The girl sitting across from me on the subway was an exact replica of me at fourteen years old: chubby face, disobediently curly hair, a slim body struggling to develop and a slightly rowdy innocence that would one day cause some trouble. She looked so much like me I had to do a double take, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘afraid of love’
What I Would Tell My Future Self About Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, afraid of love, bad boys, being single, broken heart, commitment, dating, fear of commitment, He's Just Not That Into You, men withdraw, non-commital, relationship, single, single women, what men want, why didn't he call, why won't he commit, why won't he marry me on June 20, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I Know What Boys Like
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of love, attention whore, bad boys, being single, broken heart, competition among women, competition between women, finding love, He's Just Not That Into You, male attention, need male attention, why am I single, why didn't he call, why won't he commit on February 21, 2011 | 11 Comments »
A good friend in college once admitted to feeling miffed when we were together in public because men sometimes checked me out instead of her. Apparently, she was attempting to build trust by revealing these monstrous feelings and I was supposed to be touched. I won’t pretend to have been a saint at the time, [...]
What’s So Wrong With Not Wanting to Be Alone?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, afraid of love, afraid to be alone, afraid to end up alone, broken heart, codependent, codependent relationships, finding love, marry me, men withdraw, single women, singles, why am I single on January 31, 2011 | 15 Comments »
I have a friend, we’ll call him Buster, who’s in a marriage most people might refer to as “shitty.” He’s got the bitter wife, the resentful kid, the budding alcohol problem, whole nine yards. Buster caters to his woman’s every wacky whim and exhausts himself trying to put himself in her dainty shoes to empathize [...]
Do Men Really Fake Relationships?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, afraid of love, cheaters, cheating, do men fake relationships, fake relationships, fear of commitment, He's Just Not That Into You, lars and the real girl, men who won't commit, men withdraw, non-commital, playboys, single women, what men want, why won't he commit, why won't he marry me, women can fake orgasms men can fake relationships on November 29, 2010 | 22 Comments »
Women can fake orgasms. Men can fake entire relationships. This juicy tidbit marking the romantic distinction between males and females recently made its way onto my Twitter feed. Enjoying a brief chuckle after reading it, I soon realized how closely this alleged truth hits home: my friend Jay is in a fake relationship and I’ve [...]

