Tag: Happily

Happily Ever After Who?

You bet I laughed my ass off when a friend told me her husband thought he married a virgin. No, I don't feel bad. The dude was on his third marriage, frequented Vegas, and still craved inexperience for dessert. My friend had so much substance underneath her sheila, but her husband wasn'...

No Plus One, No Problem: The Art of Being Happily Single

There was a time in my life when the allure of far-off places called to me like a siren’s song. I was enchanted by the idea of endless explorations and new encounters. So, I set off on a journey that led me to live and work on a cruise ship and later to Taiwan, where I spent a year teaching En...

I’m Happily Married, Yet I Still See How Marriage Is a Scam

Even though my parents had a traditional marriage, my mother never romanticized being a stay-at-home parent. She told me, in fact, to do the opposite. “Never depend on a man,” she told me multiple times. “Get educated. Get a job.” So I did. I got a Bachelor’s d...