It’s the love triangle that so many romantic comedies' plots follow: main character has a crush on a quirky yet lovable guy, and that guy falls for the best friend instead. Except, in this case, the crush fell for my twin sister.I met Ryan* at a coffee shop where he often lurked to read a

In March of 2016, Malcolm* and I decided to move in together. We’d been dating for just about four months. It was alarmingly fast, but it felt right. We spent just about every waking second together.We met on Tinder and had an instant connection, even though our personalities were a bit mismatched.

It was logical that the next step in our relationship would be marriage. We laughed at the same jokes, we're both Jewish, had similar family values, loved being creative together, and cared for our dog Kermit like a daughter. I was tired of the dating scene. I couldn't wait to delete my ...Continue

Trigger warning: suicidal ideation.Men are things to be used and thrown away.Just kidding! I totally don't mean that. But for a time in my 20s, this was my perspective. Aside from my very first and very last boyfriends (the last being the one who became my husband), I approached men as though

Have you heard the saying, "When you marry 'the one,' you marry the family?" I have — and the thought makes me shudder.I was one of those independent spirits with a "loose leash" from a young age. My family gets together for holidays, which works great for me, but you definitely won't see them