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#IdeaStory: Sea of Words
I’m drowning in a sea of words, she saysYou don’t want to be rescued, he observesSo she asks if they can write a story together.
Relationships
Navigating Family, Friendship, Marriage, Colleagues, Companions & other social connections
The Completely Bearable Lightness of Being 35
I feared the mundanity of 35. I’m learning it’s not mundane when it happens naturally.
Wake Up And Smell The Bruises
I know what I saw. I know the sense of danger I felt. I know that unmistakable instinct women develop about trouble. There was something off. I didn’t need to see the bruises.
One Day Past Thirty-Five
Celebrations. I’ve decided I’m going to have them as often and as self indulgently as I can. I’m thirty-five, not dead!
Why Digital Dating Means Nothing New For Indian Women
India is on the digital map and we of the brown-skinned, spicy-food-eating ilk are exploring digital dating too.
When Did ‘I’m Married’ Become A Pick-Up Line?
Why are married men openly partaking of mating rituals? And why are women falling for them?
The Anti-Love Fundamentalists
The people who espouse hookups are just as fundamentalist in their beliefs as the people they scoff at. There is no room for love in this war.
20 Steps: A Digital Love Story
1. He sends her a carefully worded to sound casual-but-smart message. 2. She replies with the digital equivalent of a laugh. 3. Encouraged, he does some more of that. 4. She chuckles (digitally, of course). He notices that her smile is crooked and that her teeth don’t quite line up. He wonders whether to…
Social, Secretly Human
A new social app called SECRET has me intrigued with the possibility of actual human connections again.
Unimpressive Me
I’m starting to feel unimpressive in most social situations these days. Unimpressive seems inappropriate. I’m not allowed to underwhelm