Jen Glantz

Jen Glantz is the world’s first professional bridesmaid and founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. Her new book, Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire) [Atria Books] is available now.

Do you ever go to sit down at a table and there’s complete and utter, bottomless silence.

Please don’t tell that I can’t remember why we’re fighting.

I don’t want to love you anymore because I want to go to sleep.

A walk home from work is a walk through the parade of Nations during the Olympics.

10. Being young enough to still experience things for the first time.

You’re FREAKING out — or maybe you’re not because you are off to some grad/law/certificate/school and if so, you’re not freaking out yet.

Pore over the ways that you have successfully made friends in the past.

6. Don’t mistake comfort for happiness. Comfort can sometimes just be a more pleasant word for fear.