Tag: dating

• 6’7 from Seattle…

  I thought we had chemistry — hours of late-night phone calls where everything flowed so easily. But when 6’7 from Seattle finally showed up, it turned into the weirdest, most disappointing first meeting of my life. From flaking on plans, to opening his laptop on my couch, to snoring for twelve hours straight — all…

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• Unsolicited Dick Pics IN PDX

  Unsolicited dick pics: still happening, still gross, and still not the flex men think it is. In this Relentlessly Single in PDX rant, I break down why random crotch shots aren’t cute, why they’re really about control (not attraction), and how to deal with them without letting some stranger’s poor lighting ruin your day.

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• the fucking audacity of: this man. He wants to be my man, but wants other women, but doesn’t want me to have another man.

  Read that again, twice. Do you have the same migraine I do? There’s something in the Portland air—and I don’t mean the rain or the smell of weed or body odor. I mean the audacity. So here’s the tea: I’ve was lowkey seeing this man. He’s cute. He’s charming. He says all the right things.…

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• PDX & the single life

  Hinge, Tinder, and the existential crisis of trying to find love/fun (or just someone with a job, showers, and owns a bed frame) in Portland, Oregon. Let’s just get one thing straight: dating in Portland is not for the weak or the impatient. It’s for the women who can carry a toddler on one hip,…

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• Money & Mortgage mommy

  A financial literacy crash course for the homeowning single mama. I am very proud (and terrified) to say, that I officially occupy a space in the “I am a single, full time mom – who bought their house.” I don’t know why we put such an emphasis on this and why we are all killing…

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• Dating in portland? ew.

  Let’s talk about the tragic comedy that is dating in Portland, Oregon… while being a full-time single mom in her 30s… who still doesn’t fully understand how to swipe on Hinge without accidentally matching with a guy who looks like he vapes essential oils and wears toe shoes to pick up his organic kale from…

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