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Bad With Men: I Try To Make Every Guy I Date Into My Boyfriend
By Dana NorrisMay 23, 2013
Dana Norris is the founder of Story Club. She once went on 71 Internet dates. This was one of them. Patrick and I have gone on two dates and one late night train ride full of Libertarian tirades and I am digging this guy. We’ve spent upwards of 20 hours on the phone together, he’s commented on every single picture of me on Facebook, and I’m convinced that finally, finally, he...Posted in Dating, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
Single People Aren't Broken
By Rebecca SparrowMay 12, 2013
I’ll cut to the chase. Last week I behaved like an asshole. I was out at a book store event with my splendid, 40-something friend Zoe when I took it upon myself to insult her. More on that in a sec. Let me tell you about Zoe. Zoe is one of those people whose life is brimming with interesting. She works in the music industry and studies international business at night and joins cool club...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
Your Life Might Not Look The Way You Thought It Would, And That's OK
By Christan MarashioMay 08, 2013
Christan Marashio thought she'd be married by the time she was 27. Now, single at 44, she shares how she's letting go of that unrealistic picture in her head. When I was about 9 or 10, I decided that I would be married by age 27. I don’t know where I got that number. It sounded like a good age at the time. At 10 years old, I thought I was supposed to be married and have children before I...Posted in nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why I Was Reluctant To Let Go Of My 'Single Mother' Title
By Wendy FontaineApril 09, 2013
Would people think she wasn't as powerful or strong if she no longer referred to herself as a "single mom"? Angie and I were playing hide-and-seek at the playground on a Wednesday afternoon when three helicopters starting circling overhead, a sure sign of trouble in our neck of northern Los Angeles. One of the dads at the playground had the inside scoop: Police were searching for two armed ro...Posted in Family, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents, Singledom | (0) Comments »
My Three Rules For Dating Again After 25 Years Of Marriage
By Bernadette MurphyFebruary 19, 2013
After splitting from her husband of 25 years, Bernadette Murphy wanted companionship, but quickly realized she had no idea how to date anymore. Some women flirt by sending pictures of themselves in scanty little underthings to the man they’re hoping to attract. Men do this, too—even Congressmen. “Sexting” is most prevalent though, the media tells us, among teen girls. A...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
You Are Pretty Enough To Find Love
By Kate FridkisJanuary 20, 2013
The other day, a girl emailed me: “I’m worried that I’m not pretty enough to get a guy. I’m single, and want a serious relationship, but sometimes I think I can’t find one because I’m not prettier.” I wanted to exclaim, “That’s ridiculous!” But instead I thought, well, of course you’re worried. When I was single, I reasoned tha...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffJanuary 18, 2013
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The High Price Of Being Single In America by Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell of The Atlantic says over a lifetime, unmarried women can pay as much as a million dollars more than their married counterparts for healthcare, taxes, and more. 2. Enough About Lena Dunham’s Ass! by Rac...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Friday Five, Internet and Social Media, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Singledom | (0) Comments »
How Do You Take Care Of You?
By Katerina ZachariaDecember 31, 2012
Single mom Katerina Zacharia shares her self-care strategy for the new year. Three years ago, a child therapist asked, “So, what are you doing to take care of you?” I wanted to leap across the table and strangle her throat. “What the heck kind of question is that? Why would you ask something so ignorant, arrogant, and insensitive?” In my own hypercritical arrogance, I c...Posted in Family, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents, Singledom, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
'Single' Does Not Mean 'Available'
By Maree TaliduDecember 26, 2012
I’m single. At 32, many of my friends are married with 2 kids. Due to my age and my status of ‘single’, people assume I’m actively looking for love. Or that I need help in finding a man, when the fact of the matter is yes: I am single. But no, I am not available. The word ‘single’ seems to conjure up responses of pity from people who think I must be desperat...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
I Hate To Admit It, But Being Single During The Holidays Sucks
By Leah BerkenwaldDecember 25, 2012
Feminists aren't supposed to let their singledom bother them during the holidays, but not everyone is immune. I never thought I would internalize all the crap out there about being a single, straight woman, but somehow this holiday season I found myself unwittingly trapped in a rom-com desperation cliche. “Meet Leah. She’s an independent woman with the perfect job, perfect apartme...Posted in Feminism, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
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