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Fragile, tender and as delicate as the first bloom in the middle of April.
Yet, passionate, full of all the fire in a single burning flame.
Constantly moving, growing, bleeding and hoping.
It will never be the same tomorrow as it is today, and it knows of the miles traveled yesterday. It forgives, it endures…and above all it […]

It’s unmistakable, completely desirable and most of the time, entirely unattainable at a moment’s notice.
Love.
It’s something we all crave, dream about, indulge in, and try to find.
However, once we find something that possibly could lead to love –we back away at the first indication of imperfection.
Like all good things in life, college relationships require work. […]

Everyone has a great story. Life is measured by the experiences we endure, and the people that cross our pathways –both of which help guide the pen with which we write.
The older we get and the more knowledge we gain –we write the book of our lives page by page.
To get to the last chapter, […]

He said he didn’t mean to. He said it was a mistake and that it would never happen again.
She wiped the mascara-filled tears from her cheek and iced her eye. She had never felt so much pain in her life.
Pain from every form of abuse imaginable: physical, emotional, and detrimental.
They had been dating for so […]

Love isn’t supposed to be like a light switch. It’s not something we can turn on when we feel like basking in it’s beautiful glory –and turn off when we are frustrated, busy or just not “feeling it.”
Some college women put themselves in a continuous, unhealthy relationship where one day you’re together with a guy, […]

When I was a senior in high school I had a teacher who complimented me everyday when I arrived to school. He had morning hall duty and when my younger sister and I walked in with our book bags on our backs, sometimes late, sometimes on time, he would stop whatever he was doing and […]

Relationships don’t take place in a court of law, despite how much easier it would make them sometimes.
There are no written rules or set of laws to abide by. There isn’t a lawyer fighting in your defense if you absolutely know you are correct during an argument. And as unfortunate as it is, we can’t […]

In lines and with bookmarks. Through restaurant reservations and seating arrangements. By spreading personal objects across a row and by placing your hand across a chair.
There are many ways to hold a place.
Sometimes even in a metaphorical manner. Women set aside a part of their heart, a portion of the definition of whom they […]

Everyone glistens with sweat under a strobe light, struggling to stand as they gulp down beer from red Solo cups.
It’s a typical party scene, familiar to many college students. Sometimes, these parties are in a private apartment or a residence hall. Complete inebriation is one thing they tend to have in common, though. Often, so […]

Never-never land, castles fit for princess living, long gorgeous flowing dresses with beautiful trains that trail for miles, fairy godmothers and happily ever afters are all images I vividly remember from my childhood.
I remember swaying on a tree swing, looking up at a blue North Carolina summer day sky and dreaming of a wonderful man […]