Chelsea Cristene

When men’s dating preferences were observed, the age of women they expressed interest in never (never!) deviated from the early 20s.

Knowing a few compulsive liars over the course of my life has taught me some things. Living during Trump’s presidency has reinforced them.

I reject the insistence that a woman can’t choose what makes her feel beautiful without regard for the judgement of others.

Illness is intensely personal, but it never affects the person diagnosed alone.

Wanting a child and wanting to experience childbirth are two very different things.

Chipping away at the problem of bisexual erasure starts with living truth out loud.

The first rule: Unrequited love sucks. The second rule took regrettably longer for me to get a handle on: My unilateral crush was not this guy’s problem.

That’s the thing about perfectionism. When you chase something unattainable, you complete a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Thank you, Isolde, for making me pause, for encouraging me to ditch the pocket computer for conversation with someone new.