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Yenta and the Jewish Standard
I’m so old that I started blind dating before match.com existed. I’m not sure if blind dating is a verb but the other variations — blindly dating or dating blind — sounded worse. I used newspaper ads and a matchmaking service to try and meet my future husband. Even though I learned pretty quickly that describing oneself with brown hair and blue eyes in written form is no match for a photo, I kept doing it, hoping my wealthy, good looking, funny, preferably Jewish prince would appear.
By Nancy Fingerhood8 years ago in Humans
A Man and The Man
Roger Paul Jameson, III meticulously pulled the shaving cream from his face as he stared into his large mirror. He saw that no piece of his hair had stayed on, and he nodded at this sight. He then put down his razor and reached for his toothbrush, which already had the toothpaste on its bristles.
By Alex Maurice8 years ago in Humans
Getting Back into the Dating Scene After a 12-Year Relationship
A relationship can be like a beautiful plate, like the one pictured, but they can be the complete opposite. I was in a marriage that was a bit of both. Sure, it started out great, but things went wrong down the road, and we have had it bad for the last four years.
By Kristina Hedley8 years ago in Humans
Best Gifts for Your Girlfriend on Any Occasion
Let's admit it, getting a girl a gift is slightly more difficult than a guy. You never know if she's picky or if she actually doesn't care. But if the girl you're getting a gift for is your girlfriend? Oh, forget about it! Way harder, right? I know, you want to impress her and show her how much she means by buying the ideal gift. Whether you're getting her a present for her birthday, Valentine's Day, Christmas — whatever, a gift is a gift and you want to make it a special one every time.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Humans
The Hamiltons: Part 3
Alexander Hamilton paced back and forth in front of his wife's bedroom door and wished that it would all just be over already. His mother-in-law had told him that Eliza was a healthy young woman and that all was going well. If anyone was an expert on pregnancy and childbirth, it was Catherine Schuyler. The doctor and the midwife had said pretty much the same thing but none of this sage wisdom had done anything to make Alexander worry any less.
By Rachel Lesch8 years ago in Humans
iCheat
I could sit here and write you an article similar to How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days but I'm not I’m going to tell you about the time I found out my boyfriend had a new girlfriend through Facebook. Meeting him felt like a movie, the slow-motion walk and the firework-like connection. That's the feeling you get when you meet someone who is going to change your life, he was life changing, just maybe not in the way I expected. I don’t think I could ever hate him, I hate that he wasn’t sorry, I hate that I’ll never truly forget him and I hate that I'll never hate him. There are five stages of grief, the first is denial and isolation, the second is anger. The third stage is bargaining, the fourth stage is depression, and the fifth and final stage is acceptance. Personally, I think eating a shitload of chocolate and Chinese food can replace most of those stages.
By Tara Harrison8 years ago in Humans
Love Isn't Always A Rollercoaster...
I had a strange day not so long ago. I don't know if it was the emotional instability that comes with being a woman at times, or if it was truly what I thought I was worried about. I suppose I'd have to share what that was to know.
By Amy Cookson8 years ago in Humans
Me, to Be or Not to Be?
I've been the same person my entire life. I know, it sounds ridiculous. Right now you're thinking, "Well, isn't everybody"? To answer your question, no. People around me have gone through more personality changes than they have clothes. (Okay, that might be a stretch but you get it.) I've never been that way, not until recently. My memories started at the age of 7, when I woke up in a tiny 1 bedroom apartment knowing exactly who I was. I remember that day and moment as if it just happened. What did I feel exactly? To put it simply, it was a sense of belonging. Now I'm 23 and I can't say I know who this person I embody really is. Everyone loves to typecast me though, because what better way to utilize their time than to try and analyze me? I've been referred to as the simple girl, the mature one, the strong personality alpha female, the conservative one, and my favorite, the weirdo. I never cared for these titles because I knew the truth. I wasn't ever just one of those things, I was all of them. But now, in what seems like such a broken world where my sense of belonging has withered away with the dreams and aspirations of those who struggle to get by, the girl who looks back at me from the mirror is unfamiliar. Studying my exterior and concealing my interior, the only reflections I see are those of a lost soul. I'm struggling but no one sees it, and I'm afraid no one cares for it.
By Persia Lee8 years ago in Humans
Best Dating Apps for Serious Relationships
There are literally worlds stacked upon worlds of cyber communities dedicated to virtual relationships; love at the click of a button. You've seen them all before, the Match.com commercials saying you can find "the one" in no less than a month, the story of a guy who learned his self-identity through a long-distance relationship, or the Tinder girl who got addicted to an addict, it's online dating and it's here to stay. Now, more than ever before, dating apps have grown in proportionality and prominence, what with our advances in technology, as well as our still growing globalized community.
By George Herman8 years ago in Humans
