Author: Jo
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What Men Could (*should*) Learn From Reading Romance Novels
My bookshelves at home are boobytrapped. Not in the sense that you’ll meet physical harm if you misstep — beyond actually pulling the entire structure off the wall on top of you — or that there is a secret door hidden somewhere (ugh, I wish #goals). But rather the shelves themselves are rigged as a… Read more
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AI Has Entered the (Dating) Chat
The other day I went on the most disappointing date I’ve been on since I (re)started my single girl journey post-breakup. Following the extremely firm directive of my friends, I downloaded a dating app to get myself back into the game (just ONE! It’s so overwhelming I can’t imagine juggling them all at once). I’ve… Read more
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Wearing Red To A Wedding Means What Now?
Wedding season is in full swing, so naturally TikTok is all over it. But between some adorable vow-writing videos, the trend of slipping the groom *spicy* pics of the bride, and a slew of fantastic Taylor Swift inspired transitions, I saw a new conversation emerge…apparently — at least according to not-at-all-reputable authorities on TikTok —… Read more
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Birthdays & The Single Lady Milestones
My birthday is coming up this week. And let me tell you I am a birthday girl. Summer birthdays weren’t always the best growing up — kids are often away at camp when you want to celebrate, and we moved around a lot so I was often somewhere new when my birthday rolled around (the… Read more
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Am I Allowed To Want to Lose Weight?
At Revellations, we want each and every one of you to feel confident, sexy, and comfortable in your own bodies. Whether it be when we go shopping (and nothing fits properly 🙄), on social media (with influencers selling us the latest “wellness” hacks), or in the supposed cesspool of modern dating (this writer wishes she… Read more
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Fun Wedding Fling…Or Something More?
Look. Weddings are like adult summer camp — a few days away from real life, a bunch of semi-connected people in the same room. And now that we’re adults, we get to add alcohol. Of course things are going to get a little spicy. If you’ve indulged yourself in a wedding hookup, congrats. What a… Read more
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The Diet Culture Reckoning…How Far We’ve (failed to) Come
I recently wrote an article about Ozempic, a word that just a year ago many of us had never heard before. And now it’s a tried and true part of our vernacular. The supposed “miracle drug” had been around for years (since 2017, to be precise), but last summer it seemed that everyone finally cottoned… Read more
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Can We Be Happy Alone…Or Are We Lying To Ourselves?
The internet is rife with articles detailing how women are eschewing modern dating and relationships and opting to simply be alone. Is this for real? Are women (and/or men) simply over partnerships? Is this the future, or our ultimate demise? As a recently single woman, I’ll admit I’ve been equal parts intrigued and terrified to… Read more
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Ozempic — Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
Tis the season… The season for inane marketing campaigns telling you to lose weight in time for bikini season cleverly disguised as “hot girl summer inspo”. But this year, it feels a bit different. Why, you ask? The answer, of course, is Ozempic. This may not be the first summer that Ozempic is on the… Read more
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Destination Bachelorette — Yay or Nay?
As I mentioned in my first post about modern weddings, a lot has changed in the last decade in how we celebrate a couple’s impending nuptials. There are wedding hashtags (trying to explain that one to my mom was a kick), self-written vows, and more friends officiating than religious leaders nowadays. But in my opinion,… Read more