Cultivating the “We” and the “Me”
When you fall head-over-heels for someone, it’s easy for your lives to fuse completely. You start answering invitations with a collective “We would love to come!” and adopting each other’s…
Deciphering Red and Green Flags
Flags aren’t just trendy relationship words we use. They are behavioral indicators of safety, compatibility, and respect or the lack of. While no one is perfect, knowing which behaviors to…
The Quiet Drain: Relationship That Costs
When we think of a toxic relationship, we usually picture explosive fights and dramatic exits. But in reality, toxicity rarely announces itself with a megaphone. More often, it’s a slow…
Stolen Breath: The Meaning of Having Your Breath Taken Away
In romance novels and movies, having your breath taken away is under the impression of something big. It’s the grand gesture: a surprise trip to Paris, a dramatic confession in…
The Solo Journey vs. The Shared Path
There is a loud, constant narrative in our culture that insists life doesn’t truly begin until you find “your other half.” We are bombarded with romantic comedies, engagement announcements, and…
Olivia Shepard
A romantic at heart, I love writing stories that have a great ending. I believe that we all need a little more love in life, and what better way than to read it in stories. Love is like the wind, sometimes very strong, sometimes weak, but is always present. We just need to look, and we can find it.
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