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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

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Hello, Love

·May 19

Oh, The Egomaniacs You’ll Date!

How to spot, deal with, and avoid them. — The ego is a tragic thing. It shatters faster than it can be built. It’s an institution for which there is no proper schooling and a place where delusions thrive like mildew on wet garbage. They can become bigger than an elephant in an outhouse. People give in to their egos the same way an abandoned…

Dating

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Oh, The Egomaniacs You’ll Date!
Oh, The Egomaniacs You’ll Date!
Dating

6 min read


May 18

Cupid Tinder Match: In the Upside Down

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 Match who is…

Online Dating

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Cupid Tinder Match: In the Upside Down
Cupid Tinder Match: In the Upside Down
Online Dating

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May 18

Just (Want to) Do It

What I got wrong about the Nike catchphrase — In sixth grade we were working on math problems. There was a trick for remembering the solution to each number in this set of problems except one. For that number my teacher told us the answer was Bo Jackson. Just Do It. Bo Jackson is often my response when asked…

Life Lessons

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Just (Want to) Do It
Just (Want to) Do It
Life Lessons

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Hello, Love

·May 3

Politics of Love

Falling in love with your sworn political enemy. — When it comes to politics and love, if you feel really strongly about your political views, you shouldn’t waste your time dating outside of your political party. You’re only asking for trouble. Healthy debates can quickly devolve into personal attacks and do some serious damage to your relationship. …

Dating

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Politics of Love
Politics of Love
Dating

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Apr 27

Is it OK to Feel Happy Anymore?

If we keep this up, we’ll feel guilty for being alive — I want to talk to you about this thing we do. We all do it. I’ve been doing it a lot lately, and I think over the last few years it’s had an impact on how I approach life. The way we feel guilty about feeling happy because there are…

Mental Health

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Is it OK to Feel Happy Anymore?
Is it OK to Feel Happy Anymore?
Mental Health

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Hello, Love

·Apr 25

“Put Yourself Out There!” Is Annoying Dating Advice

It’s tired. What else ya got? — Last night at dinner my girlfriend and I were trading our latest war stories from the front lines of the dating hellscape. As is the plight of many single women whose friends have settled down, we get plenty of unsolicited advice about how we can meet Mr. Right. One of…

Dating

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“Put Yourself Out There!” Is Annoying Dating Advice
“Put Yourself Out There!” Is Annoying Dating Advice
Dating

3 min read


Apr 19

Man, Your Game Sucks

Losing at love? Here’s why — A lot of guys are terrible when it comes to laying down game and they’re oblivious to how bad they look. They have no idea what we’re thinking when we give them that blank stare as we’re walking away. Until you step up your game you’re going to keep spinning…

Dating Advice

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Man, Your Game Sucks
Man, Your Game Sucks
Dating Advice

5 min read


Apr 19

Why He Didn’t Call

Three reasons you got ghosted — You went on a great date. You’ve played it cool, but you still haven’t heard from him. Why hasn’t he called? The date went well, didn’t it? There are three reasons that guy isn’t calling. There was no mutual connection Within minutes of meeting up with him for your first date, you were overcome with…

Dating

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Why He Didn’t Call
Why He Didn’t Call
Dating

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Apr 13

Exclusive Dating Isn’t a Relationship

Don’t fall for this dating trap — When two people agree to be exclusive, they’re agreeing to only date and have sex with each other. This can be the stage right before he commits, but it often isn’t. It can be a trap. While women tend to date looking for commitment and relationships, men often date for…

Dating

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Exclusive Dating Isn’t a Relationship
Exclusive Dating Isn’t a Relationship
Dating

6 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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