HIMMGF – Part 24 – First American Christmas and Florida Vacay

January 4, 2023.Reading time 15 minutes.

Image text states as follows. How I Met My Girlfriend, 24, Our first American Christmas and Florida vacay.

Catch up on the whole series! Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. Jas’ first American Christmas unfolds as very typically Midwestern. Christmas parties, sugar cookies, presents, snow, and a trip to Florida to break up the Michigan winter. Every year, my dad’s family throws a party on Christmas Eve, and lately, my parents […]

Gift Giving ideas for Long Distance Relationships

January 28, 2021.Reading time 18 minutes.

A photo of a brick wall has a heart painted on it. A caption on the image states, gift giving ideas: long distance relationships.

Hello gang! Today’s post is inspired by Valentine’s Day as I decided what to send my girlfriend for the special occasion that we will be spending apart. After six years of US to UK distance, we’ve become quite the experts on long-distance gift giving. This is a guide is designed to jumpstart your ideas and […]

Pride Project 2020: Creating and finding your own family in the LGBTQ+ community and how to get a feeling of belonging somewhere by Helle A.

June 30, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Welcome to Pride Project 2020! In this day-long series, a few queer writers share a moment of Pride on the last day of Pride Month. Read all the Pride Project posts (and identity posts) here. This post is by Helle A. As a kid, and growing up, I always felt like the odd one out, […]

HIMMGF–Part 23–Friendsgiving

March 31, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

The image states, H I M M G F 23, friendsgiving.

Catch up on my British girlfriend’s recent trip visit to me in America! Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. The weekend after Real Thanksgiving welcomed the new and improved Friendsgiving. The guest list included myself, Jas, my brother, my sister, her boyfriend, her boyfriend’s brother (both good friends of mine), our cousin, and […]

HIMMGF 22: Coffee and Conflicts

February 18, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

This started as a Christmas post and ended with existential realizations. Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. Our second Christmas together unfolded how I imagined in most ways. And it first started like every morning, the mere waking up together—something that started the day with love for 69 consecutive mornings. (Yes, 69, […]

HIMMGF: How I miss my girlfriend

January 31, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Hi gang this post will be sad. Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. Jasmin is back at her home in the UK, and the days have been dragging since. We video chatted the day her plane landed—Jan 26th–and overnight the space between us re-emerged. The sound of the Skype ring struck an […]

HIMMGF–Part 21–Arrival and Thanksgiving

December 6, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

A steaming turkey is served on a plate. The title states, Brit eats Thanksgiving.

Catch up on the first two weeks into my girlfriend’s second American adventure! Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here.

J&J Chat: Helping a long-distance partner through a hard time

October 29, 2019.Reading time 24 minutes.

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Welcome back to J&J Chats where J (me, Jess) and J (my girlfriend, Jas) offer unprofessional advice. Today’s J&J Chat is sponsored by my friend and patron, Hope. TW for mentions of feeling suicidal.

HIMMGF–Part 20–Waiting 3.0

July 12, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

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Welcome back to “How I Met my Girlfriend!” Catch up on all the posts in this series here.

How to Make the Distance Work: Looking Forward to Breaking the Distance

May 2, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

If you’ve followed my advice thus far, let’s get ready to make this LDR endgame! (6/6. Link to intro and other parts here.)