It Happened to Me
Caution: Trigger warning. Honest dialog about sexual assault.
Author Archives: Nicole Marissa
Pismo Beach, California
Just south of San Luis Obispo, there is a stretch of beach for the family who likes to rough it and ride ATVs. This Labor Day weekend. Friends and I took off to Pismo for family camping. It’s become a bit of a tradition. We load up our trucks and SUVs and head for the […]
Middle-Aged Men, Stop Being So Boring!
Middle-aged men tend make dating an exercise in boredom. They become so comfortable that the forget women are just getting warmed up.
Taxis vs Uber: A War Turned Personal
Many years ago, when I started using ride share apps, I felt a twinge of guilt not calling a taxi. There was two reasons at that time I didn’t want a taxi. The first is that they were never where I needed one when I needed one, and I didn’t want to talk to a […]
Now Serving Side Dishes
My friend and I spent the weekend in Vegas. During one of our conversations, she said she didn’t understand why people seem to be dating with contingencies or backups. I told her she’d been married too long and didn’t know how savage the dating world really is. But the more I thought about it, I […]
So I Married a Narcissist
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: People with this condition are frequently described as arrogant, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding. They may also concentrate on grandiose fantasies (e.g. their own success, beauty, brilliance) and may be convinced that they deserve special treatment. This past weekend I went to visit with a friend of mine who had not met my former husband. […]
After the Starbucks wrapper incident…
About a year ago, I wrote a story about a date in the sweltering heat that went awry at the end. Let’s call this dater, Joe. After our date and telling me he wasn’t attracted to me once we met, Joe texted me out of the blue. It had been a few months and I […]
Mom’s Monday Aventure
Shopping and pizza by myself! Thanks to my big who is caring for my kid while camp us out for the week.
The One with the Skateboard
There is always that one guy in your journey of online dating that turns out completely different than you expect. When I met him on the latest site I tried, conversation flowed like water. It was effortless and comfortable. He was an aspiring writer like I was. He was writing a mystery at the time. […]
Excerpt from the Novel
Lost in TRANSition Diary Entry The Other Parent (OP) “It’s a delicate art.” She said. That was my former spouse’s response to my indelicate question about how he/she hid her junk in the bikini he/she was wearing. It was the moment I realized that she was no longer ever going to be he again. Nor […]
Single. Mommy. Fabulous 