Setting personal boundaries means prioritizing yourself. You’ve finally revved yourself up enough to tell the person you’ve been seeing that you want more from them, when they come back and tell you they aren’t on the same page. What do you do? Continue seeing them even though you know you want more, or are you […]
This originally appeared on Everyday Feminism. Republished here with permission. Coming up for air, I looked into his eyes. We explored each other, traced the lines of creases, rolled around like kids on a snow day, hugging and kissing, never wanting to get out of bed. From the beginning, I was hooked. I felt intense […]
We accept the love we think we deserve. I looked out the window to make sure my car was still there. I had parked it in a tow away zone. If he drove past it right now he wouldn’t know where I was, because where I parked left options for my whereabouts. Maybe he would […]
Cynthia Kane has struggled with feelings of inadequacy since she was a young girl. I was 7 the first time I realized I wasn’t like other children. In school, sitting at the round table with my classmates, I watched our teacher, Ms. Allen, scribble numbers and symbols on the chalkboard. A heavy textbook clutched in […]
