Tag: Happily

I???m Happily Married, Yet I Still See How Marriage Is a Scam

Even though my parents had a traditional marriage, my mother never romanticized being a stay-at-home parent. She told me, in fact, to do the opposite. “Never depend on a man,” she told me multiple times. “Get educated. Get a job.” So I did. I got a Bachelor’s d...

No Plus One, No Problem: The Art of Being Happily Single

There was a time in my life when the allure of far-off places called to me like a siren’s song. I was enchanted by the idea of endless explorations and new encounters. So, I set off on a journey that led me to live and work on a cruise ship and later to Taiwan, where I spent a year teaching En...