“It just adds such a weight to everything related to dating. You not only have to have the regular levels of trust that someone isn’t going to intentionally physically harm you, you now also have to trust they aren’t going to intentionally or unintentionally infect you with a deadly disease…

Over the last year, much of my free time has been spent writing my dissertation, defending my dissertation, and celebrating being done with my doctorate. During this time, I have experienced all range of emotions, as anyone going through this process has. Frustration, exhaustion, excitement, sadness, happiness; you name it…

I check my mail this morning, hurriedly flipping through the junk envelopes in search of something I am expecting. I stop abruptly on one. It’s from my internet company. Your two-year contract is expiring soon. Contact us now to renew! Two years?! How is that possible? I started this contract…

Disclaimer: This post is inspired by a recent twitter issue where a man went on 3 dates with a fat women he knew he wasn’t attracted to, originally under the guise of “trying to give someone a chance,” which is admirable, but later he admitted that he was put off…

Last year, I wrote about how a year on dating apps brought me more friends than dates. …

Lately I’ve seen a lot of negativity on Twitter surrounding the use of dating apps. Don’t get me wrong, dating apps have a lot of problems. And the app companies themselves, with the exception of maybe Bumble, don’t do enough to combat the issues that people in general, but especially…

If you consider yourself a liberal and have ever talked about politics online, you have probably at some point been referred to as a Social Justice Warrior, or an SJW. I’ve been called it plenty of times — both to my face, and behind my back. I’ve always had some…

I never realized how bad people are at conversation until I started using dating apps. I have always considered myself pretty decent at conversation — I am sure there are some people who find me awkward, or just aren’t a fan of mine for whatever reason. But, for the most…

Lately, I’ve been seeing a very concerning trend on social media, particularly Twitter. A seemingly increasing number of single people (mostly women, but sometimes men too) seem to think that being in a relationship will solve all of their problems and automatically improve their life. I’ve seen this mentality range…