Day 70/Day 71: The Great Love Debate (pt3)

The Meet Up. I’m beginning to love these group interviews more than I expected. I just think it’s the perfect opportunity to hear thoughts from both sides, in this case a young man and woman. It’s even more exciting when your subjects don’t know each other. There’s always a hint of hesitancy when bearing all…

Day 65: Love Language

I’ve always loved the way letters tend to dance together to the sweet melody of our vocabulary. The words we create, the meaning behind them, the power they have… language is a masterpiece. Words matter, so in turn what we say to each other matters. Yet, many of us fall at the hands of word…

Day 60: Lies on Your Lips But There’s Love in Your Eyes.

“Love dies only when growth stops.” – Pearl S. Buck Ms. Pearl was definitely on to something. I think there’s a bit of a misunderstanding with growth at times, especially in relationships. Growth is letting things go and being able to speak about how you truly feel. Growth is understanding that the upkeep of a…

Day 56/ Day 57: The Great Love Debate (pt2)

The Conference Call. When I first decided to do a group interview for this passion project, it was definitely a learning experience. I didn’t know what to expect when bringing two people into one room to talk about a really personal topic: Love. I didn’t know if my subjects would be afraid to open up,…

Day 50: Fool’s Gold

When Travis Linton, 26, told me he was in a relationship, I couldn’t believe it. Not because he’s a horrible person of any kind, but because when you’re good friends with someone and have learned their traits, few things tend to surprise you. Until this. His new love venture impacted me much more than I…

Day 43: Second Chances

“Because this is what I believe – that second chances are stronger than secrets. You can let secrets go. But a second chance? You don’t let that pass you by.” – Daisy Whitney Time after time we give the people we love the opportunity to make countless mistakes. We prepare ourselves for the hurt, create…

Day 41: All is Fair in Love & Sacrifice

“I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up.” – Lauren Oliver We are no strangers to sacrifice. In fact, I believe a lot of our common ground is founded on the simple act of giving things up. Sometimes, we have to…

Day 17: Compromise

Love is balance.  I don’t think I truly understood this balance until recently. Most times, I’d find myself at this place of confusion because I am constantly thinking of the things I’ve done in a relationship, or where I was in life, and what my expectations were. I’ve been confused because I didn’t understand why…