It’s Complicated: Three’s a Crowd

September 16, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Dear Reagan, I matched with a couple on Tinder and they messaged me shortly thereafter. How in the world do I flirt with them? Do I have to address both of them in things I say? Help! — Looking and Lost Dear Looking,I think the first order of business is to figure out exactly what the […]

It’s Complicated: Regional Marriage Pressure

August 20, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes To hell with what my Bishop says, I have zero interest in getting married in my early 20s. But people get married so young around here… I worry despite myself about having options later. Advice? -AG  Dear AG, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is self-described as “family-centered.” Not only that, but marriage […]

Jesse Ruins Relationships: How my marriage failed

September 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Those who follow my stories know that I’m the definition of a non-traditional student: I’ve been in school for ten years, I have two kids and I turn 30 this year. You’ve also probably realized by now that I enjoy writing things to be humorous. Today I decided to switch that up a bit, and […]

Chasing vs. Persistence

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes How to navigate the twists and turns of seemingly contradictory advice. Those of us who are single and looking receive more dating advice than we know what to do with. While much of the advice we get stands up to scrutiny, some of it is just counterproductive. It’s usually easy to ferret out which nuggets […]

A Not-So-Hopeless Romantic

February 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes For as long as I can remember, I have been hardwired to be in love. It is my default setting. Try as I might, I can’t shake this unbearable desire to have a passionate, emotional bond with some special woman. Yet all this time, it’s as if I have some sort of mental block against […]