Category Archives: Girls

Audrey Hepburn Screwed Us All

Posted on December 20, 2011 by miriamdatskovsky

I love me some Audrey Hepburn. I especially love me some Audrey in Givenchy. I would wear those gorgeous Sabrina dresses any day. But I could not hate that movie more. It was on that ridiculous — I mean, loving … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Fashion, Girls | Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Billy Wilder, Citizen Kane, George Clooney, Givenchy, Humphrey Bogart, It Happened One Night, katherine heigl, miriam datskovsky, Natalie Portman, No Strings Attached, Roman Holiday, romantic comedies, Sabrina, Sleepless in Seattle, The Switch, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga | Leave a comment

The Trouble With (Girl) Love

Posted on December 20, 2011 by miriamdatskovsky

Last weekend I did something stupid. One of my oldest and closest friends, who also happens to be going through a very tough time right now, came to visit. And all I did was chatter about relationships and weddings – … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Girls, Moms | Tagged bridesmaids, college, female friendships, friendship, girls, miriam datskovsky, mothers, sororities, weddings | Leave a comment

The Ones Who Got Away (Thank God)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Most weeks we reserve this space for some gentle mocking of our current boyfriends, but as a measure of our gratitude to them for being such good sports — and mainly, wonderful, supporting partners — we decided to take some … Continue reading →

Posted in Girls | Tagged bisexuality, catholocism, ellyn rice, ex-boyfriends, exes, Jewish, miriam datskovsky, Newark, Russian, Valentine's Day | Leave a comment

The Skinny On My Skinny

Posted on December 20, 2011 by ricellyn

I’ve found over the years (and I’m twenty-six so I suppose my problem weight years are ahead of me), that the key to losing pounds is to not let yourself get bored, to be so stressed out you physically can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Girls | Tagged 20something, acid reflux, ADVICE, craving, diet secrets, ellyn rice, health, obese, processed foods, skinny, skinny bitch, society, stress, weight loss | Leave a comment

Wedding Season Meltdown(s)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by miriamandellyn

When we were little girls and still believed in fairy tales, weddings were great fun. But now that we’re in our twenties… they kind of blow. Don’t get us wrong, we’re really, really happy and excited for all our engaged … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Family, Girls, Religion | Tagged bridesmaids, diamonds, divorce, ellyn rice, engagement, marriage, miriam datskovsky, religion, Say Yes to The Dress, TLC, twenty-something weddings, wedding season, weddings | Leave a comment

The Worst Ever Must-Read Fashion, Sex, and Dating Tips

Posted on March 11, 2011 by miriamandellyn

We actually get our news from Twitter these days – but generally speaking, we don’t read magazines. Miriam subscribes to exactly two: GQ and Los Angeles Magazine, mainly because she likes the features and typically learns a thing or two … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Fashion, Girls | Tagged ADVICE, boyfriend advice, boyfriends, cohabitation, Cosmo, divorce, ellyn rice, Glamour, GQ, los angeles magazine, lucky, Marie Claire, miriam datskovsky, nightgown, relationship advice, relationships, sex, the new yorker, the week, whole living, women's magazines | 1 Comment

When In Doubt, Throw Him Out, And Other Sisterly Advice

Posted on February 10, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Dear Chana, Tali, Susan, and Sarah: We love being the biggest sister and all, and we definitely love all of you, but we’re getting kind of tired of giving you the same old boy advice all the time. So we … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Girls | Tagged boy advice, college, dating advice, ellyn rice, miriam datskovsky, sisterly advice, sisters, texts | 3 Comments

The Trouble With V-Day

Posted on February 2, 2011 by miriamandellyn

In honor of that upcoming troublesome holiday (seriously, we can’t decide if we love or hate it), we decided to forgo our usual weekly “Dear” column in lieu of some good old-fashioned Valentine’s Day snark. But never fear! There’s still … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Cohabitation, Girls, Holidays | Tagged cohabitation, ellyn rice, Friends, Hallmark, miriam datskovsky, romance, Single Awareness Day, Sleeping Beauty, The Simpsons, Valentine's Day, Victoria's Secret | 5 Comments

Nobody Thinks Your Baby's As Cute As You Do

Posted on February 1, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Especially not us. I (Miriam) swear the most effective way to prevent teen pregnancy is to put a bunch of teenagers on a plane and surround them with screaming babies. On all sides. For hours. Over multiple flights. Because that’s … Continue reading →