For some singles, the holidays can feel like a constant reminder of their relationship status. It’s that time of year again. Over the next couple weeks, you’ll be invited to parties or forced to socialize with people you work with. A lot of single folks feel trepidation about these gatherings. Their greatest concern? Having to […]
There’s a dance involved with online dating that many have yet to learn, says Christan Marashio. “Let me also be honest here, you are one of the prettiest women I have seen on OKCupid. However, I must be honest with you again…I really enjoy eating women out, I could probably do it for hours on […]
The only mother figure in Christan Marashio’s life for nearly 40 years was her stepmother, but when she wrote Christan out of her will, Christan was left wondering if the love she always felt from her stepmother was all an act. In June 2012, my father passed away unexpectedly. A valve in his 86-year-old heart […]
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 […]
Women may be drawn to the Don Draper types, says Christan Marashio, but he’s an illusion. As he left my apartment he said that he didn’t want me to write about him. “But if you do write about me…” he tossed over his shoulder in his crisp British accent, “…call me Don Draper.” He was […]
We slut-shame “bad girls,” yet women want to date “bad boys” and men want to be them, says Christan Marashio. Adam Levine is considered a bad boy. Why, you ask? I have no idea. He’s looks to be about 140 lbs. soaking wet and flinches when cars explode in the background of his videos. I […]
To cast a wider net into the dating pool, Christan Marashio opted to list “casual sex” under her OKCupid preferences. She shares the (sometimes funny, sometimes helpful) findings of that experiment. I have used OKCupid off and on for about three years. After a six-month relationship with a man I met on OKCupid ended, I […]
