"The short answer is that I have never been in love with anyone I would want to marry." Maribel* is a 49-year-old lawyer who has never married. She has been in some long-term relationships, two of which resulted in near-marriages. In the last decade, however, Maribel has simply had other priorities extending beyond romance. Coupling that with an aversion to online dating … [Read more...] about Never Married, But Does It Matter?
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Should You Get Back Together with Your Ex?
I don't know if it's that Mercury, Saturn, and Pluto are all in retrograde, plus we're in the middle of an eclipse season, but something about the planets are drawing exes together. Yikes. We all read about JLo and Ben reuniting. Now, the news of Lindsey Buckingham's divorce has all of us wondering if he and Stevie Nicks are about to mend fences. One can't help but question, … [Read more...] about Should You Get Back Together with Your Ex?
Single on Valentine’s Day During a Pandemic
As if single women didn't have it hard enough with simply being single, but when you add in being single on Valentine's Day, along with all the looks of pity that come with it, well, it's just even harder. Now, the world has decided to make single life even more complicated by throwing in a pandemic. Yikes. How does one be happily single on Valentine's Day during a pandemic? I … [Read more...] about Single on Valentine’s Day During a Pandemic
New Podcast for Single Women
Well, I've done it again! I'm putting myself out there, being blunt, brutally honest, and even slightly vulgar. Ladies, I am launching a podcast for single women. (Yikes!) There Are No Nice Guys launches April 19, 2020. New podcast episodes will publish regularly on Sundays for a total of nine weeks. I do plan on returning for a second season, but at this time, I don't know … [Read more...] about New Podcast for Single Women
Being Single on Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is just days away. I'm still single. Are you? Look, the holiday is about celebrating love and romance, and you don't need to be coupled up in order to celebrate it. I may not have a boyfriend, but I still love romantic love. My relationship status will not change that. If you love romance, too, here are some ways you can be a single on Valentine's Day and … [Read more...] about Being Single on Valentine’s Day
Masturbation Is Self-Care
[Featured above: Red Hot Ignite Vibrator.] Recently, I posted this funny tweet about masturbation, making sure that I used the hashtag #SelfCare: It’s that special time of the year when I type ‘Santa’ into the search bar at Pornhub. 🎅🏽🍆💦#SingleLife #holidays #SelfCare— Laura Coronado (@lollieshopping) December 11, 2019 And the reason I … [Read more...] about Masturbation Is Self-Care
Why I’m No Longer Keeping Photos of My Ex
Either because it's spring, or the KonMari trend is still a big thing, or maybe it's because I'm terrible at moving on (most likely it's this), but I have decided that I am no longer keeping photos of my ex-husband or mementos from our failed marriage. It's been four years since my divorce, and there isn't a single reason why I can rationalize holding onto these things. My … [Read more...] about Why I’m No Longer Keeping Photos of My Ex