About Steff
This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Tag Archives: relationships
Jul
09
2006
And then there was None
Well, I’m single now. We pulled the Band-aid off and decided things just weren’t working. As far as break-ups go, this was the best I’ve probably ever had. It’ll be hard for me to be friends, I suspect, since I’m not really the one who quit the relationship. He was trying really hard to keep his [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Being single, Dating, Dimestore Philosophy, keeping it real, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), relationships, Specifically Steff Also tagged becoming single, Being single, being strong, break-ups, breaking up, ending a relationship, ending it, fate, getting over it, intervention, it's over, men, men and women, moving on, not in love anymore, understanding, when it's over, when to end it, why to end it, women, women and men 11 Comments
May
19
2006
It’s Not You, It’s Me
That phrase is among select company in the statements none of us wants to hear in a relationship we value. It’s gone beyond being a standard line given when something inexplicable has gone awry in a relationship to being a pop-culture joke of reknown. In Seinfeld, George Costanza freaks out after being dumping by a [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Best of Steff, Communication, Dating, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, keeping it real, Life 101, Marriage & Other Commitments, Men's Department, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), relationships, Specifically Steff, Women's Department, writing Also tagged boyfriend, breaking up, dumping, emotional turmoil, ending it, getting dumped, girlfriend, i need time, injuries, it's over, lovers, making a change, moving on, needing space, needing time, rehabbing, struggling, trials 10 Comments
I read one of my reader’s blogs this weekend and found myself thinking about it afterwards. Now, there’s two takes on this posting of his, and this is the first of them. The other I need to write, and it’ll probably be shorter. Since this posting, he’s had awesome sex with the wife and things [...]
Posted in Advice, Autobiographical, Battle of the Comments, Best of Steff, Communication, fighting, freedom, keeping it real, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Marriage & Other Commitments, Men's Department, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Questions From Readers, relationships, Sex, Society, Women's Department Also tagged being alone, being jealous, being possessive, changing, choosing separation, distrust, failing at love, failing marriage, faith, false sense of self, fighting, finding yourself, giving them space, growing apart, humanity, jealousy, love, Marriage & Other Commitments, partnership, possession, pulling away, pushing away, sharing, trouble, trust, trusting each other, when things change, when to leave, when to stay 10 Comments
Apr
25
2006
Did Somebody Say “Test”?
It’s early on Tuesday, I’ve essentially been up since 5:45. The morning’s awash in this tepid glow. It’s sunny, but there’s no direct sun on me yet. Give it 40 minutes, then it’ll have risen over the low-rise apartment building in front of my place. Summer’s virtually here. It’s been three days in a row [...]
Posted in AIDS & STDs, Dating, Men's Department, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Sex, Sex Education, sexuality, Society, Specifically Steff, Women's Department Also tagged being careful, bloodtests, diseases, getting serious, getting tested, greeting screened, medicine, safe sex, safety first, STDs, taking tests, testing for diseases 4 Comments
A Fondness for Figments