It’s another lazy Sunday, and my three roommates and I are sitting around hungover, noshing on Cheez-Its, recounting the events of the previous night while watching syndicated episodes of “Sex and the City.” Charlotte, Carrie, Samantha and Miranda seem to have picturesque lives: successful jobs, great wardrobes, endless nights of cocktails at swanky clubs and [...]

A discussion recently arose amongst my friends about cheating. There are many things people can do that blatantly qualify as cheating, but one aspect I had not yet considered is emotional cheating. My friend explained that sometimes she confides in a male friend of hers and discusses her feelings with him as opposed to her [...]

If there is one thing I may have overscrutinized since beginning college, it might be Missed Connections on Craigslist. I’ve analyzed them like a true scholar, perfecting a system of classification that allows me to anticipate the subject matter by just glancing at the title of the post. (Yes, I’m single.) Missed Connections can be [...]

I’m pretty single right now. A quick examination of my laundry might confirm this. Devoid of a boyfriend’s button-downs or boxers, what’s mine is unmistakably mine. Half my bed is often a resting place for my bras, books and extremely glamorous bags of gummy worms. But not, for the past couple of years, a boyfriend. [...]

Last week, I was walking towards the Miller Learning Center accompanied by a male friend of mine. When we got close to the entrance, he nearly sprinted to the door to open it for me. I couldn’t help laughing out loud. I looked at him and said, “I appreciate you opening the door, but I can [...]

Both the Rolling Stones and college football games remind us of an unfortunate truth: we can’t always get what we want. But we can sure as hell try. I was thumbing through the pages of the latest Cosmopolitan, filing my nails and staring into space, when I had a frighteningly pensive bolt of brain activity. [...]

We’ve all been there. You’ve been seeing someone, and it feels like its going great. Then, they stop calling. Their interest has gone from completely involved to non-existent, and once you get the guts to talk about it with them, their interest has turned into avoidance. This is what I like to call the “two-month [...]

I stare down at the chipped polish on my toes as they graze a rock with caution. Acutely aware of my heartbeat, I dry swallow nothing. On this June day, the sun’s palms reach down hot and heavy ‘til the wind bursts through, pushing them from my shoulders. Atop a 30-foot cliff at the edge [...]

You fumble to find your keys while his arms grab you by the waist. You finally get the door open and you fall, bodies and lips intertwined, into the darkness of your apartment. You catch your balance and giggle and shush, then grab the hand closest to you and head for glory — the bedroom.  Your drunk [...]

This night will be a classy night. I promise. It will end politely. I’m at the go-to bar with friends, taking in the scenery. I’m looking at the beer selection and I’m observing the boy selection. I spot a fine flock of plaid-wearing beard-men opposite the beer taps. My group approves as we stake our  [...]