Michael Venske

Every day I look at their photo and marvel at their epic love story.

Wasn’t learning firsthand about love and heartache an invaluable part of growing up?

Dear Readers, Please know that I didn’t want to write about anything you are possibly about to read. I thought it was personal and none of anyone’s business. I thought that my silence was the mature thing to do. I reasoned that my time and energy would be better spent elsewhere… Then I double-checked just [...]

Shortly after Katherine and I broke-up, I asked my friend Lauren to write a personal ad for me. Who better to write a personal ad than your closest companion? (I suppose I could have asked Katherine to do it, but that would have been awkward. I suppose I still can. I’m gonna send her an [...]

Kiddo and I stopped seeing each other. I ended things at the beginning of the month. She moved out the next day. I’m proud of myself. Not for asking her to move-in only to ask her to move-out, but because I was honest. We had a civil discussion and the next day, I helped her [...]