When you’re stuck in a rut and you want to get out of it. — If you hate being single, it sucks, I get. But if you love your single life, well, this isn’t for you. When you speak to someone about your single life, when you’re looking for a sympathetic ear for your situation, sometimes you don’t get it. …

You think you’re committed, but here’s how to prove otherwise. — Ah, the dreaded c-word in relationships. Commitment. The concept society has banished to the naughty corner. It’s the idea that scares romantic skeptics. And, for many, it’s a theory that bewilders those who claim to have a firm understanding of what commitment means. Commitment isn’t a ring. Nor is it…

It’s all about respect and taking what you deserve. — I love being lonely. Sometimes. I’m pretty content with my own company. There is also something freeing about being by yourself when you need it. No one to wrestle over the remote control with. No one to judge your decisions, allowing you to eat the entire block of chocolate in…

I hate that I’m an expert, but at least my romantic failures can be used for good. — One of the suckiest moments of my romantic life was discovering I was the other woman. People have broken up with me. I was mercilessly dumped on the two-year anniversary with my then-boyfriend. Men have cheated on and my close friend had to be the ones to deliver the news…

10. A little resentment educates the meek… — Just forgive your cheating partner, right? You want to stay with them; you want to make the relationship work, and they’re sorry, so forgive them. Simple. Oh yeah, if only it was that easy. I’m someone who has forgiven and regretted it. I’m the one who has felt the stung…

Fast friends don’t last. — My ex-friend Laura was good at being a friend. But where she really excelled, the relationship skill she has perfected is being an ex-friend. If universities taught a class on how to lose friends with ease, she would write the textbook. With every chance Laura gets, she turns a friend…

The dilemma facing every hardworking person. — I would love to say I’m one of “those” disciplined entrepreneurs. I wish I could say I was perfect, that I worked day-in and day-out like a robotic employee. It’s wishful thinking. Despite being the one who set the rules within my business, the boss inside of me doesn’t like…

Body assumptions have to stop. — I’m not into confessing my age online. But for the sake of every person like me, I’m willing to make an exception. I was born in 1988. As I write this, I’m 34 years old. Don’t tell anyone. At this age, I would have hoped that coming to this forum…

Trust me, I know first hand. — Have you ever watched someone’s eyes glaze over as you begin your story? Even rolled eyes once or twice? I will never forget the first time I consciously noticed someone in my life do this to me. I was telling my best friend about my recent break-up. In a noisy…