After a very sexually active 2012, 2013 started with something I hadn’t been accustomed to in a long time: A sexual dry spell.
Mind you, my marriage certainly had a lack of sex life. But there were no real dry spells – at least, not until towards the end when I just gave up begging for it and gave up already. It was a continuous routine, and it made our sex life just that less fun to be around. It wasn’t a thing we could do together; it was a requirement.
After the divorce, I really didn’t wait; I knew if I waited too long to have sex, it would become a big production number and I would get more worried and fearful. I couldn’t let that happen. So after a month, it happened with Mr. Love-of-my-Life. Then it was full steam ahead – that was, until AD broke my … Read more
I had written in the past about selfish behavior being okay in a divorce. But sometimes there is such a thing as being too selfish. And unfortunately for me, I learned it the hard way.
My cousin H just turned 16 years old. She’s the middle child, between two brothers. So when it comes to cool female relatives to look up to, she looks at my sister, cousin and me.
I had originally written this piece about losing my virginity for an anthology. It didn’t make it, but it was too good to waste. I decided to post it here.
From the day Caramel started in the office, we seemed to make it a thing to go to lunch together several times during the week. We would hit up the food trucks or the center across the street, sitting and conversing about anything and everything. One of the subjects was how we approach relationships. I already knew how I approach them, and I told him: I am a woman who thinks like a man.
I have spoken in the past about guys’ mommy issues, and how you should never date a guy who has them. What I didn’t talk about was my own mommy issues. While I have a great relationship with my father, my mother and I are lukewarm… at best.