When I graduated high school in 2009, I had planned to go to the University of Iowa, a school that was around 4 hours away from my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. It was never my intention to meet a boy I wanted to date right before leaving for college, but as it turns out that's exactly what happened.
Last night a girl went home to hook up with a guy. No big news there, right? Well, when it came time to get down to business, the guy (presumably one the girl had just met) pulled out a rubber ducky condom. Yes, this is real life.
Without a doubt, this is the most critical time for what you two have and could have. So here are some general guidelines and helpful tips to make sure you get the answer that’s clearest, sanest, and right for you.
It seems to be all of our fates to have to bear through a few awkward dates. As uncomfortable as first date awkwardness may feel, you can always hope that these moments will someday become fond memories as you admire the big fat engagement ring he gave you.
Men are simple creatures. This statement has got to be one of the most common clichés ladies hear every time their boyfriends, boy-toys, fiancés, and even husbands have them on the brink of tearing their hair out with confusion. How can this sweeping statement solve any one of the problems we face when interacting with the ever-baffling male species?
I got a little clingy and insecure, and I think that freaked him out. I was upset, and I texted him a few things that probably made me sound absolutely crazy. The thing is, after that day everything changed. He decided he no longer wanted a relationship.
There’s nothing wrong with casual dating, of course. I just don’t know if I’m cut out for it because I don’t know what I’m doing, and because I’ve never been in a real relationship.
Everyone knows the typical female mantra for January, "new year, new me!" Girls hashtag it for the first few weeks, when they're actually hitting the gym and trying to stick to their New Year's resolutions, but I want to talk about a different kind of mantra. New year, new guy.
In the age of Internet snark, kindness is something that seems to be reserved for animals and Bob Ross quotes, but there’s no more important trait when dealing with matters of the heart. This week, kindness and forgiveness are things we should all remember.
Just because you're under the weather, sexy times don't need to come to a screeching halt. No, I'm not trying to convince you that dirty tissues are the latest aphrodisiac. Rather, there are ways you can still get yours despite feeling like Gwyneth Paltrow in Contagion.
"I came away thinking that women have it so much harder than guys do when it comes to that kind of stuff."
You’re both people, so treat each other as such. Be yourself. He wants to keep seeing you because he likes you. How much and for what reasons are up to him, but you got this far because of who you are -- not because of who you think you want him to be.
It's no secret that men are sometimes difficult to read. And while it's easy to think everything will fall into place once he drops the "L" bomb, sometimes it just isn't so.
Great news for us all. Alert the major religions, nosey parents and sex ed. counselors!
I want everyone reading this to understand that the only way off of that hook is yourself. You are the only one standing in the way of your happiness.