Life Lessons I Learned From My Father
“Let’s go a little farther,” my dad said as we walked along the dark, empty road in the semi-rural Pennsylvania neighborhood where I grew up.…
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The Best Dating Advice I’ve Ever Received
If you’re of a certain age, you’ve probably received a lot of dating advice—either solicited or not: Wait X hours before texting him or her.…
Words of Wisdom: 4 Graduation Speeches That Continue to Inspire Me
After trying on my cap and gown, practicing my best fake smile, and mentally preparing myself for the long ceremony ahead, the only thing standing…
Amendo’s Essential Guide to Navigating Romantic Relationships
Whether you’re searching for the right person or you’ve been with them for years, it can be difficult to know exactly how to make your…
The Words of Wisdom That Got Me Through This Year: It Was Never Going To Be Easy
The past 14 months have been many things — exhausting, clarifying, grief-inducing, baffling, and anxiety-producing, to name a few — but if I were to…
How One Piece of Great Advice Continues to Play Out in My Life
A few years ago, I went through one of the most difficult seasons of my life. A recent move left me homesick for my old…
4 Surprising Life Lessons From Fitness Instructors
While few people argue against the benefits of regular exercise, I have to admit that for many years, I was one of those few. I…
Things Your Parents Told You That You Know Are True Now
There’s a popular meme that goes around on Facebook from time to time that goes like this: Maybe because we’re older. Maybe because we’ve gotten…