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Date #33 (Part IV): Closure or Question Mark?
February - March 2024 Ivory knew I was looking for a job, so the day after we agreed to stop all communication, he sent me a position he...
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Dec 13, 202415 min read


Date #29: Faded Too Soon
April 27, 2023 Around this time is when I started therapy. There wasn’t a specific reason or event that led me to it, just needing...
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Nov 8, 202415 min read


Date #22 (Part III): Tried Our Best
October 2023 I started dating someone else, again… and was more into him than I was Syre. Of course I’m posting him, us going out, what...
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Sep 11, 202410 min read


Date #22 (Part II): Beating A Dead Horse
January - March 2023 Me and dude I was really feeling (Date #28) stopped dating. Yes I was real hurt over this one, but this forced me...
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Sep 5, 20249 min read


Date #22 (Part I): The Ice Cream Incident
February 2022 Date #22 is probably the one who unlocked my want for a relationship. Imma tell yall this story, and you’re gonna ask...
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Aug 29, 202410 min read


Date #20 & #21: Sloppy & Shady
April 2, 2022 This date is what made me realize why the hood dudes had the girlies in a chokehold. This man didn’t do anything...
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Aug 22, 20245 min read


Date #18 & #19: From Charming to Chilling
February 26th, 2022 Date #18 lived far. The day of our date I was a good hour late because my cousin (who was out of town) had some...
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Aug 15, 20246 min read


Date #13, #14, and #15 - The Final Fumbles: My Year-End Dates of 2021
October 8th, 2021 Date #13 took place at Langano Ethiopian Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD. My second time having Ethiopian food but my...
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Jul 28, 20246 min read


Date #12 - Breadcrumbing: The Trail to a Broken Heart
Oct. 2nd, 2021 Date #12 was my first heartbreak after moving. Let me clarify that I was never in love with this man – I’ve actually never...
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Jul 21, 20249 min read


Date # 9, #10, & #11: The What, the Who, and the Why
Sept. 10th, 2021 If y'all read Date #6, you might remember that although Date #9 and I matched on Hinge, my first time actually seeing...
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Jul 18, 20244 min read


Foodie Favorites
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge foodie. Hands down my favorite thing about the DMV is their food scene. So many cultural dishes, so...
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Jul 14, 20244 min read


Date #7 & #8: Top Shelf Tales
Sept. 3rd, 2021 Now, Date #7 and Date #8 were the finest of the fine. I was asking God how I lucked out twice in a row. My first (and...
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Jul 8, 20247 min read


Mom & Me in the DMV
So, the weather hasn’t reached hell's front porch just yet, but it has been warm for a few weeks now which means summer has officially...
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Jun 27, 20245 min read
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