In the back news of the Jesse James/Sandra Bullock scandal, another couple has called it quits: Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush. Ok, when you are finished drying your tears, please keep reading.

The ultimate deal breaker for the relationship? Kim’s extremely busy schedule. Apparently Ms. KK didn’t have enough time for some post-Super Bowl nookie.

Wait a second, Kim is getting the boot because she is trying to be independently successful?  What happened to all the men out there like Ne-Yo, (‘Miss Independent’ anyone) who supported a woman who supported herself? WTF, Reggie? I totally understand wanting someone that has time to cuddle with you, root for you at all your games and give you lap dances in the basement of her parents’ house. Those are all the perks of being in a relationship after all. But at the same time, it’s 2010, baby! How does any women deserve the break-up card for trying to be successful? Your man is supposed to be with you every step of the way, supporting your rise to the top, not dumping you for it. Read More »

We are all about independent women around here, but after one writer asked if independence could be hindering her relationship status, we began to wonder. We know that men have very fragile egos that can be shattered faster than a shot glass in a garbage disposal (those suckers fit perfectly in there!) so it seems to make sense that strong, independent women scare the bejeezus out of them.

Could guys be shying away from us out of fear that we don’t need them?

In order to ease my mind, I thought I would get some answers directly from the source. The good news is: independence isn’t a total turn-off. The bad news: we’re going to have to come up with some better reasons why guys aren’t returning our phone calls. Read More »

This time of year is notoriously spent looking forward and making resolutions for the upcoming year. I have never really been a resolution kinda gal – I don’t wait until the New Year to make the important changes in my life – so I often spend the weeks leading up to New Year’s looking back.

Not so much on changes I’ve made or how far I’ve come; more at the ridiculous situations I have found myself in over the past 365 days.

My 2007 can probably be summed up as a year of dating. Not relationships. Dating. I made a lot of drastic changes this year – online dating, getting setup, handing out my phone number – and it definitely made for a lot of first dates, one quasi-good relationship, and some amazing stories.

Looking back on everything, there was one particularly amazing story that I think everyone can enjoy.

Right before moving home from New York last year, I met a boy online. He seemed really interesting and funny through IM’s so we started talking on the phone and eventually planned a date.

“I want to take you out for drinks and dinner,” he told me.

We decided to meet at a central location, grab a drink and then head downtown to a cute little hole in the wall Chinese restaurant he and his dad had been eating at for years. I am not usually a fan of multiple locations (or even dinner!) on the first date, but he seemed so excited that I really couldn’t resist. Read More »