2017–2018 Reading List

Nov 24, 2018·3 min read

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I’ve been on Medium for one year. It’s been a year of personal growth, connecting with wonderful writers, and sharing my own journey. In honor of that year, I’ve compiled my most popular reads of the last 12 months in one place. I hope you enjoy them, and thank you for reading!

What They Don’t Tell You About Breakups Post-Divorce

For those of us who’ve weathered a divorce, we feel like we’ve been through the wringer. It’s almost as if we feel like…

psiloveyou.xyz

Dating Rules (And How to Break Them)

It seems to me that there was a point in time when dating was a little less complicated. Please don’t misunderstand: I…

psiloveyou.xyz

A Beginner’s Guide to Love and Loss

We can love someone with our whole hearts and still lose them. They can leave us. They can make it impossible for us to…

psiloveyou.xyz

When the Parent is the One Who Needs the Time Out

So often, we think of time out as a strategy for dealing with recalcitrant children rather than a way for parents to…

medium.com

How to Survive the End When It Isn't Happily Ever After

I'd love to blame Disney movies for every failed relationship. It's tempting, actually. But I never really bought into…

theascent.pub

Stay

Don’t let go just yet Just keep holding on Breathe into this moment Too soon, it will be gone There were things I took…

psiloveyou.xyz

Ladies, Prince Charming Was a Narcissist

I’m at a loss as to why we, as girls and women, so often fall for this idea of Prince Charming. Even the most skeptical…

psiloveyou.xyz

The Math of Being Single

We have a society that seems to be pretty abysmal at math. Hey, I’m not one to talk. I hate math. I was never good at…

psiloveyou.xyz

Maybe Not-Drowning Isn’t Enough

Until this week, I have never taken a formal swimming lesson. I come from the kind of family who would just throw you…

theascent.pub

On Troubleshooting Loneliness

I love my single life. There are so many more benefits to being single than people like to think. After the last…

medium.com

My Wedding Anniversary, My Divorce Anniversary, and Me.

It’s just a day now. But once, it meant something. It was the reminder of a wedding day that neither of us enjoyed…

medium.com

I’m Quitting Soul Mate Hide & Seek

Finding my soul mate isn’t my problem anymore. It’s the Universe’s problem. After all, if the Universe has a perfect…

psiloveyou.xyz

Stop Over-Thinking Single People. And Stop Over-Thinking, Single People.

I used to think that happily coupled people want single people to find relationships in order to be equally happy, as…

psiloveyou.xyz

What to Do When Your Ex Transforms into a Prince… for Someone Else

When I went through a breakup in college, my aunt bought me a little frog-shaped candle and reminded me that I’d have…

medium.com

If You Knew Me Then, You Don’t Know Me

It’s funny how people can assume that we are as we always were, that their version of us is who we will always be. But…

medium.com

Don’t Reach for Help from the Source of Your Hurt

I’m often the first to say that the things that hurt us can be deeply healing. Or, at the very least, provide us with a…

theascent.pub

Not All Masculinity is Fragile: How to Tell if Yours Might be Precious

Sometimes I feel as though the trolls seek me out. I’m clearly a feminist. It says so on almost every bio or profile I…

medium.com

10 Blocks to #RelationshipGoals

I cannot count how many times a day I run across #relationshipgoals. We hashtag it wherever we see it, and we all let…

psiloveyou.xyz

Not Your MILF: A Guide to Dating Single Moms

A friend of mine and I were recently doing what we do: comparing our lists of garbage dating trends. There are just so…

psiloveyou.xyz

10 Ways We Self-Sabotage Our Own Epic Love Stories

Despite my own train wreck of a love life, I believe in love. I believe in healthy relationships. And I also believe we…

psiloveyou.xyz

Roadblocks to Healthy Sex, Intimacy, & Relationships

If you’re here for an updated Kama Sutra, you’re going to be disappointed. I’ve never been the type to give a…

psiloveyou.xyz

2017–2018 Reading List

What They Don’t Tell You About Breakups Post-Divorce

For those of us who’ve weathered a divorce, we feel like we’ve been through the wringer. It’s almost as if we feel like…

Dating Rules (And How to Break Them)

It seems to me that there was a point in time when dating was a little less complicated. Please don’t misunderstand: I…

A Beginner’s Guide to Love and Loss

We can love someone with our whole hearts and still lose them. They can leave us. They can make it impossible for us to…

When the Parent is the One Who Needs the Time Out

So often, we think of time out as a strategy for dealing with recalcitrant children rather than a way for parents to…

How to Survive the End When It Isn't Happily Ever After

I'd love to blame Disney movies for every failed relationship. It's tempting, actually. But I never really bought into…

Stay

Don’t let go just yet Just keep holding on Breathe into this moment Too soon, it will be gone There were things I took…

Ladies, Prince Charming Was a Narcissist

I’m at a loss as to why we, as girls and women, so often fall for this idea of Prince Charming. Even the most skeptical…

The Math of Being Single

We have a society that seems to be pretty abysmal at math. Hey, I’m not one to talk. I hate math. I was never good at…

Maybe Not-Drowning Isn’t Enough

Until this week, I have never taken a formal swimming lesson. I come from the kind of family who would just throw you…

On Troubleshooting Loneliness

I love my single life. There are so many more benefits to being single than people like to think. After the last…

My Wedding Anniversary, My Divorce Anniversary, and Me.

It’s just a day now. But once, it meant something. It was the reminder of a wedding day that neither of us enjoyed…

I’m Quitting Soul Mate Hide & Seek

Finding my soul mate isn’t my problem anymore. It’s the Universe’s problem. After all, if the Universe has a perfect…

Stop Over-Thinking Single People. And Stop Over-Thinking, Single People.

I used to think that happily coupled people want single people to find relationships in order to be equally happy, as…

What to Do When Your Ex Transforms into a Prince… for Someone Else

When I went through a breakup in college, my aunt bought me a little frog-shaped candle and reminded me that I’d have…

If You Knew Me Then, You Don’t Know Me

It’s funny how people can assume that we are as we always were, that their version of us is who we will always be. But…

Don’t Reach for Help from the Source of Your Hurt

I’m often the first to say that the things that hurt us can be deeply healing. Or, at the very least, provide us with a…

Not All Masculinity is Fragile: How to Tell if Yours Might be Precious

Sometimes I feel as though the trolls seek me out. I’m clearly a feminist. It says so on almost every bio or profile I…

10 Blocks to #RelationshipGoals

I cannot count how many times a day I run across #relationshipgoals. We hashtag it wherever we see it, and we all let…

Not Your MILF: A Guide to Dating Single Moms

A friend of mine and I were recently doing what we do: comparing our lists of garbage dating trends. There are just so…

10 Ways We Self-Sabotage Our Own Epic Love Stories

Despite my own train wreck of a love life, I believe in love. I believe in healthy relationships. And I also believe we…

Roadblocks to Healthy Sex, Intimacy, & Relationships

If you’re here for an updated Kama Sutra, you’re going to be disappointed. I’ve never been the type to give a…

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