Love the Way You Lie.
You lie to me, I lay under you. You tell me how much you like me and I don't know what to do. I make excuses for you to make excuses for...
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dearabi
May 20, 20222 min read
WoManifest.
I manifested him. A true partner. A motivator. A man that makes me laugh and feel sexy. Someone on the same team. Someone that gives me a...
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dearabi
Apr 25, 20222 min read
Cringe.
The first time I was on Hinge, it was the first year of the pandemic and roughly three months after my boyfriend and I broke up. It was...
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dearabi
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Showtime.
YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP. YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR OF YOUR SHOW. How it took decades for me to truly grasp this simple idea is beyond...
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dearabi
Apr 3, 20222 min read
where have all the butterflies gone?
I once heard someone say that "A bright flame burns twice as fast," and it's haunted me ever since. Why does it have to be this way? I...
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dearabi
Mar 27, 20222 min read
Safety, First.
My girl Fab said to throw away any medieval lists about prerequisites you have for men and to replace it with a list of how you want...
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dearabi
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Free Falling.
You say you're actively falling for me everyday. That's nice. I'm not being an asshole, I mean that. I didn't fall for you, I mean that...
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dearabi
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Heavy.
You would never guess it by the way I sweat it, but I questioned it at first. Your stature, your jeans, your hands - my man? Nahhh ... I...
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dearabi
Mar 8, 20222 min read
be careful what you wish for.
I've done a lot of work to heal from heartbreak - to ensure that regardless of what happens, I know and believe I am still loved and more...
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dearabi
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Day by Day.
I'm struggling with finding a healthy balance between "leaning in" and pulling back. Old habits die hard, and I still have a habit of...
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dearabi
Feb 22, 20221 min read
but she'll never be you.
She was Colombian and Thai. The one before her, French and Black - both dancers. And just like that, I felt so ... plain. It's silly and...
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dearabi
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Something New, Something Old.
When I was in my twenties I legitimately assumed that once you turned 30, something magical (or at least biological) would happen, and a...
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dearabi
Feb 7, 20222 min read
A Woman's Love.
The saying goes, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" and we've seen its truth time and time again. The things some women do out of...
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dearabi
Jan 18, 20222 min read
And Just Like That.
I have way too may things to say about the latest chapter of Sex and the City aptly titled, And Just Like That. So many things that it...
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dearabi
Jan 10, 20222 min read
People Who Walk in the Rain.
I used to be afraid of the rain. I thought it would dissolve the facade of me being OK. Strip me of my smile and uncover a season of sad...
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dearabi
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Sex'n w/ the Oldies.
Whenever I take a stroll down memory lane and read old sex blogs I think two things: Wow, I can't believe I wrote that and Wow, I can't...
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dearabi
Jan 4, 20224 min read
Stay Toxic Folks.
Urban legend is if you ask Alexa to play toxic music, Drake's discography will automatically come on. OK, I'm lying. But I ain't lying...
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dearabi
Dec 29, 20211 min read
Sugar N Spice.
What are little girls made of? Sugar n spice, and everything nice. That's what little girls are made of. But women like me who were born...
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dearabi
Dec 14, 20211 min read
After the Party.
What happens once the party's over? When the lights come on, and everyone leaves. When the band is done and the confetti stops falling....
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dearabi
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Photograph.
It's been a few weeks - maybe even a month, since I deleted all your photos from my Google drive in an attempt to erase you from my life....
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