Valentine’s Day. It turns social media feeds into a monochromatic rainbow with every shade of red. People share their love stories as if they’re fairy tale dreams come true. Romantic gestures, from dinners out to theatrical wedding proposals, fill every feed. Images of baby Yoda are replaced with chocolates, wine, and roses. And if baby […]
Romance? Yes, Please!
I didn’t marry my high school sweetheart. I didn’t have one. I didn’t marry my college sweetheart either, for the same reason. I was well into being a single sophisticate, or so I thought, when I met my future husband. I remember the night well–where we were, what I was wearing, how I flirted with […]