Girl's Got Shine

2018-05-24

When I was married, the question I hated most was, "When are you going to have kids?" I understood that people assumed I would have an answer...

2018-04-30

One of the things Toyfriend I share is Christianity and church. To be fair - he is a lot more grounded and traditional in his faith. I'm sort of... not...

2018-01-19

A friend and I were messaging last week after she accidentally outed herself on Facebook as having been in a relationship for about a year. I should probably...

2018-01-02

I've resolved to write more this coming year. The thing is, sometimes I put it off because I don't have time to write out the whole thing, or I want to...

2017-10-06

I find Facebook groups to be a little like a hostage situation, with most members suffering from something that resembles Stockholm Syndrome. We didn...

2017-08-14

I've been sifting through old posts today, trying to find one that I clearly remember writing... but don't remember when, or what I used for a title....

2017-08-04

This is a departure from talking about my ongoing struggle with relationship anxiety. I saw a post from a friend who is dealing with something I have...

2017-05-08

It sure has been a while.... Quite a while back, after Trooper* and I broke up, a friend asked what I would do with this blog if I found a relationship...

2016-10-04

I came across this article today while I was supposed to be working. I'm having a weird couple of weeks - at work and at home - so I spend a lot of time...

2016-09-30

Have you ever noticed that we ladies seem to worry in relationships a lot more than the guys do? I used to take this as a sign that the guy (at the time...