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Niki Marinis
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Attachment vs. Connection

Unhealthy attachment will kill promising connection every time — We’ve all met someone we felt an instant connection with. Like you’d known each other a lifetime. Things just flow. You might even feel like you knew them in another life. I hear more stories than I can count where women feel a deep connection, it fizzles, he disappears, or…

Dating Advice

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Attachment vs. Connection
Attachment vs. Connection
Dating Advice

6 min read


Nov 22, 2022

My Dad Died on Halloween

And I don’t know what happens now — My Dad has been sick for years. After hitting his head from a fall off the kitchen barstool that Saturday and a trip to the hospital, turns out he had stage four renal failure and pneumonia. We were all with him — me, my brother, sister and Mom. We got…

Death

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My Dad Died on Halloween
My Dad Died on Halloween
Death

7 min read


Oct 6, 2022

Signs You’re Not Ready For a Relationship

This could be why you’re single — We put out vibes, whether they’re subtle or in your face. People can sniff us out and know more about our own motivations than we do. Some of us are advertising to the world we’re not ready for a relationship. Here are some signs: You’re rehashing a previous relationship Baggage City = Population 1.5 You’re…

Dating

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Signs You’re Not Ready For a Relationship
Signs You’re Not Ready For a Relationship
Dating

7 min read


Published in Curious

·Sep 30, 2022

5 Must-Be-Squashed Confidence Killers

Drop these zeros and make yourself the hero — Nothing kills your confidence quicker than the Powers That Be working against you to turn everything to shit and it all being beyond your control. Or are they? Ah phooey. I believe our confidence, expectations and end results are 99% our own doing. There are five common pain in the…

Self Improvement

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5 Must-Be-Squashed Confidence Killers
5 Must-Be-Squashed Confidence Killers
Self Improvement

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Published in Hello, Love

·Sep 28, 2022

You’re No One’s Missing Puzzle Piece

You’re complete all on your own. — “You’re my missing puzzle piece. I’m complete.” — Katy Perry Bullshit. Why do so many single people tend to feel like shit about themselves and desperate to get into any kind of relationship? Because of this shit right there. The notion of this lyric implies you’re incomplete without a significant…

Dating

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You’re No One’s Missing Puzzle Piece
You’re No One’s Missing Puzzle Piece
Dating

3 min read


Sep 28, 2022

Cupid Tinder Match: Who’s Laughing Now?

Reporting live from the murder scene of your dating hopes and dreams — Oh man! I found a folder of old drafts of my online dating story ridiculousness from before Covid times! Because the Good Lord knows I don’t fuck with online dating anymore. So please enjoy this backlog from The Before Time, in the Long Long Ago. Igot a friend request on Facebook from a guy whose profile says he’s a fellow comedian who has mutual comedian friends. I typically accept comedian friend requests as a matter of business. And hilarity ensued!

Humor

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Cupid Tinder Match: Who’s Laughing Now?
Cupid Tinder Match: Who’s Laughing Now?
Humor

4 min read


Sep 27, 2022

Cupid Tinder Match: Follow the Bouncing Ball

Reporting live from the murder scene of your dating hopes and dreams — Oh man! I found a folder of old drafts of my online dating story ridiculousness from before Covid times! Because the Good Lord knows I don’t fuck with online dating anymore. So please enjoy this backlog from The Before Time, in the Long Long Ago. Guy on Tinder: His profile…

Humor

4 min read

Cupid Tinder Match: Follow the Bouncing Ball
Cupid Tinder Match: Follow the Bouncing Ball
Humor

4 min read


Sep 23, 2022

Cupid Tinder Match: LOL FML

Reporting live from the murder scene of your dating hopes and dreams — Oh man! I found a folder of old drafts of my online dating story ridiculousness from before Covid times! Because the Good Lord knows I don’t fuck with online dating anymore. So please enjoy this back-log from The Before Time, in the Long Long Ago. This guy only wants to…

Humor

4 min read

Cupid Tinder Match: LOL FML
Cupid Tinder Match: LOL FML
Humor

4 min read


Sep 22, 2022

Cupid Tinder Match: No Waze to My Heart

Reporting live from the murder scene of your dating hopes and dreams — Oh man! I found a folder of old drafts of my online dating story ridiculousness from before Covid times! Because the Good Lord knows I don’t fuck with online dating anymore. So please enjoy this back-log from The Before Time, in the Long Long Ago. Guy on Hinge: Ok, Niki…

Humor

3 min read

Cupid Tinder Match: No Waze to My Heart
Cupid Tinder Match: No Waze to My Heart
Humor

3 min read


Sep 20, 2022

Signs He Only Wants Sex

Beyond the fact he’s a man and you met him on Tinder — What I’m about to say may shock you. Some men only want you for sex. WHAT?! I know. Crazy, right? They look at you like a juicy steak that needs to be flipped, tenderized, and flambéed. They don’t care how sweet or smart you are, or how much value you…

Sex

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Signs He Only Wants Sex
Signs He Only Wants Sex
Sex

4 min read

Niki Marinis

Niki Marinis

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Weird Girl, thrift store owl collector, heartbreaker, lush, aspiring adult. IG: DocJohnnyFever nikimarinis@gmail.com https://nikimarinis.medium.com/membership

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