Tag Archives: relationships

Mo Money Mo Problems?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by miriamdatskovsky

Talking about money is like talking about halitosis. There’s no way in hell you want to tell your friend their breath stinks, but you’d be doing them a disservice if you didn’t. Money is emotionally charged. Managing money is, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Cohabitation | Tagged budgeting, emotions, halitosis, miriam datskovsky, money, money management, parents, personal finance, relationships, stress, twentysomething | Leave a comment

Work Travel: The New Long-Distance Relationship

Posted on September 7, 2011 by ricellyn

Since my last post, which was admittedly eons ago, I got a new job. Thankfully it happened within two weeks of my NY job ending, because I was getting bored. That’s what happens when you leave behind everything and everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Cohabitation, New York, San Diego | Tagged 20something, boyfriends, business travel, California, Chicago, cohabitation, corporate America, ellyn rice, gummy bears, Indianapolis, JFK, LAX, New York, professional, relationships, work travel | Leave a comment

Now and Then

Posted on March 29, 2011 by miriamandellyn

So while we were off busy paying bills and doing other gross, responsible adult stuff (cough, sitting on the beach, cough, driving through wine country), we got to thinking. Specifically, about where we thought we’d be ten years ago today. … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family | Tagged 20something, actress, adulthood, babies, boyfriends, career, childhood, college, corporate America, ellyn rice, film, growing up, life, love, marriage, miriam datskovsky, philly, relationships, when I grow up, writing | 3 Comments

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

On Being Lame and Coupled Off

Posted on March 7, 2011 by miriamandellyn

The other night Ellyn’s single friend accidentally sent her a text meant for another, single girl. It said: “All my lame ass coupled off friends went home. What’s up.” (She was one of the coupled off friends that had just … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation | Tagged 20something, ADVICE, bar scene, boyfriend advice, cohabitation, coupled off, ellyn rice, going out, growing up, hoboken st. patty's day, jameson, miriam datskovsky, relationships, the chase | Leave a comment

Please Help Me Not Kill My Boyfriend While He's Busy Competing

Posted on March 2, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Dear Ellyn, Bryan has a disturbing competitive streak. The last time we played Taboo, he actually criticized my guessing style. Multiple times. And every time we go bowling I get nervous he won’t bowl well and get all sad and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Sports | Tagged 20something, ADVICE, bowling, boyfriend advice, boyfriends, cohabitation, competition, coworkers, ellyn rice, foosball, miriam datskovsky, relationship advice, relationship consulting, relationships, taboo, wedding crashers | 2 Comments

Please Help Me Not Kill My Boyfriend, Micromanagement Edition

Posted on February 9, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Dear Miriam, I used to think I had decent fashion sense, but then I moved in with Shaun. Whenever I try something new on, he always has a “needs improvement” comment. The other day I was about to buy a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Fashion, Holidays | Tagged 20something, ADVICE, birthday, boyfriend advice, boyfriends, cappuccino machine, cohabitation, ellyn rice, gift, Idiot's Guide to Girlfriends, micromanagement, miriam datskovsky, OCD, relationship advice, relationships, spreadsheet | 4 Comments

'The Kids Are All Right' Has Our Oscar Vote

Posted on January 25, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Full disclosure: We wrote this before the Oscar nominations were announced. Also, we have nothing to do with the Academy. Except when it comes to snarky fashion commentaries. Miriam: When Ellyn and I were first brainstorming for this blog, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Moms, Writing | Tagged Academy Awards, affair, annette bening, divorce, ellyn rice, family, film review, Julianne Moore, lesbian couple, Mark Ruffalo, marriage, miriam datskovsky, moms, Oscars, postmodern family, relationships, screenplay, The Kids Are All Right | 4 Comments

Our Anonymous Astrology Guru Confirms We're Still Pisces, Says to Ignore Daily Horoscopes

Posted on January 20, 2011 by miriamandellyn

When we heard the news that the Zodiac had change, we both flipped. After all, we’d always sort of assumed one of the reasons we share so many eerily parallel life experiences was the fact that we were born just … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Cohabitation, Girls, Moms | Tagged about us, anonymous astrology guru, astrology, cohabitation, daily horoscopes, Eastern Zodiac, ellyn rice, female friendships, friendship, Mars, Mercury, miriam datskovsky, moms, monthly horoscopes, Neptune, pisces, relationships, Sun, synastry, trusting daily horoscopes, Uranus, Venus, Western Zodiac, Zodiac | 2 Comments

Please Help Me Not Kill My Boyfriend, Wii and iPod Edition

Posted on December 29, 2010 by miriamandellyn

Dear Ellyn, Bryan and I don’t listen to the same music at all. I listen to She & Him and mainly songs I hear on Grey’s Anatomy and then download on iTunes. He listens to some angry punk stuff… actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Sports | Tagged 20something, ADVICE, boyfriend advice, boyfriends, Boys II Men, christmas, cohabitation, ellyn rice, Grey's Anatomy, miriam datskovsky, music, punk, relationship advice, relationships, She & Him, tennis, Wii, Wimbledon | Leave a comment