I’m in my apartment lying in bed reading a book when all of a sudden, I hear my roommate Linda shout, “I MISS TOOTSIE!” Who is Tootsie, you may ask? No, it’s not a nickname for her boyfriend or a weird fetish for Tootsie Roll candies. Rather, Tootsie is her sibling, her best friend, the love of her life – her pet beagle.
Aside from my amusement towards passionate pet owners, I can’t help but find it peculiar. Growing up pet-less, except for a brief time with some goldfish (R.I.P.), I’ve …

In my lifetime, I have loved, lost, crushed, and obsessed like many other girls have. Many tears and a million heartbreaks later, I think I have it figured out.

You can’t make green without yellow.

And I wouldn’t be as “green” as I am today without my stereotypically frugal Asian family.

There’s something so alluring about “summer guys” – the carefree and fun vibe that comes with being around them. Many girls detest these flings, claiming that they ruin any possibility of sustaining a real and long-lasting relationship. But the question is: What type of relationship are you looking for within these three months?

The most basic definition of an interracial relationship is one in which each person belongs to a different race.