The Other Half by Bond Touch
Moving friendships: what to do with all the people you're leaving behind
There’s a lot to think about when it comes to moving. Usually we think about the packing, managing logistics, and setting up a new place. The bigger or further the...
Planning your own engagement: why is it a taboo?
In a couple of weeks, my boyfriend and I are taking a trip to San Francisco to meet with an engagement ring designer. We already had a virtual meeting and...
Living together: the 5 most common arguments & how to navigate them
When two people are living together they have their varying opinions, life experiences, and personalities. So it’s safe to assume that arguments will be inevitable. As the song goes, we’re...
Trying to connect with an Acts of Service person Long Distance?
There are 5 Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Physical touch, Acts of Service, and receiving gifts. Today I’m focusing on Acts of Service. I’ve said it before and...
Are all my friends more successful than me?
I have the coolest friends in the whole entire world. It’s true! They do amazing things, have amazing jobs (and they're successful in them), have found incredible life partners, have...
When Quality Time is the secret of your LDR
There are five Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Physical Touch, Acts of Service, and Receiving Gifts. This is second first part in a series where I will look...
My Breakups Weren’t a Loss: They Were a Blessing
Breakups are achingly painful to move on from. I won’t deny that heartbreaks caused my most tear-filled nights. At the time, I grappled with thoughts like: “What went wrong?” “Why...
4 Conversations I Had With My Boyfriend Before Moving In Together
Since the pandemic started, a lot of couples tried moving in together. Many viewed spending months together during the lockdown as a test drive for actually living together....
5 questions you should ask yourself before breaking up
I was a serial monogamist for over a decade. I’m not proud to say that I was barely single that entire time. I went through a lot of beginnings but...
When Your LDR’s Love Language is Receiving Gifts
There are five Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Physical Touch, Acts of Service, and Receiving Gifts. This is the fifth and final part in a Love Language series...
Why should queer relationships be any less valid than any other?
It’s an issue that virtually every queer couple faces but rarely explores. Our relationships, no matter how long-lasting or serious, are always perceived differently in the eyes of society. Are...
It took me 3 years not talking to my sister to reconnect
Sometimes, only time and distance can heal a relationship. I discovered a kind of love I’ve never experienced after not talking to my sister for three years. Finding Love in...
