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Untraditional Weddings

This post was submitted anonymously. It seems that the majority of people who dream of their wedding day think of a nice fancy place (like a church that is important to them), a huge rock (ring), a fancy dress (have you…
How and When Do You Get Out of an Unhealthy Relationship?

This may be a sticky subject but I want to talk about bad and unhealthy relationships. We've all had that one that we wish we would have gotten out of sooner or taken advice from our friends and family. I was in a relat…
Christmas with the Family - and GIFTS

Yesterday I commented on a post about meeting the parents, and I mentioned the difference between meeting them over the holidays and meeting them on any regular day. This year, I am going to be with my boyfriend and hi…
Nosy or Justified?

This post was submitted anonymously. I've been dating my boyfriend for about a year now. He is wonderful, but his family is a different story. His mother had an affair with a married man (with a family) and has a child…
My Favorite Love Stories

These are all true. 1) Mid-1940's. She'd spent the war typing letters to generals on a typewriter at a military base. He'd spent it so sick the draft didn't even want him. They ended up at Asbury College together. He w…
Dating My Best Friend Wasn't Awkward... But He Was My Ex's Cousin

Fun/awkward fact about me: I dated my first boyfriend's cousin after we broke up. His cousin, A., was one of my best friends growing up (and still is) and though those two relationships were circa high school, I learned…
Mac and Cheese Brought My Parents Together

My mom lived two floors below my dad and his roommates in college. As is often the case when people move away from home, my mom became much more self-sufficient around this time in her life. This translated into her t…
My Boyfriend's Parents are Homophobes

My story is backwards, to say the least. I started from an early childhood knowing I was different than most, and finally pieced it together during my early teenage years that I'm attracted to women. I came out as a les…
Anyone But Her...

This post was submitted by an anonymous user. I am currently in shock and my self-esteem has plummeted to an all new low. Why? I have this friend, Jet, who I've had a mad crush on for quite some time. He's kind, easy to…
What Do You Do When You Don't Get Along With Someone's Friends and Family?

This post was submitted by an anonymous user. I come from a small town where everyone knows each other, or at least knows of each other. I went to a public high school where popular people took over and I was the nerdy…