What is My Purpose in Life?

When I was in high school, I was in Florida for a national speech and debate tournament. The day before, I was sitting outside the hotel and I was reading an article about an ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In the article, there were firsthand accounts from soldiers fighting on the front lines, and…

Why Won’t He Just Listen?

Have you ever found yourself sharing your problems with a guy and leave more frustrated than before? I certainly have. You start venting a problem to a guy and before you can finish the story he has made a five point plan on how to fix your problem. Girl I don’t know about you, but…

The Proper Response to Attraction

Have you ever found yourself in the presence of someone else and felt inexplicably drawn towards them? Maybe everything stopped. Your heart. Time. Reason. Cue the slow motion, music, and feels… and welcome to the experience of attraction! If you’ve ever wondered what to do with the feelings that arise in this experience, it’s your…

What a 15 Minute Conversation Means for Your Relationship

In 1994, American psychologist Dr. John Gottman reached out to 151 couples in long term marriages for a series of three 15 minute interviews. The interviews consisted of talking about the day they were having, talking about a problem area, and talking about a pleasant part of their marriage. During the course of the conversation,…

Men, Know You are Needed

On the first morning of my spring break last year I found myself running through the airport, almost missing my early morning flight home. I was one of the last people on the airplane, so I nestled into my middle seat in between a random man in the window seat and a random woman in…

Dropping the Handkerchief: How Do You Show You’re Interested?

Ladies, let’s say there’s a man out there who’s got you feelin’ some type of way… what do you do? You want to show you’re interested but you also want to leave room for him to pursue. Basically, what we’re dealing with is how to pursue without pursuing. It sounds weird, but let’s break it…

So I Have This Crush…

I remember having the biggest crush on a girl in one of my classes in 7th grade. Let me tell you, it was something else. We didn’t talk much, nor saw each other outside of school, and we definitely weren’t friends. So naturally it was pretty serious. During lunch I would look for her across…

What does it mean to be a Catholic Millennial?

There are people who will tell you what being a Catholic means, and I’m sure by now you’ve heard it all. Some will say we aim to control women’s rights, that we hate those within the LGTBQ+ community, or that we worship Mary and the saints. It can be so easy to believe these lies…