Practical Advice From Someone Who Survived 2+ Years in a Long-Distance Relationship
I spent my boyfriend’s college graduation in 2012 barely holding myself together, trying to be celebratory when all I could feel was sadness. I had two…
I spent my boyfriend’s college graduation in 2012 barely holding myself together, trying to be celebratory when all I could feel was sadness. I had two…
When the days get grayer and the nights get longer, being alone can get, well, lonely. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As…
In eighth grade, I took “Life Skills,” a rebranded home economics class that went over how to make basic recipes — pancakes, chocolate fudge, quesadillas,…
With a good book in hand, I can travel to far-off places and imagine myself walking across a desert or sailing around the world. I…
If you work a typical 9 to 5 like me, then you probably spend most of your time not with your friends or family, but…
I caved early on in quarantine and subscribed to Disney+. I can say it was for “Star Wars” and Marvel, but who am I kidding?…
When I was a kid, I used to stay up way past my bedtime — not even bothering with flashlights or the pretense of being…
It can be exhausting to send out job application after job application and hear nothing back. I know — I used to spend hours doing…
Wind whips across the rocks, tugging and pulling at my hair, my shirt, my hat like a small child asking for something. I grip harder…
I stood in front of my closet at the end of 2019, marveling at how much stuff I could accumulate in one tiny apartment. How…