The Singles Scene by Sarah Smart Q.  I recently accepted an engagement ring from a man and I’m truly in love with his best friend, who is engaged to another woman. He and I and I “slipped up and out” once.  But since then, he won’t even look at me.  I’m perplexed.  I want to […]

Single Sketches Getting Acquainted Guidelines  by Cheryl Lakes Relax.  Remember the other person is no more of a human being than you are.  He/She just brings different experiences to the table. Don’t ask too many prying questions.  But don’t skip the basics, like “Are you married?”…”Are you involved with anyone?”…” Do you do drugs?”…” Have […]

CampusScenes The Adventure Of Studying Abroad by Dani Phillips People like familiarity. We like to feel comfortable. While going to college in a different state pushes us slightly out of our comfort zone, there is still a sense of comfort in knowing that home is probably only a short flight or a car ride away. […]

  Disappeared: The Mystery Of The Missing Women by Cheryl Lakes Each year, hundreds of women are reported missing by their families, and the numbers are growing nationally. Several years ago, after attending a friend’s college graduation party, a friend split from our group to catch a ride with a gorgeous guy she had just […]

Relationships: 8 Steps To Making It Work by Jovan Tahale Speak out openly about what’s bothering you. State what it is you don’t like.  Stop accepting what you don’t like. If you’re doing a lot of complaining and nothing changes, then you must change. Move away in active pursuit of happiness. Remember, if you continue […]

Beauty You And Your Hair…  by Gloria Gibson  “A woman’s hairstyle is the greatest enhancement to her face.”                   –Clive Bates, celebrity hairstylist A friend stopped going out partying with the girls a year ago because she claimed men never approached her or even looked her way.  […]

Story Of The Week The Gift Of Breath by Amontaine Woods I had begun to notice everything.  All the little things I never noticed before.  Like the autumn leaves dancing to the music of the wind like wild women.  So trusting, those leaves were; not the least bit of resistance in them.  As if they […]

The Dating Chronicles The Puzzle As Dee walked up the stairs of the church, she felt foolish.  But she had to see for herself.  She had heard that her ex-boyfriend John was getting married to the same woman who had been her nemesis for years. And she felt that the only way her heart would […]

7 Ways To Ditch “The Friend Zone” When You Want More by Abigail Dye The friend zone is that dreadful place full of awkward hugs and swerved kisses. Being cast into the friend zone happens so fast that you may not realize it happening initially, but once your crush calls you “such a good friend” […]

The Dating Chronicles The Unspoken Reason Jill closed the door quietly and leaned her back against it.  What she had feared the most, had finally happened. Steven had come to end their relationship and had left without looking back at her.  She was heartbroken, though she had never felt the intensity of love from him […]