Sharp as a needle ~ Scathing as a razor blade ~ Welcome to my world.
You're bad for me. I know you're bad for me. ...but still, my heart says otherwise. I've always thought I was a practical person. Someone who didn't let emotions take over my judgment in certain circumstances, e.g. work, studies, even driving. But I guess when it comes to interpersonal interactions, that's all thrown to the …
Continue reading Beers & Cigarettes (A Letter to My Crush, Part 25)
Hello! Just a couple of days ago, I found this Q&A-esque post in The New York Times, and I was inspired to answer the questions. Especially when it comes to the dating scene and finding love in life, it can be difficult to get past those first-date jitters and sparking a good conversation that will, …
Six years. Six years of knowing you, and I've yet to let you know how I've felt for the past five. Surreal to believe that so much time has passed from our college days, now as full-fledged adults trying to make sense of the world. My love for you has more-or-less remained constant, even with …
Continue reading Giving It A Shot (A Letter to My Crush, Part 24)
Sexuality (as a woman) has always been a difficult topic for me to explain. For the longest time, I didn't even know where I stood with myself on the spectrum: one day I liked guys, the other day I liked girls. My sexual preference fluctuated throughout my teenage years, even well into adulthood. It wasn't …
Continue reading Guys or Girls? My Thoughts on Love as a Bisexual
Although the book (and film) came out quite some time ago, To All the Boys I've Loved Before recently came on my radar. I'd watched the film months ago, but for some reason it came back in my mind. No idea why, considering I found the film cute, but breezy (and Noah Centineo isn't that hot)...but perhaps …
Today is Mother's Day, and this marks the second year in a row that I'm not home to celebrate it with my mom. This is due to the fact that I'm based in France for work, as I've been for the past four years. Considering that my job doesn't wrap up until the end of …
Valentine's Day is here, and I found it appropriate to write about my thoughts on dating and relationships through the example of today's ubiquitous dating apps. Hope you enjoy it! Growing up as a Millennial in the mid-to-late 2000's meant that I saw the shift from flip-phones to smartphones, along with the apps that came …
Continue reading I Used Two Dating Apps for a Day (and here’s what happened)
Hello! Welcome to this month's "Man Crush Monday" series. Today features none other than Sami Hossny, a Bulgarian actor and fitness trainer who's absolutely beautiful in many ways. I first came across Hossny through a "Dating Beyond Borders" video titled "You Know You Are Dating a Bulgarian Man When..." Since then, I've become smitten. While …
Greetings! It's been a minute, but in any case, welcome to this week's "Song Sunday." Today's track is that from the English band The 1975: titled "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME," it's a cryptic, but also evident track about love and the infidelity that comes along with it. https://youtu.be/4fxPQUKfim4 Although I'd heard about The 1975 before, I hadn't actually …
Continue reading The 1975– TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME (Song Sunday #13)
Hello! Welcome to this month's "Woman Crush" issue, in which I feature my current female celebrity crush. This month is none other than Paloma Renee (or Paloma Palau), who is a YouTuber, comedian, lesbian, and polyglot (seriously, she speaks Chinese!). I first came across her through an interview with Andrew Hale, in which she discussed …
