by Mary B Safrit | Sep 28, 2022 | Relationships and Community
Friendships can feel tenuous at the best of times. Someone gets a job and moves within a month. Someone starts a dating relationship and disappears into the ether. When things change and friendships shift, it can be challenging to talk about that kind of loss. But if...
by Mary B Safrit | Sep 21, 2022 | Relationships and Community, Singleness
My best friend had a baby and I feel abandoned but also thrilled for her and my new little friend. Let’s just say, for the record, that transitions are complex. They can confront us with a weird mix of seemingly competing emotions. It’s challenging to make...
by Mary B Safrit | Sep 14, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness
Weddings as a single person can be weird. I know what you’re thinking. Yes, weddings are festive celebrations of love and an opportunity to witness a covenant between two people we (presumably) care about. There’s a lot to love about them. Cake. Pals. Chaotic...
by Mary B Safrit | Sep 7, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness
“Gosh, how do we celebrate ourselves without feeling vain? I don’t have a partner who can organize a birthday party or congratulate me on an accomplishment, but doing it for myself feels very… wrong and selfish somehow. Probably some bad thinking in...
by Mary B Safrit | Aug 24, 2022 | Relationships and Community
Relationships I’m presently listening to a podcast called An Unexpected Journey. It’s a chapter-by-chapter theatrical reading of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that incorporates the incredible film scores. It’s delightful and I can’t recommend it enough...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 13, 2022 | Relationships and Community
4 Ways To Stay Connected This Summer Summer can be a very fluid time. I don’t just mean because it’s stupid hot and we’re all sweating a whole lot. Especially this summer, it’s a time of year when people are in and out. These tricky schedules can shake up our...
