Published in Acid Sugar·PinnedAcid Sugar, the BookMy first book ever, inspired by you. — I created Acid Sugar on Medium in September 2019. I wanted it to be a home for the stories that are closest to my heart, the stories that talk about life the way I see it, both easy and complicated, sour and sweet. One year and over one hundred stories…Love2 min read
PinnedTop StoriesAccepting My Anxious Attachment Style And learning how to deal with it.psiloveyou.xyz Marriage Disproportionally Benefits Men And women are quitting it in droves.psiloveyou.xyz If You Want a Good Relationship, Be Ready to Walk Away And that’s not the same as threatening to leave.psiloveyou.xyz Things Men Shouldn’t Assume Women Already Know You need to find a balance between show and tell.psiloveyou.xyz1 min readTop StoriesAccepting My Anxious Attachment StyleAnd learning how to deal with it.psiloveyou.xyzMarriage Disproportionally Benefits MenAnd women are quitting it in droves.psiloveyou.xyzIf You Want a Good Relationship, Be Ready to Walk AwayAnd that’s not the same as threatening to leave.psiloveyou.xyzThings Men Shouldn’t Assume Women Already KnowYou need to find a balance between show and tell.psiloveyou.xyz“Men Are Spoiled and Women Are Desperate”Or, men are lost and women are tired.medium.comThings You Absolutely Can’t Do in Today’s “Chill” Dating SceneBecause “casual” seems to be everyone’s go-to relationship status these days.psiloveyou.xyz----
Published in With Love·3 days agoSetting up Single People Should Be a Community’s ResponsibilityIt takes a village to meet The One. — What does it take to meet The One? Depends on who you ask. For relationship coach and youtuber Matthew Hussey, as described in his book Get the Guy, single women should make an effort to meet 200 new guys in a year (or 4 guys a week) to improve their…Love4 min read
Published in Sexography·Jun 14Are You an Unhappy Single Woman? Blame MenWho else is at fault? — Single women are disappointed — and they’re blaming men Every once in a while, a happy single woman who extensively writes about how fabulous her single life is will spew a rant on how awful it has been to spend her entire 30s alone and how men are solely to blame. Men are unwilling to commit. Men are tourists…Relationships6 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·May 22Is It Better to Have Loved and Lost than Never to Have Loved at All?How to let go of the pain and be thankful for the experience. — “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” — Alfred Lord Tennyson That might be the wisest thing anyone has ever said — or it might be complete and utter bullshit. Usually, when you’re heartbroken, it sounds like a load of crap. When you’re…Love4 min read
Published in With Love·May 14What Science Has to Say About “Happy Wife, Happy Life”Your grandpa was right all along. — “Happy wife, happy life” is classic marriage advice. It’s the kind of saying grooms hear from their grandpas on their wedding day, combined with a tap on the shoulder, a knowing smile, and a wink. The implication, of course, is that an unhappy wife can make her husband’s life miserable. …Love4 min read
Published in With Love·May 13What Does It Mean to Find “The One”?An apparently simple expression that’s charged with meaning. — What does finding The One mean to you? Popular culture leads us to believe there’s only one meaning to “finding The One.” Finding The One means discovering that one person among billions who’s your soulmate, your perfect match; a person sent from heaven above to complete your life. And if…Love3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·May 9Modern Dating is a MinefieldHere’s How You Can Avoid Detonation — Modern dating is a minefield. Look around you, everyone’s trying and no one is happy. Everyone’s walking on eggshells, calculating their every move, timing every interaction, and cataloging each individual piece of effort, making sure they’re not putting in more than they’re getting out. No one wants to feel short-changed…Love4 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·May 8Why Bad Boys Are so Attractive, According to ScienceThis is why women fall for douchebags. — In popular culture, the Bad Boy is an archetype as old as the story of Don Juan, a fictional Spanish libertine who seduced women as a way of life. Over decades, several popular figures took advantage of the Bad Boy label to make a name for themselves. From Elvis Presley…Love3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·May 7To Set Stronger Boundaries, Practice These 4 SkillsHow to not let everyone and anyone walk all over you. — Boundaries are not walls. Walls keep people out. They’re solid, impenetrable, and immovable. Walls are not adaptable. Once they’re set, you can’t easily lift them up to accommodate a new person or situation, no matter how deserving they may be. …Love5 min read
