Tag: Dating
On Heartbreak and Grief
It's strange: you'd think that after going through heartbreaks in the past that the next time would be easier. But it never is. Each one stings just as badly as the previous one, if not more. Even though you know the post-breakup protocol sadly all too well—removing items from your place that trigger memories of ...
12 Tips for Surviving the Dating World
It wasn't too long ago that my life consisted of throwing myself into many, many, many dates before finding the right person. It can be gruelling and exhausting to throw yourself back out into the arena after facing one disappointment after the next, so here are 12 tips for surviving the dating world. 1. Rejection ...
Loving in the “Absence” of Love
Anyone who's ventured into the dating world knows that only the lucky few emerge completely unscathed. Most of us are bound to face a disappointment or two, to make a mistake or two, to have had our hearts broken or to have faced the difficult decision of breaking someone else's. You win some and you ...
Letters from Past Loves
I continue to be amazed by the various times I've received what I call “letters from past loves" … or rather, long text messages that read like letters from people who are no longer in my life in the same capacity, but who continue to mutually share a profound reverence and gratitude for the fact ...
The Myth of Needing to “Have Everything Together” Before Being Worthy of Love
I used to think I had to have everything together before being ready for a relationship—like I had to be completely healed from all my past traumas, to have resolved all my existential crises, and to know exactly who I was and what I was doing with my life in order to be worthy of ...
Celine Diaz: Real Talk 