• This Post Grad Life: Stop Thinking So Much

    This Post Grad Life: Stop Thinking So Much

    If I were to ever win a gold medal in the Olympics, it would be for over-thinking EVERYTHING. I guess I fit the typical girl stereotype. It’s totally like me to stand in the cosmetics aisle in Target for 80 hours trying to figure out which type of mascara I want. I’ll over-think a text I’m about to send to someone I’m dating. I’ll over-analyze a conversation I had with a friend and turn it into something it probably wasn’t in the first place.

  • Seventeen Says The Darndest Things: September Edition

    Seventeen Says The Darndest Things: September Edition

    When I got to the section on guys and relationships, I was pleasantly surprised by the article on what to say in tricky hookup situations. It was a great piece on openly communicating while still being sensitive and thoughtful. Very impressive. Naturally, it was followed by an article “decoding” guys. Always, always mockable.

  • He Said/She Said: Decoding Text Messages

    He Said/She Said: Decoding Text Messages

    Sigh. The text message. So few letters, so many hours spent analyzing it. And throw in some punctuation? My god, you might as well have me solve a trig equation. Ambiguous text messages leave so many of us ladies staring blankly at our cell phone screens, a look of completely confusion on our faces (and not always due to auto correct).

  • Ask a Dude: What’s With the 180?

    Ask a Dude: What’s With the 180?

    Dude. I need you. I’ve spent the past 4 days staring at my phone, waiting for this boy I like to call. And he has not. I met a really great guy and we hit it off immediately and talked for hours. He Facebooked me the next day and we talked online and he asked if I wanted to get together over the following weekend. Later in the week he IMed me again just to say hi and check in…

  • Men Are More Emotional Than Woman. Wait, What?!

    Men Are More Emotional Than Woman. Wait, What?!

    Remember those nights when you spent 5+ hours talking on the phone with your girlfriends about what your man friend was trying to tell you when he texted you, “Good Night” with a winky face? Well ladies, you’re not alone. A recent study has shown that men actually over-analyze and get more emotional about relationships than women do!