Dating
Thankgivin' in Da Bayou
I grew up in a small town in Southeast Texas called Bridge City. Like most teenagers, I went to parties and would sneak out of my friends’ houses with them. One night when I was 17, I met a guy named Colin. Our friends tried to get us to talk but I wasn’t really interested.
By Brandy Enn5 years ago in Confessions
Sucker Punched At The End
As a young child, I always had a self-conscious attitude towards myself. Coming from divorced parents and making the decision at a young age to stay with my father instead of my mother. Which is not the normal thing to do even when I was young. I thought that I would be better off with my father and in many ways I was. Me and my brother keep each other company, getting ourselves into trouble as young kids do. We lived in the family home and once my parent were divorced it was different in many ways. My mother was absent a lot of the time, as she had taken up with my father’s best friend at the time. Resentment for me had started at a young age towards my mother.
By Kirsten Ross5 years ago in Confessions
Manifesting The Love You Want
I love journaling. I love manifesting. I believe in using your energy to produce the outcomes you desire in life, within reason of course. I decided to share an insert from one of my most recent entries of my personal journal, to possibly help anyone else out there that may not be able to put into words the type of partner they wish to live their life with. I must warn you, this insert is an mantra. Meaning, the more you repeat thinking, speaking, writing, or breathing in this mantra the more your energy is actually being programmed to focus on only the traits you aspire to have in a life partner.
By Monet Graham5 years ago in Confessions
Dating While Fat
For most of my life, I was the skinny girl. I had a goal weight, and if I’d punish myself with a diet if I were even a pound above it. Who could blame me? I was a teenager during the 2000s, back when we were taught that being fat was a bad thing. Not just a bad thing, but the worst thing you could be as a woman. Women who dared to be thicker were often seen as unattractive, and if a man wanted to date a ‘fat’ woman he had a fetish or low standards. I wish I could say that things have changed since then, but there are still people who shame women for the way they look.
By Jade M.5 years ago in Confessions
That Time I Cheated
This has been more than twenty years in the making. I cheated, it was once, but it was big. My boyfriend and I had been dating off and on for years. He asked me to marry him when I was seventeen. I said no. As you can imagine we broke up after that.
By J.B. Miller5 years ago in Confessions
My Sister, My Frenemy
We were told as little girls, our relationships with our sisters determine how we will interact with female friendships when we get older. If there is mistrust and jealousy with young girls, there will be mistrust and jealousy with women. I never used to believe that until my Lil sister started having an affair with my male friend behind my back. Do not get me wrong, this is not about him, per se. Men come and go; my sister is forever. He is nothing special and certainly not worth fighting over. It is about the trust I had for my sister. I never in a million years thought she would be the one to betray me. I never thought she would be the one to hurt me.
By Karen Thomas5 years ago in Confessions
Zig Zag #4
I firmly believe everyone has a story. As we pass through life, we get to be a witness of others' stories just as much as we get to be a part of them. With a person’s story, there are many acts and scenes that move things along. When a person decides to share any of these parts, the receiver of the share is getting just a glimpse into someone's life. A fraction of the whole. But that fraction is a gift. Especially when the story holds a secret.
By Kathleen Majorsky5 years ago in Confessions
Healing After Loving and Leaving an Alcoholic: Resentful, Ruthful, and Raw.
It's s a popular exercise in therapy that when we feel sad or angry at another person, writing a letter you'll never send can be helpful. So I suppose this is my version. I'm going to write it as a story to convince myself that the pain is behind me - but it isn't. It happened today, and I am raw, resentful, and Someday this won't be my life—just a story.
By Diana Herrera5 years ago in Confessions
I miss him.
I missed him today. He was in my dreams and again it was kind of nostalgic just cause I was so comfortable with him. I'm tempted to check the tarot cards to see how he has been feeling about me too- because we haven't communicated to each other in a week. Feels like much longer because when we did communicate it was merely a snapchat or two.
By Chantel5 years ago in Confessions
When Things Fall Apart: Breakdowns Can Create Breakthroughs
"I'm sorry," said the email, "but our phone call left me uncomfortable, and we decided to work with someone else." I felt like I was being punched in the gut. Even though I saw it coming. Even though I had brought it to myself.
By Arya Sharma5 years ago in Confessions
