to the YourTango newsletter!

FIND AN EXPERT
Advanced SearchDr. Marty KleinDavid SteeleCatherine Behan

STORY

Peeling Back The Layers

Peeling Back The Layers

We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are.

We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are. Those layers pile on top of each other and bury our core self. You know, the core you that was there when you a little kid, dancing around in your underwear, not giving a rip how you looked or that you had no rhythm or what anyone in the world thought. The core is still there; it’s always there…it’s just buried under your layers.

How to Move on After a Break Up

How to Move on After a Break Up

Begin healing a broken heart with 3 basic steps

Getting over a break up is hard. And unfortunately, common. If you’re actively participating in the dating game, chances are good that you’re going to experience a break up sooner or later. Of course, not all break ups are created equal. While some break ups might be cured by a night out with friends and a new date, others are much more significant and painful. This is for that painful kind of break up. It’s a How To guide for moving on after a serious break up. How to heal a broken heart, essentially.

"L'amore di Italia"

"L'amore di Italia"

My novelette is L'amore di Italia. It is a tale about love overcoming distance and background. It is about love overcoming everything, even death.

woman holding her stomach

Dating Disaster: A Guy, A Girl, Her Gas

One woman's cautionary tale of what not to eat before a first date.

I met Philip while out recruiting contestants for Blind Date. Once he told me he went to Vassar, I knew he'd never do the show. Instead, I kept him for myself. I looked extra cute and Philip seemed really into me. It was perfect. Well, almost. That morning, I had accidentally eaten some bad pineapple. Having never dealt with bad fruit toots, I didn't know what to expect from my Hawaiian friend. Looking at me you'd have never guessed the turmoil I was experiencing, but internally it was a dating disaster in the making.

My old blog, a history of crazy

My old blog, a history of crazy

This is the story of Mike since 2006, posted chronologically starting with the most recent posts. This was taken from my now deleted myspace blog and posted here as a running history of where I have been and what has gotten me to this point in my life. It reads like a teenage angst diary in some parts and reveals some of my most personal feelings and thoughts at situations I have been through. This is a running auto-biography, and I hope it continues for a long time. WARNING: Strong language, angst, self-importance, emo lyrics and empty hopes and dreams. Also, LOOOOOONGGGG.