Distance Shmistance.
I’ve never been in a long distance relationship, (unless you count SF – Sac) but I’m aware of the perils of one. I’ve heard one of the...
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dearabi
Jul 13, 20142 min read
It Had To Be You.
I try. I get hurt. I say I’ll never try again. I try again. I get hurt. I say I’ll never try again. I try anyway. I get really hurt. I...
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dearabi
Jun 12, 20141 min read
The One.
I have a tendency to always want to be the one. The one he thinks of right before he goes to bed at night. The one he texts as soon as he...
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dearabi
Jun 2, 20142 min read
1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back.
Back in January I got reacquainted with someone I’d already known for a few years. When I say “reacquainted,” I mean we randomly hooked...
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dearabi
May 22, 20142 min read
Untitled
I can’t tell her how I can’t stop thinking about you. Because it’s 3:52am. She’s going through things of her own, and could use a good...
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dearabi
May 8, 20142 min read
The Heart Never Minds – TBT 05.15.12
In our minds not only are we ahead of the game – we are ahead of our time. Wise beyond our years, and bulletproof beyond belief, with...
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dearabi
May 6, 20142 min read
High Tea For One.
I had a boyfriend, who although had good intentions (I think) was extremely possessive. Jealous. Unreasonable. CRAZY. “I just don’t see...
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dearabi
Apr 24, 20142 min read
Predictable Predicaments – TBT 04.15.11
One would think I’d use this sixth sense to my advantage. Help out the homies, maybe even come up a little and charge friends of friends....
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dearabi
Apr 22, 20141 min read
I See It Now.
I see you. The vulnerable side you easily mask. The side you’d prefer your boys not see. The facet of you that hasn’t shined in forever....
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dearabi
Apr 21, 20142 min read
It’s Complex.
I remember having a conversation with a good friend of mine a few years ago. She was falling in love with a man who was not her...
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dearabi
Apr 11, 20142 min read
The Trouble With Being Alone.
There are three things that I absolutely love to do alone: shop for groceries, buy flowers and cook dinner. I genuinely look forward to...
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dearabi
Apr 7, 20142 min read
Involuntary Manslaughter.
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my favorite writers Enitan Bereola at his book signing in San Francisco. Everytime I...
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dearabi
Apr 3, 20142 min read
i don’t care if we take it slow, i just need to know we’re headed in the same direction.
“Sometimes I think I’m from another world When I’m tryna tell a woman just exactly where I stand that I want a girl, when I want a girl...
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dearabi
Apr 2, 20142 min read
It’s Not You, It’s Me. – #TBT 03.06.12
Lonely. Waiting. Is it done yet? Because I get it. Tired of the lessons, and learning the hard way. Got my riot gear on for the tough...
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dearabi
Apr 1, 20141 min read
Right Side of the Bed.
Little girl, big bed. That’s always been me. I’m a left side of the bed kinda person. No matter how drunk or restless I am, I never stray...
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dearabi
Mar 26, 20143 min read
The Hokey-Pokey – TBT 04.18.11
OK I lied and mustered enough energy and brain cells to finish this blog that I’ve had drafted for weeks now. Make sure to peep Jeyel’s...
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dearabi
Mar 23, 20142 min read
I Want You. I Think.
I’m smart. I’m bad at math and horrible at grammar, but I’m smart. And I’ve learned a lot in the past year. Most important, that nothing...
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dearabi
Mar 19, 20142 min read
Sleeping With the Enemy TBT 04.16.12
She slept with him again. She told herself she wouldn’t, but just like the last three times, she still did. At least she got her watch...
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dearabi
Mar 16, 20142 min read
Needy is the New Crazy.
Remember when men would call any woman that didn’t behave exactly the way they wanted to, crazy? A woman could catch her boyfriend in bed...
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dearabi
Feb 25, 20141 min read
A Woman In Love.
Hey you. Yeah you, handsome man whose arms are wrapped around her tiny self this morning. Don’t worry. She’s not in love with you. Just...
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