This has been a really exciting week for American politics. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act, which means it could get even harder for minority groups to vote in the South. That same day, a Texas bill that would effectively ban abortion failed to pass after Senator Wendy Davis’s epic 11-hour filibuster. Finally, on Wednesday, the fight for marriage equality got a huge boost after the Supreme Court handed down its rulings on DOMA and Prop 8.    

These “hot topics” tend to strike up a lot of debate, and both sides usually get pretty heated. My fiancée and I tend to see eye-to-eye on these controversial issues, but if we didn’t, I’m not sure how well I would be able to deal. What happens, exactly, when your beliefs don’t match up with your SO’s? Continue reading →

Well, nice guys don't always finish last, but a lot of the time, guys that are too shy to approach people miss out on the opportunity. It's usually the guys who are a bit more full of themselves who are more willing to put themselves out there. I'd say for the most part, cockiness is a pretty big turnoff. I was reading a really interesting article the other day about a new study that concluded in the dating world, men that have narcissistic tendencies are more successful.

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I met Joe* at my friend's art show last weekend. We got pretty deep in conversation, and he started telling me about his most recent relationship. He told me he ended it because it was clear that she like him more than he liked her. He did not think this was fair. Continue reading →

In the beginning of my current relationship, there was no doubt, I was the one wearing the pants. It's not really something I set out to do, it sort of just happened. I have a fairly dominant personality and my boyfriend is the exact opposite. He has always been a fairly laid back person and for the most part, 90% of the decisions that had to be made would be made by me. My friends used to joke that I had my boyfriend "whipped," and to be honest, I kind of did, but as our relationship grew and progressed over the last four years, things have changed. 

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Arguments and disagreements are a part of every relationship. It is physically impossible to have a healthy relationship with a significant other and not disagree on at least a few things. Some arguments are big and emotional, some are just small and annoying. Regardless, they happen and they usually suck. What is important to remember, however, is to deal with them in a way that resolves them, not escalates them.

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On the days my boyfriend doesn't shave, the days in which I coincidentally see him, I want to jump his bones. Immediately. I said, right now. And when his hair gets bushier and his scruff gradually scruffier my lady parts sing with glee. What can I say...I love a man with a caveman-esque quality to him. Facial hair is damn sexy (I'm not talking about the Hipster-stache that reminds one of Pablo Escobar nor am I referring to what I like to call the Salvador Dali-stache in which the ends curl upwards towards the sky. Nope. You look hot if you look like a lumberjack...a scruffy lumberjack, says not only me but SCIENCE  Continue reading →

Last Friday night, one of my coworkers threw a party at her apartment. It was a typical college party – loud music blaring from an iHome, Jungle Juice getting warm in a cooler, beer pong being played on a door. I was told that I could bring anyone I wanted, but my fiancée wasn’t feeling too well that night, and she had work in the morning. Yet again, I was faced with the decision: should I go out or should I stay home with my SO?  Continue reading →

I was talking to this guy at a party my freshman year. We were engaging in simple small talk when he suddenly grabbed my hand and started examining it. "Wow, I can almost see your veins through your skin," he smiled and patted my hand, "you know how we like those light-skinned girls."  Continue reading →

At the end of My Dating Journey: I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It, I was sitting in Nathan’s Mazda, preparing to tell him that I made out with Mercedes. That wasn’t all, though. If I was going to be completely honest, I would have to tell him that Mercedes and I had been flirting before (and after) our drunken kiss. By this point, I knew I was starting to develop feelings for Mercedes. I also knew that Nathan was the best boyfriend I’d ever had. I was entirely torn. Continue reading →

It was really important to me that I make a good impression when I met my boyfriend's friends for the first time. I had this really intense fear, just like when I met his parents for the first time, that they would try to find any reason to not like me. For the most part, I was wrong!

Most of his friends were incredibly open, sweet, and cool guys, except for one, Caleb. I won't fault Caleb because I don't think he set out to dislike me from the beginning but I think he was the sort of person who number one, thought so highly of my boyfriend that nobody would be good enough, and number two, he was the sort of person who preferred having all single friends.  Continue reading →