Having a wedding during the holidays is just one more way to make the most wonderful time of the year even more special. Whether you’re dreaming of an elegant ceremony in snow-covered mountains or having a small gathering in a rustic cabin, Winter weddings create endless opportunities to incorporate nods to the holiday season into…read more
Gender bias in the tech industry is nothing new. Notoriously dominated by males, women have seldom been able to penetrate the tech sector in the same way that men have been able to. In fact, women only hold 11 percent of senior leadership roles in tech companies. And when we consider the stats for non-white…read more
Everyone has a unique coming out story, and while mine isn’t necessarily going to make a list of the best ones to ever be told, I think there’s merit in sharing it anyway. I came out as bisexual in college. In my mind this was late, even though I understand conceptually that there’s no timeline…read more
“Please, not the Death card,” I muttered to myself while my tarot reader was shuffling the deck for my first ever tarot reading. I stared in disbelief as he dealt the first card and laid it on the table. There it was, the Death card, a haunting illustration of a white rose held by a…read more
Five years ago, I went through a life-altering tragedy when my husband was murdered in front of me, our 3-day-old son, and three other family members. For a long time, the trauma left me paralyzed with depression, anxiety, and fear. For an entire year, I could barely function within society and I avoided life as…read more
New Year’s resolutions can be both simple and complicated. A few small words form one big goal, and that one big goal can hold a lot of weight. And while there are plenty of great resolution ideas on how to change your life, my personal one for the new year requires a little more explanation….read more
If you’re wondering whether or not you’re settling in a relationship, you most likely are. Though the standards for what “settling” means is different for everyone; if at the end of the day you feel like your partner is not measuring up and you still stick by them, then that is settling. Both women and…read more
“Sweet, loyal, loving.” These are adjectives that my friends and family usually use when describing me. Though I’m incredibly flattered that people close to me characterize me as this, let me tell you – these attributes can really bite you in the ass when it comes to love. When I’d put myself out there in…read more
Netflix has essentially sent the Twitter equivalent of a “You up?” text. While partaking in a popular meme format asking people for things they could hypothetically say during sex and another innocuous activity, the streaming service tweeted, “What’s something you can say during sex but also when you manage a brand twitter account?” Then things…read more
What does the word soulmates make you think of? We’ve been told a lot about what it’s supposed to mean, but how does it resonate with you? When I hear “soulmates,” I always think of the subtle moments between me and my partner. I think of lying in bed all day watching TV as if…read more