ChickSpeak

A woman is a climber.
She wears sturdy gear, like expensive high-heels, heavy-hold hairspray, and a smile on her face to protect herself from the world.
She faces harsh conditions, failures, disappointments and several outcomes she never expected. Yet, with every distress, she sees it as a chance to improve herself, and when she finally climbs another […]

Your new squeeze has popped the question: Will you come home with me for the holidays?
Sure, it’s an honor to join his family for some turkey and seasonal bonding. But there’s a funny feeling in your gut, and it’s akin to nausea. After all, pop culture is riddled with meet-the-parents scenarios gone horribly wrong.
From “Pieces […]

Butterflies: delicate creatures, you cannot hold in your hand and surprise you with their presence. They don’t just habituate in nature, but in the stomachs of those lucky individuals in new relationships.
Wikipedia defines “butterflies in the stomach” as a medical condition that is induced by epinephrine, or adrenaline, when one is nervous. While I’m […]

I googled this question after asking a dear and oh-so-happily engaged girlfriend this. Her response was one I’ve heard many times before: You just know, followed quickly and almost apologetically by a, “Sweetheart, don’t worry- there’s someone out there for you, too. I promise.” 
Thanks Sherlock. Way to solve that mystery… Maybe I’ll get some extra […]

Good friends are hard to come by and can be our biggest supporters, partners in crime and life lines when life’s ups and downs strike.
But what do you do if you feel like the friendship has grown apart or run its course and just isn’t the same? What if she’s done something so hard for […]

It’s the inevitable increasing heart rate, followed by sweaty palms, and a gushing sigh. It’s the curiosity of another person, the anticipation of the first move, and the intensity of something unfamiliar suddenly becoming quite familiar.
A kiss.
It’s shared between thousands of people every day in multiple varieties, and often causes women to rack their brains […]

 You see Darlings here is the thing, your Itty Bitty City Girl was trying to be a good one this morning and got up early, did her morning stretches and sit-ups and sashayed sweetly to the shower in order to do her morning prepping, pampering and primping. But alas, dear ones as Itty pulled backed […]

Overheard between friends:
Girl #1 observes, “So what’s the deal with you a Bob? You two look totally cute together. Are you guys hooking up, dating… what’s the deal?”
Girl #2 replies, “Nope, we’re just friends with benefits. It’s so not a big deal at all…”
Questions and conversations like this are common among students and recent grads […]

Dearest Mon Petites,
This morning, at Moi’s favorite coffee house, fresh from a lovely and relaxing mani/pedi sporting Moi’s favorite new wide legged trousers, and after placing Moi’s daily treat of a decaf skim latte, Moi thought she was dreaming but she wasn’t. Moi heard his voice from a few steps away as he ordered his […]

A few afternoons ago I was walking home from the subway in a wild New York thunderstorm.  Carrying three shopping bags and a large umbrella, I hardly noticed the young man strongly resembling The Office’s John Kasinsky standing next to me, with only a weathered baseball cap askew on his head to protect him from […]