If you're currently single and out there in the deep trenches of the dating world, I encourage you to read Alexandra and the Awful, Awkward, No Fun, Truly Bad Dates: A Picture Book Parody for Adults.  You'll smile, you'll laugh, and you'll feel comfort knowing Alexandra, Rebekah, and I have all experienced similar situations on the journey to find love.

There’s a reason why cross-sex friendships tend to make a significant other feel jealous or threatened. Even if it isn’t said outright, sometimes you can feel the tension in the air or glaring eyeballs burning into your skin. Trust me, I know… I’ve been on both sides of the fence!

Simone and Brendon made a conscious decision daily to be in their relationship. Each morning they'd asked themselves, "Is this what we desire today? If the answer was yes, the next question they asked was, "What can we create together?" They habitually followed their routine for eight years until one morning, the answer was no.