Tonight as I was driving home, I was binge listening to Lizzy McAlpine because obviously night drives are for sad girl songs. Don’t worry, I’m not sad,…… Read more “Why isn’t dating fun?”
Category: Relationships
Thoughts on friendship, dating, community, and what it means to love people well through change, disappointment, and growth.
Needing People
My name is Jessie Childs and I am a recovering people pleaser. I have often struggled to voice my opinions and not get lost in the opinions of others. I love helping people and being what they need, and especially love helping them feel understood, but often struggle to be vulnerable in allowing others to be what I need.
relationship ✨anxiety✨
Now, oddly enough, I have found myself on the opposite side of where I used to be. Instead of being terrified of being single, which I used to think meant being “alone”, now I’m scared of dating.
broken heart songs
I remember the day that I realized I had to let go…
Single? Yeah, me too.
Last December, I was sharing with my counselor some of the fears I have with being single as well as inevitably losing my longtime roommate to marriage.…… Read more “Single? Yeah, me too.”
Don’t say I’m bold
Some time last year, I was showing my friend a message I had typed up to send to a guy I thought was cute and she said…… Read more “Don’t say I’m bold”
Singleness: Is it Always So Lonely?
“Again and again, I have people say to me, how do you handle loneliness? And I say that I can’t handle loneliness. They ask, “Well didn’t you…… Read more “Singleness: Is it Always So Lonely?”
the first boy I ever loved.
Today I want to tell a story that’s long overdue. It’s about the first time I told a boy I liked him and everything that came after.…… Read more “the first boy I ever loved.”
Peculiar Treasure 