Today marks four years from my boyfriend and I’s very first date. As you know, my relationship posts are largely (err entirely) inspired by this man, so I figured the least I could do is reflect on the moment that started it all. See, I’m all about the tragically funny first date stories – seriously I live for them. Unfortunately, this is not that kind of …

//New obsession alert: Married At First Sight// Normally I keep my reality TV talk under wraps, but today I feel compelled to share my thoughts on one of my recent discoveries (and obsessions), the A&E matchmaking reality show Married At First Sight. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the premise, the show follows three couples through the social experiment of being, quite literally, married …

Last week you may have noticed I was a little MIA from the blog. I apologize for not writing, I was taking a much needed R&R trip with the beau in the very sunny, very scantly-clad, Miami Beach. And while I wasn’t physically working on Job Offers & Bad Boyfriends, you can bet the hours baking in the hot sun (Note: don’t be stingy with …

  Full disclosure: My boyfriend and I dated for nine months before we said “I love you.” Of course once we finally said it, I couldn’t stop. It’s a great way to end a conversation before hanging up the phone or leaving for work in the morning isn’t it? At the risk of sounding cheesy, the words “I love you” leave a warm fuzzy feeling inside …

What happened was this: I got laid off from my job for the third consecutive time and the first thing I thought of was, Get me the fuck out of Chicago. This city, while majestic, has  screwed me for the last four years and if I had to do one more walk of shame out of my office with my bag of crap, it better not be …