The anxiety of post COVID-19 opening of everything without social distancing or sanitary precautions.
Also know as re-entry anxiety.
Also know as re-entry anxiety.
The thought of going back to our old filthy, pre-COVID-19 habits is giving me re-opening anxiety. Puleeeaaasseee let's at least not go back to the unsanitary, nasty habit of shaking hands!
by JaneGordon.com May 08, 2021

PBF aka Pretend Boyfriend is a convenient imaginary boyfriend who often comes in handy in many ways, such as excuse to get out of doing something, turning down a date, etc.
Occasionally Bill and I break up but it never lasts more than a few days and I know we'll be back together. So although technically we are broken up, dating anyone else feels like cheating. But Bill has to know what he's risking and that he might really lose me. That's where Carlo, my PBF (Pretend Boyfriend) comes in very handy...Bill does not not not like that Carlo is in my life!
by JaneGordon.com March 20, 2023

Love-Haze: When everything you see about and in a person is filtered through, and seen only through your heart and love. How they look, who they are... everything is beautiful.
Everything about John is beautiful to me... even his round belly... but I know I'm seeing him through a love-haze, so helping him eat heathier so he can lose weight. I will miss that cute belly!
by JaneGordon.com March 28, 2023

An amount of time designated for sweet-talk, necessary for those who don't often express their feelings.
John doesn't talk much about his feelings. He shows me that he loves me which is beautiful and more than enough, but sometimes I just really want to hear it, too. So we now have a few minutes of designated sweet-talk-time.
by JaneGordon.com April 09, 2023

When you try to make random people laugh and smile because it will release endorphins, and you know they will be kinder to the next person, and they to the next, and they also, and so on and so forth. One silliness makes a better world.
Jane loves to be constantly silly and make people laugh, even if they are laughing at her, because she loves to smile-it-forward.
by JaneGordon.com March 05, 2023

When your hair, clothing, jewelry, and make-up are pulled together enough that you can get onto a video call without embarrassing yourself and/or scaring everyone else. This is especially important/ challenging when working alone at home.
Thank goodness I had an hour warning before the meeting to get myself presentable and Zoom-ready. I put in my contacts, fixed hair and make-up, put on my cov-earrings - - but true confession: I was still in my pandemic-pants!
by JaneGordon.com May 19, 2020

Having sex with your X after you broke up.
Eric and Jane were off-and-on for six years but finally broke up when Jane got engaged and moved to Rome, and Eric married his college girlfriend. They are still friends decades later, but when Eric wanted to get Jane back into bed, she just explained "Sorry, I don't do X-sex."
by JaneGordon.com March 19, 2023
