From the ages of 18 to 22, it feels like a lifetime has passed. An overexposure to everything from love and sex to rules and grades has left me with a degree in life.
Author Archives: Nicole Forde
Make relationships go the distance
The fact that spring tends to bloom young love in addition to flowers really pisses me off.
Classic love letters can still make quite an impact
Last week, my boyfriend asked me for a stamp. The next day, he asked me for my zip code, claiming he wanted to look up the nearest Yoshinoya Beef Bowl restaurant to my apartment.
Dating a coworker offers a chance to grow together
Work is a lot more relationship than you expect.
Valentine’s Day pressure just causes extra stress
As I stood in the “˜U-Scan’ line at Ralph’s Groceries waiting to purchase my frozen lasagna and Caesar salad ready-pack (my version of a home-cooked meal), I watched a young man in front of me balance a dozen roses, a gigantic purple heart-shaped balloon, a six-pack of Bud Light, and his wallet in his hands.
Friendship should be at core of relationship during hard times
Karma has not been my friend lately.
I might like you better if we slept together
The last time I was with you all, my cynicism still bled wholeheartedly into my romantic outlook on life.