If I could give you one feeling right now, it would be peace – the peace of knowing you are stronger than you believe. Whether it’s dating, your job or simply life, the confidence and courage to be vulnerable and rise to the occasion are within you. You’ll miss him. You’ll dread work. You’ll feelContinue reading “If I Could Give You One Feeling”
Category Archives: Dating
Letter to a Future Love
You may not be able to see this in me, but I’m actually really scared. I’m scared of getting hurt, of doing the wrong thing that causes us to end and of not being loved for being myself. I dream of the possibilities of each day, and you are a part of that. I understandContinue reading “Letter to a Future Love”
Flirty Friday: The Wrong Thing to Say
“Flirty Friday” – Friday dating and relationship inspiration as you head into the weekend. “It’s never the wrong thing to say to the right person” if you just tell them how you feel. – Mindy Kaling during a Howard Stern interview _______________________________________________________ I hope you enjoyed this post! Be bold and comment or interact with me on TwitterContinue reading “Flirty Friday: The Wrong Thing to Say”
Unfollow
With the social media we all have to deal with interacting with past exes (hook-ups/partners/ones-who-got-away) that we really don’t want to. However, for the sake of coming off as the bigger person, we accept friend requests and deal with it. In these cases, the Facebook “unfollow” option and I are well acquainted. I used thisContinue reading “Unfollow”
Friends & Friend Zone – Adventures in Online Dating
When you dive into the world of online dating, there are a few things to learn about making friends and the friend zone: Let’s just be friends. If you went on a first date with someone and after the date y’all decided to just be friends, that is a friend you’ll never hear from. IfContinue reading “Friends & Friend Zone – Adventures in Online Dating”
Who Pays When Gays Go on a Date?
I was at birthday party over the weekend when it came up, if you’re gay, who pays for the date? First dates: I believe whoever initiated the first date should pay. First dates are a chance to make a great first impression, so as a part of that, paying sets the tone and your intentions.Continue reading “Who Pays When Gays Go on a Date?”
Adventures in Online Dating: Tinder Honesty
Being a gay guy living in a city like Tallahassee, dating was a struggle. My enthusiastic personality, ambition and not being picky per se but looking for certain qualities was stifling and off putting to some guys. “Nice” and “sweet” were words used to describe me, but where were “sexy,” “charming” and all those otherContinue reading “Adventures in Online Dating: Tinder Honesty”
Alone in a New City
It’s not per say being alone in a new city that makes you feel alone. It’s the feeling you left a life behind that was yours. I spend a lot of time outside of work catching up with friends on their latest happenings, updating friends and answering the question, how is Atlanta? For the firstContinue reading “Alone in a New City”
Who We Are. How We Feel. How We React.
In elementary school we displayed so much of who we are, how we feel and how we react in different situation. That is why our families worried for us, but also was excited to see how we would turn out. I wanted teachers to affirm that my hard work was noticed, not for validation asContinue reading “Who We Are. How We Feel. How We React.”
Confident Vulnerability
Sometimes the doubt and sentiment for the past floods in, and I immediately think about what my morning or work day or weekend would be like if I were back in Tallahassee and not a new city. The nostalgia and desire for what is comfortable overcomes me. Then I stop in the middle of thisContinue reading “Confident Vulnerability”
Jarryd Boyd, Clarity + Communication Coach 