Do You Hear Yourself?
I can still remember standing in line for dinner at summer camp. My best friend and I had just met six other teenage strangers who we would share a cabin…
Relationships & Advice
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Relating is an art form. I believe relationships are the most important thing in life. I want to supersede dysfunction and become the function. Let’s talk friendships, significant others, respect, conflict, chivalry, and sex, and challenge media perspectives while we’re at it. Read here to learn about healthy rhythms in relationships.
Restoration Required: The Scars You Can See, and the Ones You Can’t
A Note From The Editor: On page 82 of Darling Issue No. 12, we announced a call for submissions that tell your story and spark the creative process through word. Over the next month…
Darling Cooks: The Confidant’s Apricot + Arugula Salad
A Note From The Editor: Changing the world, wherever we are, starts small. As individuals, before we can think about excelling at our careers, in our relationships, or with our art,…
10 Steps to Moving On After a Breakup
Breakups, they happen to everyone. They come in all shapes and sizes; some are swift and painless, others knock you round in ways you cant quite explain. Apparently, the average person…
Anatomy of the Mean Girl
Gossip. Spreading rumors. Name calling. Criticizing. Cruel teasing. Intentionally excluding someone. Breaking confidences. Eye-rolling. Manipulation. These are all forms of relational aggression that the majority of women have been a…
A Letter to My Sixth Grade Self
Dear 12 Year-Old Me, I‘m not sure you’ll be able to enjoy any of this letter until I first let you know that, yes, those Mickey Mouse underwire bras at…
Losing My Father, Finding My Heart
He stood 6′ 3″ with thick, salt and pepper hair. His face was rugged from years of sun despite the shade his cowboy hat offered. He was a cattle rancher, well…
The Art of the Goodbye
In less than a month, our little family will leave the town where we have built our lives for over a decade. We are moving to a new state, following…
Making Friends in a Digital Age
In the age of technology, everything is at our fingertips. We can have groceries delivered to our house, prescriptions refilled instantly, bills paid on time, and gifts sent to loved…
When a Friendship Ends
We all know that romantic relationships can come to end, but what about friendships? As we grow older and more distant from friends we used to hold dear, is it…
A Heritage of Remembering
I visited my grandmother at her nursing home last week. It’s been almost three years since I saw her last, and I wasn’t prepared for how much she had deteriorated. I…
5 Red Relationship Flags
One in four. That’s the number of women who will be victims of domestic violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. For seven years, I was that one in…
