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Opposites Initially Attract But Compatibility Lasts.

February 3, 2012

Opposites attract. Everyone has heard the saying, but is it true? Some experts say it isn’t accurate if looking for a successful, long-term relationship.* I agree. There can be an initial excitement when meeting someone with different life experiences, interests, and beliefs, but after the curiosity has waned, what is left? I don’t believe, from [...]

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On Winning 1 Million Dollars

January 27, 2012

On a run recently my mind was racing with ideas. The mind-racing thing actually happens whenever I am not sleeping. Just so you know. Oh, and sometimes my mouth and mind are racing. And somehow I have friends, a family that speaks to me, and a boyfriend. I don’t drive everyone crazy with this trait. [...]

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200 Later: Progress on the Journey

January 20, 2012

200 It’s a big number. No one lives to be 200 and many blogs never live long enough to have the 200th post published. It’s a really big number. Yesterday was my 200th post on Naked Girl in a Dress. It’s not the number that feels so significant though; it where I am compared to [...]

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On How I Can Be Impossible (According to The Boyfriend)

January 6, 2012

Running on the National Mall one cold morning in December, The Boyfriend asked me what I wanted for Christmas. The conversation went something like this: The Boyfriend (TB): What do you want for Christmas Kelly? Me: Wow, that’s a tough question. I can’t think of anything I really want. I am grateful for all that [...]

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A Weekend Full of Surprises. Except Love, Actually

December 16, 2011

It is hard enough dating as a single mom, but add in dating someone who travels extensively for work, it can be frustrating at times. When The Boyfriend is in town, we work our schedules to ensure we have a lot of quality time together. It helps, but seeing each other three days in a [...]

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You Had Me at Abnormal

December 9, 2011

I experienced a you-had-me-at-hello moment with my boyfriend recently. The words uttered by my boyfriend would not be taken by many as romantic and loving; some could consider it as an insult. Here’s what he said: “I don’t want a normal woman. I want you.” For me, it couldn’t get any better than that. In [...]

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