Sierra Sterling

If I were alive in the 80s, you know you would have found me on Sunset Boulevard fangirling it up with some winged eyeliner and leather pants. I know if I were born a decade or two earlier, I would be the girl defined as a groupie following the hot rock stars on tour, yet I was born in the 90s so unfortunately that was not my fate. Social media has completely changed the way we fan girl and even interact with the celebrities.

The “almost relationship” refers to that point with someone when you’re not sure to tell people if you’re “sorta” dating someone or not. They are not yours, but you find yourself feeling like they are, yet they might not talk to you for a couple of days. It’s such an emotionally toxic state to be in. Because really you’re not sure it will ever be more, but you don’t want to have the awkward talk about “what you are” in the fear of ruining whatever it is going on.

Approaching 2017, I asked myself what is one thing that I would want to change. My answer is the way I’ve been treated by men. We live in an era when, even if we’ve found someone for the minute, we’re still looking for the next person to swipe right on. Being single has its perks, which I love, but deep down, I mainly push away from men and monogamy because when I don’t, I end up getting hurt. I have become the girl who, when I hang out with a guy, I act like I don’t care about anything.