Second Chance at Love
From breaking up after 3 years to divorcing after 50; we're here to tell you that you can love again.
How I Met You
This is the story of how and when I met you. A bit of backstory first and foremost, I wasn’t supposed to have met you. The one thing you weren't supposed to do was sweep me off my feet and all that jazz but what did you do? Just that.
When There Is No Question He Is THE ONE...
I literally came home to this gorgeous beautiful bouquet of colorful flowers the Friday before Mother’s Day!! Wow! Totally unexpected and for the first time in my life, a man that I am intimately involved with successfully surprised me! Did I mention that earlier in the week, I slept through our lunch date and he had ordered us a heart-shaped pizza?! And he wasn’t even upset I missed our date! He understands I have a demanding job, even more so now that we are two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and my exhaustion finally got the best of me...I slept through the alarm that was going to lead to such a romantic night. Well clearly I suck and well clearly, he’s a keeper!
Carime PaigePublished 4 years ago in HumansThe Number one Rule for Dating
In your 20s you spend a lot of time comforting and reassuring friends after a bad date, because they're being ghosted or when they feel they can't find anyone. Many people put too much pressure on themselves to date successfully, and to meet someone within a certain timeframe. It doesn't work that way. You can't plan your future love life and expect life to follow those guidelines. I'm sorry, but your life isn't a fairytale. Wishing for something doesn't make it happen, and you shouldn't expect it to.
Tone BreistrandPublished 4 years ago in HumansStory of My Life
This is a story about my life and relationships and why they don’t mix. I’ve grown up to think that everything is all sunshine and rainbows and yatta yatta yatta happily ever after but when I get old enough to date which was 16 years old I’ve had my share of failed and worthless relationships. I’ve had one relationship junior year in high school guy was all crazy for me and would do anything for me, I fell for the hype of his dedication but come to find out he was an abusive and controlling person. He would tell me who I can and can’t hang out with, where I could go, who I can talk to, he put me down mentally and would grab me and push me up against walls saying I’m not going anywhere until he gets what he wants. That was over not as quick as I would’ve liked but definitely have been terrified to find someone who loved me and would not treat me like that.
Jojo Alazay RogersPublished 4 years ago in HumansBridging Two Worlds: When To Bring the Kids and the New Partner Together
One of the biggest questions single parents have when it comes to dating is, when do I introduce the kids to my new partner? It’s not an easy question to answer, and everyone will have a different opinion.
Wendy MillerPublished 4 years ago in Humans'Til Death Do Us Part...
Recently I’ve found out what the term “Tsunami divorce” means. And I had to learn that the hard way. My husband of just a year and a half suddenly decided he no longer cared to be married anymore.
To My Ex
To the man I divorced: I’ve been talking about you lately, and it made me think. First, this is going to be the weirdest, less typical, and frankly probably the most awkward post yet, but I have to address it to you. It’s been a long time since the last time we talked normally. Honestly, I can say for all the time we spend together, you were my best friend. We didn’t have a lot in common, but we were content. You were never mean to me, actually you were a great supporter, and believed in myself. We had difficult times, but we were always together. We grew together, but also apart. Because of you, I got to experience different things and vice versa. You knew me well. So much so, that you decided how to play your cards in order for me to never try to find you again. Props to you. A lot of people might have underestimated you, but I knew you were smart. You saw what I couldn’t see. That was, we didn’t belong together. Maybe inside all my stubbornness that characterizes who I really am, I didn’t see it. You did. That’s why you decided to let me go.
Jennis VicentePublished 5 years ago in HumansMother of the Bride
My daughter is getting married! As I start to dream of helping her plan the wedding of her dreams by searching for a venue, cake tasting, florist shopping, and not to mention the fairy tale adventure of finding the perfect wedding dress among the long list of other responsibilities that accompany planning a wedding, I start to think back to the day I married her father.
Marci BrodockPublished 5 years ago in HumansChapter 3: Pushed into the Arms of Another
Michelle had finally opened her eyes, she finally saw Chase's worth, and was FINALLY ready to put in the work for their relationship, but she was one second too late, and time wasn't on her side... simultaneously, Chase had given up the fight for their love for good, forever. However, Chase didn't wanna hurt Michelle. Her eyes were about to be wide open...she was about to experience the worst pain in her entire life. After all, how long did she think she would be able to go about love the way she did? Selfish, a spoiled mentality like the world owed her something... something that she wasn't even ready to reciprocate, because the first man in her life didn't show her love... her biological Dad. That's what she was ultimately searching for... she was a little girl trapped in an adult body looking for her Dad in every relationship... looking for love in all the wrong places.
Kathryn DonaldsonPublished 5 years ago in HumansMake Your Long Distance Relationship a Success
Meeting someone who lives overseas wasn’t something that either of us expected. Both of us wanted to find our last love, and we also knew we wouldn’t settle just so we wouldn’t have to be alone. I made my desire known to the universe and took action. I was extremely determined, and at 55 years old, I knew I couldn’t wait much longer. It takes patience and trust when two people have an ocean between them. At first we didn’t spend too much time thinking about the logistics of how this would work; only that we wanted to spend as much time together as possible. We both agreed that love was more important than how far apart we were, and so we allowed our hearts to rule our heads. Not a bad thing in my opinion. Love comes first, and everything else will eventually fall into place.
Natalie TackettPublished 5 years ago in HumansDivorce Almost Broke Me
Why is breaking up a family such hard pill to swallow? I was living my dream; traveling the world singing with some of the worlds biggest acts. He was finally being recognized for the great producer I always knew he was. I wasn’t the perfect wife. I said some hurtful things. He did some things that I still have to deal with. Infidelities and mean words had become a part of our day to day. But through it all, I never thought it would come to this. For me, it wasn't just one thing. The puzzle had so many pieces. I spent three years, waiting on someone to just "figure it out.” At his request, I stayed, and we started looking for a new place together as a sort of fresh start, or so I thought. In the midst of it all, I found out I was two months pregnant, bringing our family to a nice even number of four. It wasn’t until moving day that I found out my six year old and I were the only ones moving into the new place. He didn’t want to live together anymore. He didn't love me anymore. And although it sounds cliché, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was suddenly on my own, pregnant, in a new place with everything in boxes, and no one to help me. That day I thought my marriage was over—I thought my life was over. But little did I know, I would stay in limbo for another year and a half.
That's the Way Love Goes?
I moved my hand slowly across his arm, and he smiled at me. "I'm sorry, I don't know why I cant stop myself from coming here."