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A Practical Wedding
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“Dating” Just Doesn’t Cover This
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Sep 3, 2016
Living
My Engagement Was The Saddest Time In My Life
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Aug 1, 2016
Living
My Wedding Was Awful — & That’s What Made It Good
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Dec 16, 2015
Living
Nobody Knows I Freaked Out During My Wedding Ceremony
Everything about the first two days was gorgeous. Friends from far away, a beautiful dress, delicious food, and a whole weekend to catch up, hang out, and
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Sex
What It’s Like To Be A Bisexual Woman Married To A Man
In two weeks, I will celebrate my second wedding anniversary with my best friend on the planet. Our life together is everything I could ever have asked for
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Sex
What Happened When I Gave Up Dating For A Year
Most of my 20s (and my teenage years, for that matter) were spent longing for a partner who would complete my identity. Someone who would make me happy, bo
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Living
5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Canceled My Wedding
Our wedding was going to be in my hometown, at a private winery surrounded by blooming lavender fields in Northern California. Our colors were pearl and ma
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Living
The Silver Lining Of My Post-Wedding Blues
I was a guest at two friends’ weddings within six weeks after my own last summer. With every beaming photo-op and tearful champagne toast, I would pose a
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Home
What A Major Move Taught Us About Our Relationship
There’s a list I received in one of my graduate school classes that denotes the most stressful things that can happen in a person’s life. The expected,
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Living
Why I Refuse To Promise To Make My Future Husband Happy
Part of my ex's charm was his own happiness. He had a boyish playfulness, combined with a willingness to make sure those around him were happy, too. "Happi
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Living
How My DIY Wedding Project Destroyed Friendships
You, too, can make a beautiful paper-flower wreath to enjoy at home! Most of these steps are not required nor recommended, but here I’ve included all of
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Living
I’m A Radical Feminist Who Still Loves Weddings
It just happened one day. I was your average radical, sex-positive, feminist, non-monogamous, queer, activist-cum-artist. Then, two months ago, I started w
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Living
The Surprising Truth About Getting Too Drunk At Weddings
A few years ago, I went to a wedding with my husband (then-boyfriend). It was beautiful and fun, but we didn’t know anyone other than the bride. I spent
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Living
My Budget-Friendly Wedding Was Still Totally Perfect
No catering. No renting. No leaving the neighborhood. Three cakes. One-sentence sum-up of the wedding vibe: Close friends and family showering us with love
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Living
This Bride’s Dress Is Perfect For The Summer-Camp Theme
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Living
Honest Advice The Wedding Industry Isn’t Telling You
Our apartment overlooks the Qipu mall, a shopping complex famous with the fashionista set here in Shanghai. At night, the shipping trucks filled with tons
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Sex
5 Lessons I Learned When My Marriage Was In The Toilet
My husband and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary this year. For us, eight years married meant eight years and three months together, because we g
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Living
When I Moved For My Long-Distance Relationship, I Lost A Part Of ...
I would tell my husband that I would cross oceans for him, but being the overachiever that I am, I already have — way too many times.
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5 Tips For Going Makeup-Free On Your Wedding Day
There’s a weird false dichotomy in both the fashion and the beauty industries. There's an assumption that if you’re not into hair, makeup, and other fo
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Living
My Best Friend’s Wedding Wasn’t About Me
Not too long ago, I was having a bad week. A very regular doctor’s appointment quickly turned into a very serious doctor’s appointment, which turned in
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Living
11 Reasons Why Wedding Season Is Actually The Best
In case you haven’t noticed, lists are taking over the Internet, whether we like it or not. One thing I’ve observed about this numerical revolution is
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Living
I Never Wanted To Get Married…But Now I Am
I was never someone who cared about weddings.
I don’t mean that in a bragging, “not like other girls” kind of way — just as a statement of f
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Body
My Struggle With Body Dysmorphia
By Manya DotsonI think my dysfunctional affair with mirrors began the first time I stepped into a ballet studio and took my place at the barre. I was five
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Wellness
What Your Grieving Friends Need From You
For me, it started around the same time the first of my friends got married. Other friends were losing their parents. Mostly cancer, a few other illnesses,
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Living
I Hated My Wedding Dress (But, I Loved My Wedding)
Growing up, I daydreamed about my future wedding (when I was old enough to have one). Pretty common for most little girls. Unlike the stereotype, the bigge
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Sex
When You’re The Last Person You Know To Get Married
In central Missouri, the tradition is for an older, unwed sister to
dance in a pig trough
at her
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Sex
Why Does Friendship Get So Much Harder When We’re Older?
My friend Rebecca called me last week. Among other things, she was calling to talk about friendship, and how, recently, she’s been feeling like it gets h
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Living
Why I Am Not In A Rush To Get Married
I didn't expect her social media status update would hit me like it did. My cousin, two months older than I am, announced that she got engaged for the seco
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Body
My Seamstress Made My Wedding Dress Too Small (So I’d Lose Weight)
The week before my wedding, I stood in a small room at the tailor’s as a woman zipped me into my dress. “It looks great,” I enthused, admiring myself
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Spirit
What It Was Like To Plan My Wedding Without My Mom Around
This Easter marks the one-year anniversary of the day my brother married his wife. They didn’t fight the Wedding Industrial Complex, send out in
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