It’s my birthday! Not just any birthday, but the big 3-0. Speaking candidly, I’ve been dreading this day for as long as I could remember. Turning 30 always seemed like this ominous thing. I had […]
Tag: Dating
Ask Lex: Valentine’s Day Gifts That Aren’t Chocolate Or Flowers
Reader: I always get my girlfriend the same thing and want to be less predictable for Valentine’s Day this year. What are some ideas that are more special than flowers or chocolate? I’ll start with […]
Maintaining Friendships During Cuffing Season
As the cold weather starts to set it in, it means two things. *Christmas* and that cuffing season is upon us. This is when those summer/early fall flings define themselves. You either decide that it […]
Why He Didn’t Text Back
Ghost is the millennial verb for when guys we are casually dating disappear with no explanation. It could be temporary. It could be permanent. It never feels good. The important thing to remember when a […]
How to Survive the Online Dating World
The brief history of my love life is that my current boyfriend and I met in college almost five years ago, we broke up after dating for two years. The distance proved to be too […]
How I Date Like I Shop
When it comes to shopping I can be one of two ways. I am either walking into the store because I feel like a wardrobe refresher or I am honing in on one item like […]
What to Wear on a First Date
Going on a first date is always daunting. You have that anxious feeling of wonder. Will we have chemistry? Is he as cute as I remember? What am I going to wear?! Whether it is […]
Single Fashionista’s Guide to Surviving Valentine’s Day
In my life, I have had a valentine on Valentine’s Day four times (two of which with the same boyfriend). Is it really all it’s cracked up to be? I personally do not think so.
My first valentine was my high school boyfriend. It was the say “I love you” in two weeks, break up in two months type relationship. Of all my valentines, he is ironically the only one who really got it right. He got me chocolate (Snickers because that is the only type of chocolate I like). Then, he sent me a rose through the rose delivery my high school did every year to benefit some after school club. Like clockwork in fifth period, I got my rose with a card that read “Happy Valentine’s Day babe! I love you!”.
Single Fashionista’s NYC Survival Guide
Most girls have a negative outlook on single life. I guess it is hard not to when our Facebook newsfeed is filled with all our friends getting engaged and lovey dovey pics of couples in […]
