Published in Acid Sugar·PinnedMember-onlyAcid Sugar, the BookMy first book ever, inspired by you. — I created Acid Sugar on Medium in September 2019. I wanted it to be a home for the stories that are closest to my heart, the stories that talk about life the way I see it, both easy and complicated, sour and sweet. One year and over one hundred stories…Love2 min readLove2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTop StoriesAccepting My Anxious Attachment Style And learning how to deal with it.psiloveyou.xyz Marriage Disproportionally Benefits Men And women are quitting it in droves.psiloveyou.xyz If You Want a Good Relationship, Be Ready to Walk Away And that’s not the same as threatening to leave.psiloveyou.xyz Things Men Shouldn’t Assume Women Already Know You need to find a balance between show and tell.psiloveyou.xyz1 min read1 min readTop StoriesAccepting My Anxious Attachment StyleAnd learning how to deal with it.psiloveyou.xyzMarriage Disproportionally Benefits MenAnd women are quitting it in droves.psiloveyou.xyzIf You Want a Good Relationship, Be Ready to Walk AwayAnd that’s not the same as threatening to leave.psiloveyou.xyzThings Men Shouldn’t Assume Women Already KnowYou need to find a balance between show and tell.psiloveyou.xyz“Men Are Spoiled and Women Are Desperate”Or, men are lost and women are tired.medium.comThings You Absolutely Can’t Do in Today’s “Chill” Dating SceneBecause “casual” seems to be everyone’s go-to relationship status these days.psiloveyou.xyz----
Published in Acid Sugar·Jan 24Member-onlyModern Relationships Have Become a BattlefieldThe war over bitterness. — The expression “Culture Wars” has been infused into everything: politics, entertainment, religion, and, of course, heterosexual relationships. It’s hard to determine when the war of the sexes began, but we can safely say it’s far from over. This time, however, the battleground has changed. This time bitterness is the ultimate…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Jan 15Member-onlyWhat Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Misses About HeartbreakYou can buy yourself flowers, but do you want to? — Miley Cyrus released a new single, supposedly about her breakup with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, and the reviews have been mixed. On Pitchfork, Anna Gaca wrote that Miley is a “cover artist” whose material is not as compelling as her persona as a pop star. In Esquire, Brian McNeal wrote the…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Jan 10Member-onlyThe Truth About “The One Who Got Away”Holding on to a fantasy feels better than facing reality. — “The one who got away” is a particularly malicious concept. It’s the ultimate love heuristic our brain comes up with whenever our current relationship is in trouble, or whenever we find ourselves single for longer than we’d like to be. “The one who got away” is the easy answer for…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Jan 9Member-only5 Dating Behaviors of Emotionally Mature PeopleEmotional maturity is about knowing yourself. — Emotional maturity is the ability to set and enforce boundaries. It makes you more resilient, generous and kind — to yourself as well as to others. Emotionally mature people aren’t bulletproof. They have feelings, and those feelings occasionally get hurt, just like anybody else. What sets emotionally mature people apart…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Jan 5Member-onlyIt’s Not Your Responsibility to Make Him Want to Be a Better ManSelf-improvement comes from within. — “You make me want to be a better man.” That’s how Melvin (Jack Nicholson) wins Carol (Helen Hunt) over in As Good as It Gets (1997). When Melvin realizes what she means to him, he understands he must change his ways or else he’ll lose her. To many women, having…Relationships2 min readRelationships2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Jan 4Member-only“Men Don’t Marry the Woman They Love, They Marry the Woman in Front of Them”That’s why every man has “the one who got away,” according to Tiktok. — “Men marry the woman in front of them at the time they are ready to get married,” says Tiktoker Tay Talks. In a viral video, Tay explains that men don’t marry the woman they actually love the most, they marry the woman they’re dating when they consciously decide they’re ready…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Dec 24, 2022Member-onlyThe Holidays Are Not an Excuse to Reconnect with Your ExDelete that text. Drop that phone. — You’re not “only being polite.” You’re not “only proving there are no hard feelings,” or that you’re “the bigger person.” You’re trying to rebuild a bridge that has been burned for a reason. That “Happy Holidays” message is anything but innocent. You can use every excuse in the book, but…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Dec 20, 2022Member-onlyAre Single People over 35 “Leftovers”?Why the “best people pair off in their 20s” argument is bullshit. — Finding a partner after the age of 35 is hard for everybody. There’s no point in arguing if it’s harder for men or for women because they are both having a hard time finding each other. A common explanation is that “all the best people pair up in their 20s,”…Love2 min readLove2 min read
