A Crumb of Romance

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June 2025

This ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ energy rhetoric is killing my people
Our obsession with gender roles in relationships is excruciating
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Nicole Ocran
Sarah Gwonyoma: "Books saved me"
Sarah talks to me about losing her husband and becoming a single parent, how she survives grief, and still being in pursuit of love
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How my 2025 dating plan is going so far 💘
Six months in and what have we learned?
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Micro-rejections can often hurt the most
…and reconfirm the most brutal stories that we tell ourselves
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Who are you in and out of a relationship?
answers on a postcard, please!
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Nicole Ocran

May 2025

Charlie Pauly: "I can still be emotional and vulnerable. It doesn’t make me any weaker as a man."
My friend talks to me about dating with intention, vulnerability as a strength, and the aftermath of a public breakup
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Nicole Ocran
I can’t avoid the pain — and I don’t want to
pour one out for the crybabies
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37 lessons I've learned about love
Attraction does not guarantee connection, connection does not guarantee commitment...among many other things
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April 2025

Sherell Williams-Shiro: "Grief changes every part of you including how you view life and how you view love"
My best friend talks to me about not wanting marriage or children, the importance of security and trust in relationships, and how family and friendship…
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Nicole Ocran
I’m envious of the poly community
I just want *one* person to love me, how have you found two? Or more?
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Nicole Ocran
Does casual sex block my chances at love?
Why does every encounter have to be an intentional, meaningful step towards a relationship?
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