday

How to Recover from an Emotional Hangover

Take This Quiz to Figure Out Your Approach to Life’s Challenges

Holding Space

Maybe Not-Drowning Isn’t Enough

Even More Letters to Lost Lovers

This is NOT an Urban Legend!

I love that perspective!

Ladies, Stop Giving Up What You Love to Make a Relationship Work

Loving Again After Loss Feels Like This

Eyes

When I Sank With You

You’ve Forgotten You Are Magnificent

I was recently in this situation.

Why Telling Our Stories is Everything

This Single Life

If They Want to Go, Help Them Pack

Kooel Sacher there’s no such thing as woman-splaining.

He Said, She Said: A Modern Marriage

Boys Cry, Too

Thank You

Possibility

Again

He Said, She Said: A Modern Dating Story

The Math of Being Single

5 Signs He’s Going to Ghost You

Uploading a Soul Connection

Can You Haiku?

An Agent’s Advice for the Perfect Query Letter

Downfall

To the Lover Who Said I’m Too Much

Just Open the Damn Door: A Feminist’s Perspective of Chivalry

Wreckage

Good Enough and Other Poems

I Sleep Less Than I Used To

Lost and Found

One Day Love May Be Enough

Hanged Man and Other Poems

The Illusionist and His Mermaid

How to Say Goodbye in 10 Steps (Part 2)

How to Say Goodbye in 10 Steps

Is a Healthy Dating Experience Possible?

Tapping into Our Inner Fairy Godmother

A Warning and a Promise

A Cemetery for Lost Love

There’s No Winning When We Love & Lose

Pieces for the Broken

This is What a Breakup Feels Like

All This Rain and No Umbrella

How to Make Someone Fall in Love

A Prayer for Broken Love

More #LettersToLostLovers

Ladies, Prince Charming Was a Narcissist

I Will Find Immeasurable Joy

The Bitterness I Drink

Too Many Items in the Self Checkout

The Love That Breaks

5 Quick Mood Boosters When Life is Just Too Much

Little Poems, Big Feels

Letters to Lost Lovers

Stay

When Change Sets Us Free- But Also Sets Us Apart

Dreams

The Blooming Begins

After You, I Will

All the Things We Promised

Speaking to Truth in the Age of Fake News

12 Easy Ways To Be a Patron of the Arts

The Weight of Desire

Nope. A List from Women

On Men and Social Media

How to Single Parent: For the Uninitiated

Life Hacks to Survive Being Broke

The Thing They Don’t Tell Us About Love

How to Survive the End When It Isn’t Happily Ever After

If It Doesn’t Open, It’s Not Your Door

To Raise Includers, Be One

Highly Sensitive People (HSP) and the DM

Catching Feelings

I Need You in the Morning

How to Find a Unicorn

Your Greatest Resource

Weather Report

Girl Scout Cookies and the Power of Girls

I Was a 30-Something Runaway

Our Girls

Thoughts from the Ruins

Why Glamping Should Be Your Next Vacation

The Pure Bliss of a Rainy Day

Woman, Warrior, Wild

A Mark’s Manifesto: Never Again, Motherfucker

Single Parent, You Are Enough

Stars Spell Out Your Name

Authenticity Starts Here.

They Didn’t Deserve Us- Or Did They?

Here’s Your Permission To Have a Meltdown Today

Let Your Run Save the Planet

10 Bucket List Vacation Ideas for Any Budget

When Dreams Produce Real Pain

Ladies Don’t Roar, And Other Nonsense

The No F*cks Given Single Ladies’ Guide to Bringing Sexy Back

Naked

60 Words on Betrayal

It’s Not Your Fault They Broke You

Love Them, But Let Them Go

Thank you!!

Yes! Clinks mimosas! Waffles for everyone!

I see what you mean.

Better Sex in 7 Steps

We Deserve Waffles in Relationships

I Look for You In Shadows

False Flame True

When White America is Late to the Party

When the Parent is the One Who Needs the Time Out

The Things That Break Us

I’m Tired of Having to Explain that I’m Broke

Fine.

Little Sorrows.

How To Raise Our Sons Without Toxic Masculinity

Three on Loss

A Beginner’s Guide to Love and Loss

In Love With the Invisible Man

Pocket Poems Volume III

Learn My Name

My Happiness Doesn’t Require Your Permission

I Do

Pocket Poems: Volume II

How to Throw a Pity Party (& Why We Want To)

Pocket Poems Volume I: #1 Tripping

Leave Boredom Behind Forever With These Life Hacks

Congress Gets a Paycheck While Taking Yours: How to Take a Stand

In Soft Places

Forgiveness in 5 Steps

Stop Feeling Guilty for Being Free

Wild Abandon

Embracing Hygge in our Homes

Petals Pressed Between Pages

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Boarded Up House

How to Date for Connection (Without Risking Rejection)

Space Between Breaths

A Haunting Melody

Do These 5 Things This Winter to Save the Bees

The Divorce Guru’s Guide to Making This Divorce the Last One

This is What Self-Love Looks Like

The Biggest Prank Ever Played on Americans

Blame My Third Eye for the End

Flammable

The Search for the Divine

Slay Another Day

To Winter with Love

Get Knocked Down and Stay Down: How I Found Hope in my Struggle

Insomnia

Birth of a Story

Mobile First-Aid for Change, Healing, and Empowerment

When I Said Forever

Loving You and Leaving You was a Thing That Happened to Me, Too