Marriage & Relationships
The Key To My Marriage Is Being Married To A Stranger
*Writer’s Note: The below is a piece that I submitted to a publication, really hoping they would accept it. They did not, and instead of holding on to it and pitching it around, I realized it was important to me, and it was a piece I really enjoyed writing. In that...
My Marriage Is A Secret Club Of 2 (And I’m Okay With That)
I believe strongly in keeping my marriage sacred. Now, for those of you that know me, don’t freak out: I haven’t converted to an organized religion. What I mean when I say sacred is this: my marriage is a special, fun, comfortable, loving secret club of two and I want...
The Psychology Of Deciding To Get Married After 5 Weeks Of Dating
Jonathon and I got married after 8 weeks of dating. Well, actually, we probably get married after less than 8 weeks of dating. You see, the trajectory of our romance was to meet at Barnes & Noble for a “coffee thing”, then meet up a week later after I got back...
Here’s The Thing About Boundaries…
Very rarely is it acceptable to be an outright asshole. Most people don’t take super kindly to other people being rude or obnoxious or straight-up mean, with poor intentions. It’s normally clear how to react in those situations: shut it down. That said, most people –...
A (True) Story About A Traveler Who Hates Commitment
Once upon a time, there was a girl. We’ll call her Schmanjali. (*Editor’s note: this name and story are completely fictionalized so any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental.) (*Editor’s second note: I’m lying.) Schmanjali was a really fun...
How To Plan A Wedding In Two Weeks (There’s A Trick)
Good morning again, LITMO Lifers! I am so happy to be back writing and sharing my new adventures with you! Yesterday, I came back to writing to you after a long hiatus. When you heard the reason though, I’m sure it all made sense – I got married! And I talked a little...
How To Have A Fun Marriage: Get Naked As Often As Possible
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that one Monday before our wedding, my own personal superhero Jonathon blew off his beginning-of-the-week plans to come over and naked tie dye with a freaked-out bride (me). I also promised that you’d hear about it later. Well, it’s later...
The End Of Justification
Justification, to self or to others, is bullshit. Let me start over. Lately, inconsistency and I have been pretty good friends. Well, Internet inconsistency anyway. The act of blogging, or Youtubing, or social media-ing….these things haven’t come consistently or...
To Love Is An Act Of Rebellion
To love is an act of rebellion. In this world of us, them, borders, walls, autonomy, chains, openness, lies, the act of loving is an act in defiance of all we are conditioned to do and be. To love does not mean just to love romantically. To love means to love those...
Here’s Why I Think We Sometimes Lose Friends When We’re Happy
Since we’ve been married (just about four months now!), both Jonathon and I have watched in surprise as certain friendships have fallen from our lives. I’m a bit more of an all-over-the-place-social-butterfly than he is, so I had a big circle of close friends, then...
