Confessions of a Love Addict

The journey of learning to love yourself

You’d Figure It Out

What if you find yourself 40 years old, single, living alone in a tiny apartment in the West Village? What if you search high and low, put up with the jerks, the gems — and everything wild and...

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Wrapped up in the warmth of moment you know doesn’t come around very often, I closed my eyes and listened to the gentle crashing of the waves. My best friend was breathing deeply next to me, slowly...

May 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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I Just Want to Dance

I walked from 50th and 7th west to Hell’s Kitchen, listening to old music on my iPhone and silently reminding myself that yes, Frankie, the best is yet to come. I carefully avoided that street...

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The Brown Slingback Heels

Tossing another abandoned sweater onto a pile nearly as tall as my desk, I admired my new-found ability to just let go of things. I’m bad about spring cleaning, mainly because I’m a little messy by...

Apr 30, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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I Thought of You Today

I thought of you today while riding the subway downtown to a date I wasn’t quite sure was actually a date or not. I caught myself not being able to turn my attention away from an older couple —...

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Another Friday Night

One more stretch, you can do it, I encouraged myself early last Saturday morning, listening to the off-beat of my feet in Central Park. As I often do when my body can’t keep up with my racing...

Apr 19, 2013 Like

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Delete. Delete. Delete.

Sitting in my blue fuzzy robe, drinking a glass of my favorite Chilean Cabernet, I chuckled as I deactivated every last dating profile I have. Delete. Delete. Delete. Writing about love for a...

Apr 9, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Believing in the Unknown

I traveled to North Carolina last weekend for some much needed time with my family. The three days and some loose change of hours were blessed and bittersweet — we all knew the time was too short,...

Apr 8, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Perfectly Good Men

Sitting across from a tall sports-fanatic in Hell’s Kitchen a handful of Saturdays ago, I considered my escape route. The establishment – an Irish-y bar with many beers on tap – was dark enough. It...

Apr 2, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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There Are Guys

There are guys who are so very, very wrong for you. But they feel really good. They’re intoxicating with spirits that are so complicated it’s incredibly sexy. There are guys who love being by your...

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She Can Get Some Satisfaction

It was snowing on Saturday when I left my apartment to catch the downtown train. I’ve been aching for a change and for the temperatures of Spring, so naturally my hair became a prime canvas. I’m...

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I Love it When it Rains in New York

It was raining when I moved to New York, exactly three years ago today. I sat at the Charlotte Airport, resting my elbow on my overstuffed carry-on bag and my purse while nervously applying...

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You’re Never Going to Meet Someone

You’re never going to meet someone online. Not when your profile looks like that — how old are those photos? No selfies. No professional pictures. Look like you’re having fun. Lots and lots of fun...

Mar 12, 2013 Like

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Happy Birthday, Lucy Liberty!

Almost six months ago exactly, I made one of the best decisions: adopting a puppy. The decision was uncharacteristically of me — I never make choices without careful research and consideration and...

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Someone is Being Raped Right Now

A seven-year-old girl in the Congo, with braids and bright eyes who knows about the harshness of her land but has yet to experience it until now. A child bride who wears henna down her arm and...

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Feelings Know Best

My friend A has a sense of adventure that I admire as much as I fear. She galivants around the world — by herself — hitch hiking and talking to strangers who quickly become stories in her...

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So Very Worth It

In a few weeks, I’ll celebrate the third anniversary with the city I love. It’s seen me through for better and for worst. It’s pushed me out of a love I hoped would last and into days I never...

Feb 27, 2013 Like

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This Baby Loves Her Back

My boobs were bigger when I was 10 years old than they are now. Something happened the summer before I started middle school — my mom let me shave my legs for the first time (at our lake house in a...

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I Don’t Really Miss You

I don’t miss you. Not really. I think that I miss you because I’m terrified — petrified even — of never meeting another you. Actually, I don’t honestly want to meet someone like you– I want to meet...

Feb 19, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Falling in Love on Fridays: The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made

This week’s Falling in Love on Fridays comes from one of my very best, dearest friends, Renee. We became friends 7 years ago while in high school and she quickly named herself (or maybe I named...

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Oh Love, Sweet Self-Love…

Hey there lady, You’ve had quite the year, haven’t you darling? It’s been full of changes and challenges, incredible new beginnings and the start of madly, profoundly falling in love with yourself....

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An Ode to a Loyal Reader

Once upon a time, there was a man named Larry who quickly became one of my most loyal followers. For those of you who have commented on posts, you’re probably familiar with him. I’ve never...

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Hey You — What Are You Doing at 8 p.m.?

If you’re home in your PJs watching Netflix with a glass of wine and day-two stir fry like I am, I have a fun idea for you – Talk about sex. You know — what you want, what you hate, how you keep it...

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Without Any Apologies

Sitting across from Dr. Heart at my favorite Thai place near NYU on Saturday night, I caught myself sneaking a smile at him when he wasn’t watching. The restaurant, though not really known for...

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Falling in Love on Fridays: The Way We Were (And Weren’t)

This week’s Falling in Love on Fridays story comes from a lovely lady who would prefer to stay anonymous. Her tale — like so many others — is about that one guy, that one connection, that chemistry...

Feb 8, 2013 Like

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One More Week! Submit Your Valentine

It’s a week until Valentine’s Day (or Single Awareness Day or that day you have a date with Jack, Captain and Jose…) — but instead of making it about love and romance or the lack thereof, make it...

Feb 7, 2013 Like

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Things I’m Not Afraid Of

I’m not afraid of being alone. Because loneliness only feels lonely when you give it your power. And though a city can make you have solitary thoughts in the solitary confinement of your tiny hole...

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Falling in Love on Fridays: Loving on a Prayer

This week’s Falling in Love on Fridays comes from one of my very best friends in the whole world (and the world wide web). Nikki started as my bubbly intern at the campus newspaper and quickly grew...

Feb 1, 2013 Like

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I’m One of NYC’s Most Desirable Singles?

A few weeks ago, I received a message from a lovely woman inviting me to join Rachel Chris, a luxury dating/matchmaking site — and naming me (yes, me!) one of the Most Desirable Singles in NYC. I...

Jan 30, 2013 Like

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Confessions of a Love Addict

You’d Figure It Out

Finding My Way Back to Me

I Just Want to Dance

The Brown Slingback Heels

I Thought of You Today

Another Friday Night

Delete. Delete. Delete.

Believing in the Unknown

Perfectly Good Men

There Are Guys

She Can Get Some Satisfaction

I Love it When it Rains in New York

You’re Never Going to Meet Someone

Happy Birthday, Lucy Liberty!

Someone is Being Raped Right Now

Feelings Know Best

So Very Worth It

This Baby Loves Her Back

I Don’t Really Miss You

Falling in Love on Fridays: The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made

Oh Love, Sweet Self-Love…

An Ode to a Loyal Reader

Hey You — What Are You Doing at 8 p.m.?

Without Any Apologies

Falling in Love on Fridays: The Way We Were (And Weren’t)

One More Week! Submit Your Valentine

Things I’m Not Afraid Of

Falling in Love on Fridays: Loving on a Prayer

I’m One of NYC’s Most Desirable Singles?

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