the other fork in the road
navigating life via acute corners, wrong turns and dead ends.
Tag: relationships
on love and wanderlust
Wanderlust defined is “a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.” But if you have it, you know that simple definition doesn’t even begin to describe what you’re experiencing. I recently started guest blogging for Appalachian Trials, a…
textual communication
Scottish Dave is the very proud owner of the dumbest phone in the world. It literally does nothing but flip up, which was a super cool trick back in 2002. While I was visiting Scotland, it was incredibly frustrating trying to communicate with him,…
and so, the wine flowed
Soooo, you’re either going to think I am a total alcoholic, or vigorously nod your head in agreement, thankful you’re not alone in this potentially alcoholic behavior (trust me, you’re fiiine). I started drinking wine after I bought my house, mainly because it felt more…
backwards with time
My dear friend Peter recently got engaged. Peter is 34. His fiancé is 19. Before you get all judgey and become the expert on all marriages, just know there isn’t anything you can think that hasn’t been thunk or anything you can say that…
boyfriend is not a good look for me
Some people thrive in relationships. They grow here and flourish there and it’s almost as if they don’t feel whole unless they are sharing their life with another. In fact, they might agree their best self comes out when they are with their special…
the heart was made to be broken
“I’d rather be the one who loves, than to be loved and never even know.” ~ Josh Ritter On a school bus driving through the Poudre Canyon in Colorado to see Josh Ritter at the Mishawaka When you spend over thirty hours in a…
so, do you have any man prospects?
The more birthdays you collect, the shallower your pool of single friends becomes, and eventually you find yourself with two choices: hang out with your coupled up friends or find new friends. (One might argue another option is to couple up. But if you…
