Taking Off Cowboy Boots

Tonight I stood in a small dark venue and listened to a soulful singer. Many songs we listen to throughout our lives are connected to some of the happiest and saddest of memories. The singer sang a song that stirred so many emotions inside of me. I cried. It reminded me of a time when my heart was a little bit broken and my ideals...

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Jealousy's A Bitch

I'd say it was a pretty good week if I didn't once turn into the worst version of myself. That version is a girl I don't recognize. Basically, she has a lot of jealous bones in her body and she won't stop until she's assumed, accused and agitated. The three A's. If you don't tame yourself, the three A's can sting your relationship.  It...

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A Man Called Marlboro

People say that love is a drug. It’s addicting, intoxicating and a large amount of it can be dangerous enough to cause an overdose. If you part with love or love parts with you, your head and heart go through a sort of mourning period. If you’ve ever seen the end of a relationship, then you know that feeling of withdrawal. Lonely nights...

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The Talk

Where do I start? Well, it's hard for one. Two, it's never a good idea to have 'the talk' when one party is ready to speak up and the other is not. Three, if you're not prepared to hear the good and the bad then it's best to leave it be until who knows when. We all know it, we've all heard of it, and we've all had the unfortunate and fortunate...

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Two to Tango

Tonight I saw a love story disguised as a horror film. Two completely different young souls blended perfectly together in the presence of one another. The boy was your typical bullied odd-kid out with just a Rubik's cube to call his friend. The girl was not quite human. A 12 yr. old vampire unable to grow close to anyone... in fear that...

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Omens In Red

I was first introduced to the 'omen' in the B romantic comedy, 'Fools Rush In '. If you don't recall or haven't had the pleasure of viewing this semi heartwarming film with Salma Hayek and a pre-drug addicted Matthew Perry... Allow me to recap: Boy meets girl, boy impregnates girl, boy struggles with fatherhood, girl's family does...

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Let It Be

We are constantly weaving through phases in our life, experiencing moments of wholehearted pride-filled independence, rock bottom loneliness and two-to-tango connections. At times, we'd just as rather sit down to a dinner with ourselves, whereas somedays we desire to reach across the table and find the touch of another's hand. Each individual...

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Time To Love

People go to seminars for stuff like this: Where to go to find someone. Places to frequent in order to make a connection... I was pondering this issue and then some while I was standing somewhere in between the canned food aisle and the bread aisle of the grocery store. I pushed my goody filled cart past plenty of men and women;...

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Saved By The Serenade

Allow me to preface with a flashback: We must have been 'seeing' each other for a good two months. Much to my chagrin, it was to the point where I had somehow found it sensible enough for me to actually commute out of dear Manhattan in order to spend most of my nights in his bed ---> In Jersey. So there we were, two twenty-somethings...

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To Touch v.

To Touch v. 1. vti. to put a part of the body, especially the fingertips, in contact with something so as to feel it. 2. vt. to apply the slightest pressure to something. Sometimes it is difficult to be so close to the person that you adore. Even a pure accidental touch is quite unbearable and the body is sent into shock, a nervous shock...

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Paris Charming

Parisian men… what can I say about them? Well, there is a lot to say. I could generalize and state that this well-dressed species behave no different than tigers hunting for their prey. This is true in some cases, but they come strong and they come gentle. For an American girl a Parisian man can be just what the doctor ordered. Unlike...

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Sexduction

Lately it seems as though the women of my generation have been more concerned with their physical well-being, as opposed to the “mental.” I’m not talking about “making use of your monthly gym membership” or “sand-papering your cellulite with the latest Bath&Bodyworks loofah sponge.” No, I’m talking about sex; about our natural desire...

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The Heart of the Matter

You always know it’s that time of year when every storefront window display is chalk-full of paper- mache pink and red hearts. Valentine’s Day; when couples actually have to ring out the romance and hang it out to dry with some processed chocolate hearts and a pair of red-laced underwear. But what is it with the hearts? Or, the heart, if...

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Wait and See

Age… twenty-one years old. Relationship status… single and waiting for something or someone, but not sure what. Currently… sitting in a café a la Place de la Sorbonne. I’m sipping on a cup of chocolat chaud and one word comes to mind. Waiting. This is a word that, though you may not think you use a lot, happens to find its way into our...

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