Holiday cheer? Not this year.

So you thought holiday stress couldn’t get any worse? Welcome to 2020, when the things that historically justify putting up with the holidays are the parts we don’t get this year: Togetherness. Belonging. Community. I love the holidays. Gift giving is my love language. Cooking is my passion. Hosting friends and family is what my…

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It’s My Anniversary 🎉

10-years is a long time for any relationship – whether with a human or a blog. A couple years ago I thought about hanging it up. Letting it go. I’d been writing Ask Dr. Darcy for 8 years, was busy with other projects, had covered every topic – many repeatedly – and felt like I…

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It’s Breakup Week

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Unless you’re in a relationship and it’s creeping up on December 11th. Tomorrow is, statistically speaking, the greatest day of reckoning in the calendar year – the day you’re most likely to initiate or find yourself on the receiving end of being dumped. In fact, breakups peak…

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