Singles Awareness Day
I never had a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. For 28 consecutive years, February 14th came and went without a boyfriend. Last year, I had a finance and this year I have a husband. But I managed to completely skip the whole Valentine’s Day with your boyfriend experience. Last summer, Shauna Niequist wrote a blog I […]
Deal Breaker: His Church Denomination
“But how (insert church denomination here) is he?” I’ve heard this question three times in the past month. A group of girls gabbing about a new guy of interest, when eventually his church affiliation comes up. All three times, the man being discussed is a church member in a different denomination than the gal who’s […]
Say no.
In my post two weeks ago, I talked about the need for women to say “yes” when asked out on a date by a good guy. When I wrote that post, I was writing to a certain kind of woman. I was also writing to 23-year old me. Until about the age of 27 (and even […]
Things that drive you crazy
“I’m going to kill my husband,” she said. “He always leaves his shoes at the front door. No matter what I do; no matter how many times I ask, beg, plead, throw fits, he will not pick up his shoes and put them in our closet. He knows it drives me crazy and for whatever reason, […]
Say yes.
Shortly after graduating from college, I began to experience the epidemic known as “I kissed dating goodbye.” It’s not that I, individually, kissed dating goodbye. I definitely didn’t want to kiss dating goodbye, but it seemed like all my friends had. Guys weren’t asking girls out on dates. […]
Single at Christmas
Tis the season to get engaged! Fa la la la laaaaa la la la laaaaa. Being single during the holidays is always… special. It seems like everywhere you turn there are couples canoodling. Each time you check facebook, there is a new “HE PUT A RING ON IT” status. And to top it off, every […]