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I Was Misdiagnosed With a UTI Over And Over...
I remember the first time I needed to verbalize the pain caused by Interstitial Cystitis. I was ...
Why I Moved From New York to L.A.
There are three kinds of people in this world: people who believe New York City is the indisputable ...
We Moved in Next Door to My Boyfriend's Mom
I spent much of my adult life avoiding living with my parents. While some of my fellow Italian ...
Why I Turned My Mom's Phone Messages Into an iPhone App
In spite of having caller ID, an answering machine with a screening feature, and eventually my name ...
My Grandmother Encouraged Me to Get Plastic Surgery
On "Good Morning America" recently, 18-year-old Caitlin Clemens shared why she had a breast ...
I Was a Victim of Cyber-Bullying
Most of us can remember an unpleasant time or two from our adolescence in which we were ...
My Life With My Other Husband -- Also Known As Our Shrink
On a recent episode of HBO's hit series "In Treatment," the therapist, played by Gabriel Byrne, ...
Have You Ever Had an 'Indoor Boyfriend'?
I had been dating Jared a few weeks when my friends started questioning whether or not I'd made him ...
I Skype-Met the Parents
I'm one of those people who pays every single bill via the automatic monthly withdrawal feature ...
Why I Secretly Wish I Were Dutch
According to a recent DoubleX article on Slate, Dutch women have cracked the work-life-balance code. ...
25 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Turned 25
This past Sunday was my 25th birthday. While I don't think of 25 as old, I definitely think of it as ...
Long-Distance Friendships -- Mission Impossible, or Just Really Tough?
I've lived in four different states in the last six years. Each time I've found myself in a new ...
No Black Sperm -- My Long, Winding Journey to Becoming a Mom
"How do you feel about Jamaicans?" Monty asked in elegant, "Masterpiece Theater"–style ...
How I Finally Got Over Only Liking Guys Who Never Called Me Back
When I was a high school senior, I fell in love with a boy in college. It was just the kind of ...
Why I Love Being a Size 12
I was never confident about my body. In high school, I was the girl who changed for gym in the ...
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