The world of dating can be rather confusing. We’ve all been there – you’re standing in front of a mirror in the clothes you’ve picked out for that special night days ago, but now it just doesn’t seem right. So you change. Three more times. And then you’re late. Choosing the right place and activity […]
Category: Relationships
Make It Stop: “My BFF Won’t Stop Competing With Me And Copying Everything I Do!”
My best friend from college is a total copycat. Everything I do, she does a weird half-assed version of it a little bit later. It’s not just liking the same songs or TV shows, it’s that she shadows my life choices. She started to work in the same field and eventually moved to the same […]
Girl Talk: How I Beat My Past Self At Its Own Crappy Dating Game
Guys, I went on a date this weekend. Thrilling, right? And on that date, I met a guy. Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? This guy was like a weird, magical test. Was I going to fill in the wrong circle on the Scantron? Ever since my disastrous breakup, I’ve been trying to revise my dating decision-making process. Like, it’s not about me, […]
A Love Letter To My Hot Yoga Teacher
Dear M, You are the hottest yoga teacher I’ve ever had. And that’s saying a lot because I’ve been practicing for 16 years now. Your body, your face, your demeanor … all extremely HOT. But here’s the weird thing: I am not physically attracted to you in the least. Not at all. I find the […]
Girl Talk: What I’ve Learned From Working With Other Women
In a piece she penned for the latest issue of New York magazine, Roseanne Barr discusses her experience as a feminist pioneer in media. Throughout the piece she shares anecdotes about struggling to make it in a male-dominated industry. Of the most interest to me were her anecdotes about the females she encountered along the way. She writes about women […]
Girl Talk: In Defense Of Retail Therapy
leave my house in the morning. With their help, I’ve learned how to self-soothe anger and disappointment, combat the negative self-talk that leads to depression, and create boundaries with my loved ones. My current therapist is this rad little old Italian lady who not only gets me but champions my very Jessica-ness. My life is infinitely more […]