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Failure and Success: Telling Someone About the Crush (Part I)

So I’ve talked about how to tell someone you have a crush on them and why you’d want to do that. I figure now it’s time I share a couple of stories from my own life. One when things went … Continue reading

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Falling and Missing the Ground

High school and middle school were tough for me. Or, at least, for the person I was then. Toughened and nearly defeated by four years of mostly total (“No I will not go out with you. Please go away.”) and … Continue reading

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Hump Day Crush: Half the Story

Nearly 15 years ago, right at the end of my first year of college, I met this wonderful girl. We met at a very outdoorsy community service project my service group was working on. She was a friend of a … Continue reading

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Hump Day Crush: Dating and Timing

Relationships are part of a vast plan for our enlightenment… —Marianne Williamson In high school, I attempted to go on a few dates. By most standards, none of those attempts were successful. By the time I got to college, I … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned: That Green Eyed Monster

My years at college were very busy by just about any standard. A lot of things were started. But one of the most painful and educational things that happened that year started the summer before I left for school. And … Continue reading

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