relationship | Another Damn Wedding

what a wedding means

by lyn | Jan 10, 2021 | philosophy | 0

I originally wrote this in 2010 as a guest post for a blog that’s, sadly, not up anymore....

eight years on

by lyn | Jan 27, 2019 | philosophy | 0

What is it like being married? It’s like two satellites passing one another in orbit. Maybe...

an omen

by lyn | May 10, 2010 | philosophy | 11

“Sometimes I don’t know if I really want to get married,” I told my mom. I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye, looking for a reaction. “Sometimes I don’t know if it’s the right thing...

i like your sleeves. they’re real big.

by lyn | Apr 13, 2010 | favorites, philosophy | 25

So. I never told ya’ll the story of how the beau and I met, did I? Warning! Potential schmoop alert! Also: REALLY LONG POST alert. Evidently I am not that good at self-editing when it comes to schmoopy topics. In summary:...

hi, my name is

by lyn | Mar 22, 2010 | philosophy | 22

Very occasionally I find myself regressing to middle school.* Like this afternoon, when I found myself writing my name in different handwriting styles over and over again in the margins of my note pad.** Then — of course...

it’s all coming back to me now

by lyn | Mar 21, 2010 | planning | 7

me: “Hmm. It probably wouldn’t be classy to stick clip art pistols on our save-the-dates, would it?” beau: “What’s not classy about pistols?” Ah yes. So this is why I’m marrying...

like ships passing in the night

by lyn | Mar 8, 2010 | philosophy | 9

You know what? It has come to my attention that living with your beloved is a lot like living with a total stranger. Except sometimes you and the stranger make out. The beau and I are pretty busy people. He travels for work and...

in which i navel-gaze

by lyn | Feb 25, 2010 | philosophy | 7

A few months ago an ex-boyfriend contacted me on Facebook.* Yeah. Ex-boyfriend. I did things bass-ackwards when I was younger, just so you know. I spent 85% of college shackled in a long-term relationship, and my mid-twenties...

can you feel my love buzz?

by lyn | Feb 15, 2010 | philosophy | 1

Ahh, the elusive three-day weekend. How dost one celebrate thee appropriately? Those in the...

waiting

by lyn | Nov 17, 2009 | philosophy | 0

The beau is gone this week on a work trip, again. This happens about once a month, sometimes more....

i told him a million times, our colors are blush and bashful

by lyn | Oct 23, 2009 | philosophy | 0

The beau recently joined a couple of fellow teammates to discuss the goals of the upcoming rugby season. Being ruggers, nature dictated that they meet at a bar. What nature got blindsided by was: Weddings. “They asked me...

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