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Isn’t it time you woke up? Write your own rules or norms, better yet, rip up the rules and live from a place of individual freedom.

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There is a stereotype that lady virgins will become attached, enamored, obsessed with the first boy she has sex with. Gentleman, let me let you in on a little secret: Your dick is not that amazing.

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That we should “sack up” or “grow some balls” instead of “grow a vagina” to toughen up.

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There is a joke that comes up a lot in dating: when the man buys an expensive dinner, the woman has to put out.

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Marriage and love are not the same thing. You don’t have to get married because you’ve been together for a certain number of years.

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Consider the following scenario: you are hanging out with two friends and telling a really funny story about something you did a while back. One of the friends participated in this adventure, the other did not.

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You keep asking me to come out. Come out of the closet. Come out of the picnic basket. Heck, at one point you told me to throw a party and surprise everyone with my new found epiphany.

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Because it’s a waste of time.

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People eat lukewarm meals because they had to take the picture, filter it, come up with the hashtags and share it on Instagram before taking a bite.

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Earlier this year, the last name “problem” came to the forefront of my mind once again. I was now in a committed, long-term relationship, and there was a good chance that this was the last name I would be adopting someday.