Sex + Love

From now on, as hard as it may sound, I’m giving less power to Instagram. I realized I was wrapping all my self-worth in attention from another person.

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Reading in bed together, while it might not be a major milestone — like marriage or having children — truly is a significant event in a relationship.

Thank you, Isolde, for making me pause, for encouraging me to ditch the pocket computer for conversation with someone new.

I’m not proud to type any of this. Not proud at all. I wish I could forget that I ever nearly let Instagram ruin my relationship.

When my soon-to-be-husband proposed I knew wedding planning would teach me about our relationship. I didn’t realize it would teach me about friendship.

There are some people who are all for dating a co-worker; after all, we spend more time in the office than almost anywhere else.

My first impression of the matchmaker was that she was someone with whom I’d be friends. Yet, my real friends turned out to be better matchmakers.