Author Archive: Charlene Iannella

When thinking about love ending, it’s necessary to first consider if it ever truly began. Love is such an intangible feeling. It’s not like seeing the sun setting against the sand, it’s more like the magic dust that makes the…
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A friend with benefits is an interesting possibility for men and women as long as some simple ground rules are followed. The most important rules are that no one can get emotionally involved, each must continue to date other people,…
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There she is. The girl you thought you’d never have a chance to talk to but she’s right there in front of you. You can see the exact tint of her brown hair, smell the flowers in her fragrance, could…
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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, a beautiful maiden was swept off her feet by a handsome prince who took her to his palace, never bothered her about how many shoes she owned, always courted her…
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I have a great friend, let’s call him Jake, who is afraid of commitment. So he says, though he has lived with his girlfriend and loved only her for the past five years. “Isn’t loving someone commitment?” I question. “No,”…
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A grandmother once said, “Life is short, unless you marry the wrong man, then it’s very, very long.” A mother seconded that, “Never rely on a man to take care of you, make your own money and take care of…
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There she sits, a girl with her date at lunch. She is looking at him and he is looking at his cell phone, texting back “his mother”. He’s just not that into her. There is a girl sitting at her…
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There is nothing like waking up to the sound of rain against the bedroom window. Rain can be gloomy if it comes too much, but every once in a while, a rainy day can be a cathartic, even romantic, experience…
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Carrie and Big finally have their first date after seeing each other all over New York City. She wears the naked dress and they have sex that night. Did fate bring them together, their innate chemistry and magnetism pull them…
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Trusting someone is like tying a string tightly from one chair end to another chair end.  It only holds, tight and taunt, as long as no one moves it, walks through it or in any other way breaks it.  Or…
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Every girl knows the rush of nerves and self-consciousness that a first date with a guy she likes brings. One specific girl, Holly, felt this just as intensely when her longtime crush, John, finally asked her out. He picked her…
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It’s because he has a pattern, so said my best friend about why she didn’t want me to date her brother. He was someone I had known and been friends with for years, yet at the cusp of something more,…
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There’s a girl sitting at a party while her boyfriend is at home watching football. She looks like she could be lonely but she’s not. She’s watching everyone, imagining their lives, until her gaze falls onto one man, a little…
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