Elite Daily

Courtney Gallion

A graduate from TAMUCC in sociology and counseling psych, Cort is just a small town girl, living in a lonely, ambivalent world. When she’s not drinking wine or plotting world domination, she’s having dreams as large as her home state of Texas.
“I'm getting a ton of cats because I'm going to die alone.” So many women say things like this, but I've never quite been able to accept the spinster creed. First of all, I don't really like cats. Also, Animal Planet has taught me that hoarding them…
People think I'm a fancy girl. Just the other day, I was at a mixer, and a guy approached me and offered to buy me a drink. Flattered, I said I'd take a glass of Cabernet. He said, “Of course you'd like wine. You're wearing a dress.” Maybe I missed…
After six intense months of a whirlwind romance, I was left standing all alone. There was no dramatic breakup, and no harsh words were exchanged. In fact, there was nothing but silence. That silence broke me down more than any dialogue ever could. I…