Stephanie Karina

Because it might be business on top, but it’s a party underneath.

He doesn’t wave. You don’t wave.

The barista begins to stack chairs onto tables around each us, and he clears his throat to signify that it is time to go, but neither of us make a motion to rise from this table.

5. If you attempt to hit on me with racially charged pick-up lines, I will take the drink you bought for me and splash it over your head. I will respond favorably to neither “ni hao” nor “hello, China doll.”

But, we are far from invincible. We are so human that it is almost unbearable.

Mastering the first date is a precious art form that most of us don’t have the wherewithal to do.

At some point, though, you’ll learn that it’s best to fully embrace DGAFism and realize that the people who matter will always think you’re cool, even when you’re not

Even today, I can’t bring myself to listen to much of Port of Morrow, that Shins album. But, I’ve quit smoking cigarettes.

The art of seducing women is a game that anyone can easily master, given the appropriate level of know-how to executive the right moves at the right moments.

They will hurt you. And you know that. But you will forgive them and you will hurt yourself instead.

We have no right to comment on or discuss anyone’s bodies but our own. So, the next time we consider asking someone “thin” if they’re healthy or telling them to eat a cheeseburger, we should stuff one into our own mouth.

I opened my mouth, searching for a witty response that would go over his head, and promptly burst into tears — which took both of us by surprise.