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Love & Relationships


Why Dating Apps Are TRASH (and how to make them work for you)
Dating apps are - at best - stressful AF. What started as casual dating websites (remember websites?) have morphed into what can only be...
Aurie Ceylon
Jan 16, 20247 min read


Why Is Everyone Ghosting? (and how to make sure it doesn't happen to you...again.)
We all know how the story goes. You meet someone, you click, you spark, you spend time together, you catch feelings, you think it’s all...
Aurie Ceylon
Jan 11, 20248 min read


Why Situationships Don't Work (and why we need to stop normalizing them)
According to Dictionary.com (because apparently this warrants a spot in the dictionary): “A situationship is a relationship that is more...
Aurie Ceylon
Jan 4, 20246 min read


Why Dating Someone New is Terrifying (and why you should do it anyway)
Y’all. The dating game is STRESSFUL. If you’re anything like me - a self-proclaimed grungy weirdo-slash-smartypants - the idea of...
Aurie Ceylon
Dec 29, 20235 min read


Mystic, CT: Healed Heart & Full Stomach
After a particularly jarring breakup, I didn’t leave my bed for weeks. Sleep was a novelty only afforded after a hefty pour of wine, and...
Aurie Ceylon
Aug 17, 20234 min read


Love Blunders: Snapping Out of a Breakup
Spoiler: Breakups suck.
Aurie Ceylon
Aug 7, 20235 min read


The Guy Who Was My Teacher
I was seventeen. History was my favorite subject. I loved listening to my teachers regale stories of the Dark Ages and the American...
Aurie Ceylon
Jul 27, 20237 min read


The Guy Who Gave Me Pink Eye
A cautionary tale. (Yes, I needed eye drops.)
Aurie Ceylon
Jul 10, 20238 min read


Spinster Tips for Spending New Years Alone
Here I go again, on my own...get it?
Aurie Ceylon
Dec 30, 20215 min read


Spinster Tips for Holiday Prep
Ready to be the spinster at the dinner table? Me neither.
Aurie Ceylon
Nov 22, 20214 min read


4 Love Blunders That Actually Made Me Feel Good About Myself
Thanks, guys. I guess.
Aurie Ceylon
Oct 12, 20219 min read


Heartbreak Hotel (Here's What You've Missed...)
Ouch, ouch...The Ex I Never Got Over...ouch.
Aurie Ceylon
Aug 18, 20217 min read


Safe Sexting Over 30
If such a thing is even possible...
Aurie Ceylon
Jul 15, 20215 min read


Spinster Tips for "Getting Back Out There"
Don't. Rush. Me.
Aurie Ceylon
Jun 15, 20216 min read


Back Down the Rabbit Hole.
Here I go again.
Aurie Ceylon
Jun 14, 20214 min read


Spinster Tips for When You Need to Get Over It
You know you're ready.
Aurie Ceylon
May 25, 20214 min read


Starting Over Without Completely Falling Apart.
If you've already fallen apart, don't worry. I got you.
Aurie Ceylon
Dec 26, 20204 min read
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