I said these words out loud for the first time: I’m trans
We met online in 2004 before Hinge, Bumble or even the iPhone existed. My friends thought I was as likely to get killed as I...
Tag : l.a. affairs
My father was married four times. I discovered that he had secret kids
We all have a past — little ghosts of heartache and regret that can haunt us forever. But for some people, the ghosts can become...
We decided on fresh start in L.A. Would the move ease my depression?
We drove up a steep hill in our packed doughnut food truck to see our new house in Glassell Park for the first time. But...
I have never been married. Should I date a divorced man with kids?
They say your 30s are better than your 20s for myriad reasons: better sense of identity, more financial stability, less defined by ego-filled standards. For...
I went on a date with my neighbor. What could go wrong?
Two years ago, I ditched any semblance of cheesy dating apps in favor of meeting the love of my life organically, like in the olden...
I wasn’t lucky with love. Would a hot musician change my tune?
My beach romances have been disasters. On the Silver Strand in Coronado, a date tried to teach me to surf. I nearly drowned. I called...
I had dinner with a stranger. Would we have a fairy-tale connection?
I’m walking home when a man, who’s graying and handsome, stops me. “Excuse me,” he says. “You’re gorgeous.” I’m not hallucinating. The fairy tale has...
I’m married and polyamorous. My husband and I date other people
The light was low at the Echo as Elliot Moss started playing his new single. The distortion kicked in, and my jaw dropped. It was...
After my best friend died, I started to have feelings for her husband
At 77, I had given up. After two failed marriages and years of unsuccessful dating, I accepted what seemed to be my fate: single for...