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I was recently asked, "why are you single?" At that moment, I paused, gasped, paused again, side-eyed them, then said... Because of the current social climate, duplicitous behaviors of the opposite sex, certain deficiencies within the dating matrix, global warming, gum on the sole of my sneaker that pisses me off, bad social media posts, that orange sticker they put on my car window that won't come off, insecurities, back…

I love talking about my teen years when it comes to dating and relationships. The vintage times back then were so different than they are now.  From, seemingly endless late night — into the early morning phone conversations. To, unconventional dates at the park, ice cream shop or local arcade.  Dating and relationships were so straightforward then. But that was then, and this is now. Comaparitively, 2019 where every single…