Dear Mr. Valentine
Dear Mr. Valentine, please don’t make my amazing readers who are disheartened that they are alone feel terrible today. They have already been chosen and I’d appreciate if you stopped filling their minds with lies about their worth. Yours Truly, R.D. Happy Valentine’s Day from The Deans! I had the utmost privilege of speaking at [...]
When You Marry the Wrong Guy
On Saturday at the Vandy/UT game, I got in a fight, well not a fist fight, more like a verbal confrontation. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to punch the guy, but I did get to give him a piece of my mind. I’m still heated just thinking about it. My amazing father-in-law came in town and [...]
We’re Going to be Authors!!! | A Video Message
Michael and I are going to be authors! Real, published, coffee-addicted, “have you read my book?” authors. Can you believe it? Last February, Michael whisked me away to a chic hotel in downtown Nashville for what he called “a writing retreat”. We spent two days dreaming up what it would look like to write a [...]
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Ways
I sat down at Starbucks to write a blog post next to a table of women complaining about men while wearing fake mustaches. Ah perfect. As Michael snapped a picture of them (pretending to take a picture of my stunning profile . . .read: sarcasm), I decided to write a post about ‘how to lose a guy’. I’m [...]
A Single Man’s Perspective on Women Searching for Love
Today’s guest post is from one of my male readers who prefers to remain anonymous. Read this post! A perfect way to start your morning—with a renewed perspective of compassion and grace from a godly single man (ahem—they do exist). I could share this with you all day long, but coming from a man—it [...]
Boys to Men | A Guest Post
Today, we have a guest post from one of my readers. Heather Hill is an engineering graduate student at the University of Texas in Austin. Working in a male-dominated world has taught her to truly cherish the relationships she has with her girlfriends. I’m particularly excited about this post because Heather isn’t a Christian but is on a journey to find purpose–and can’t help [...]
The Very Important “N” Word
You know when it’s coming. It’s the man who lingered by your side all night at the bar. The coworker who finds any excuse to email you. The classmate who just won’t leave you alone. It’s never the men you want; often the mommas boys, the gangly awkward ones, or worse the you’re-lucky-I’m-asking-you-out type. Mr. [...]
Mr. Promised He Would Call & Mr. Inconsistent
Let’s talk about relationships, shall we? I continue to hear a wealth of stories about women cashing in their ticket for a lifetime with Mr. Right because they settle for Mr. Right Now. Heartbreaking! If you’re new here, I suggest reading Real Men Don’t Text and Real Women Don’t Text Back to gain context for [...]
Real Men Don’t Text | The Lost Art of Chivalry
Welcome! Today we are hearing from both an expert on manliness (you should see his knife collection) & dating (he swept me off my feet), Michael Dean. Besides opening doors for me and making chocolate runs to satiate my cravings, he enjoys working on his car (Hubcap Hank), playing football, and adding ‘manly’ items to his Amazon shopping cart. [...]
Singleness, Settling, and Waiting for “The One”
Engagement season is here. Fall weddings are beginning. Women in serious relationships are wondering, “will he ever propose?” and anxiously trying to bring up the “e question” casually. And singles are left wondering, “Will it ever be my turn?” “Will I ever meet the One?” I’ve been in your shoes. The fall of 2008 and 2009 I [...]
