It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it. Being single and happy is work. Especially in a world where love and relationships seem to be the ultimate goal in life. The hours you spend scrolling on social media every day there are photos of couples, quotes about love, thirst traps,…
This is a poem I wrote long ago, but I've never had a place to put them besides my hard drive. These poems don't depict my actual life, but I hope you enjoy! I lay in bed thinking of you. A moment stolen in my busy life. Skin smooth and ivory Eyes emerald green. Untypical…
We got there on a wing and a prayer let me tell you! I was living in Wilmington, North Carolina a town 6 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The only thing more scarce here than men is a good one, here’s how it went down! So it’s almost midnight and we’re talking on the phone,…
Continue reading ➞ How the best date I ever went on was at Popeyes
We've all been there. Dancing in the middle of the club with your head on the swivel trying to see who's checking you out. Or how about my fave, getting dressed up to go sit at a bar and hope Prince Charming "randomly" sits next to you and sweeps you off your feet. Been there.…
Continue reading ➞ Boy Crazy: You don’t need a man to be whole
If you've never been ghosted before, lucky you. Ghosting is...how do I describe this...ghosting is...horrible! It's not limited to this definition but basically it's when you've been dating someone, everything is fine then out of the blue they just disappear...like you never knew them. Like a ghost. People have a lot of reasons for why…
I thought swiping right on Tinder was finally going to pay off, but I can’t make this stuff up. Moving to North Carolina had brought me many firsts, this being one of the more disturbing. I had a date with a guy out of Fayettville the one night. He was 6'4" dark chocolate, big, bald…
Continue reading ➞ When my date said ‘black women have bad attitudes’
It's a new year and some people got cut off long before 2019. It's for the best, but I learned cutting people out of your life is not just good for you, it's good for them too. Dress from Modcloth via Poshmark I had a friend and we did everything together. Man, we had so…
Continue reading ➞ Why cutting people out your life is good for you, and them
