Hayley Brooks

I’m a New York based twenty-something writer and creative producer who seeks the perfect balance between high and lowbrow.

An Open Letter To The Guy I’m About To Go On A Date With

You are older, and I hope that means you will bring a certain maturity to the table that is new to me. I don’t want to be your mom. I don’t want to take care of you. I’m looking for a whole person who doesn’t need me, just like I don’t need them.

I Know You’re Bad For Me, So Why Do I Still Want You?

a part of me thinks you’re the only person who sees me, really sees me, because you know what I was like before I became broken

89 Little Things I Realized I’m Grateful For During My Morning Commute

My life coach for hearing me and validating the idea that it’s okay to feel my feelings even if I am not proud of them

10 Crucial Lessons I Learned About Dating From My Mom

The amazing thing about someone whose been out of the game for 30 years, is that she has no knowledge or willingness to participate in the calculated dance that is current urban dating. Instead, she’s made her own way. And she’s fucking killing it.