Elizabeth 8/29/26 Elizabeth 8/29/26

Scan Me: Why Real-Life Dating Beats the Apps

Dating app fatigue is real. Discover how endless swiping distorts connection—and why meeting in person may be the best way to find genuine chemistry.

Elizabeth 8/28/26 Elizabeth 8/28/26

The Dating Apps Had Their Chance: Meet the Scan Me Collection

Dating apps have had their chance. The Scan Me Collection turns cheeky tees, tanks, sweatshirts, and hoodies into personalized invitations to flirt—complete with a QR code that leads somewhere you choose. Wear the message, catch their eye, and let them make a move. More designs are coming soon.

Elizabeth 8/24/26 Elizabeth 8/24/26

What It Means to Be Loved Properly

After my divorce, I learned how to find joy on my own and come home to myself. Now I understand that loving properly doesn’t require two perfect people—only two people willing to show up honestly, keep growing and choose each other without abandoning themselves.

Elizabeth 8/11/26 Elizabeth 8/11/26

Yearning

There is wanting, and then there is yearning. An exploration of female hunger, the ache of being deeply affected, our obsession with morally grey men, and what we lose when modern love teaches us to want without ever risking being seen.

Elizabeth 8/5/26 Elizabeth 8/5/26

Wear the Opening Line: Meet the Personalized Scan Me Collection

Dating apps made finding people easier—and saying hello harder. The personalized Scan Me Collection turns shirts, tanks and hoodies into wearable opening lines, giving someone a reason to scan, look up and make a move.

Elizabeth 7/28/26 Elizabeth 7/28/26

The Most Expensive Thing You'll Ever Lose Is Yourself

How much of yourself have you negotiated away in the name of "keeping it casual"?

The greatest cost of a situationship isn't the relationship that never happened. It's the quiet erosion of your instincts, your certainty, and the belief that you're worthy of being chosen without ambiguity.

This isn't about modern dating. It's about remembering that love should never require you to become smaller to keep someone around. It's about grieving the version of yourself that settled for confusion and reclaiming the one who knows clarity isn't too much to ask.

Elizabeth 7/27/26 Elizabeth 7/27/26

Absence Changes the Scale

I've spent a lot of hours under a tattoo needle, but my last three were different.

My artist used a numbing spray. Every time it wore off, the pain didn't just return... it felt louder.

It made me realize something.

Absence changes the scale.

When you've gone a long time without love, the smallest glimpse of it can feel enormous. A good morning text. A little consistency. Someone remembering your favorite drink.

But maybe it isn't extraordinary.

Maybe the absence of love has simply made the bare minimum feel profound.

Elizabeth 6/15/26 Elizabeth 6/15/26

The Ocean Doesn't Chase Waves

Living beside the ocean has taught me many things, but perhaps the most important is this: nothing meant for you needs to be pursued to exhaustion. The sea doesn't run after waves, and these days, neither do I. I've become far more interested in consistency than potential, and far more interested in what is than what could be.

Elizabeth 1/9/26 Elizabeth 1/9/26

Things That Are Romantic, Actually

A quiet redefinition of romance. From nervous system safety to slow mornings and being chosen in small ways, this essay explores the kind of love that builds gently, deeply, and lasts.