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The Diary of a Lover Girl

The Diary of a Lover Girl by Blithe Saxon

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Having a boyfriend? Embarrassing. Having a lover? CHIC.

Perfecting the art of having a lover

I broke my sobriety on a yacht in St Tropez after three years sober

Turns out all I needed was a martini and an orgasm

Why can't I get over the almost?

A birthday, a wedding, and the child I never had

I spent years romanticising people who felt too much. Turns out there is nothing romantic about a mind that won’t let you rest.

ADHD and depression diaries. Written, unfiltered, from inside the wreckage.

I thought I knew everything about heartbreak.

Heartbreak is a fucking expensive therapy bill.

A letter to my younger sister on her 25th birthday

Every year I write my sister a birthday letter

I have never been the chill girl.

A petition to bring back yearning

How to become the crazy ex-girlfriend

Everything you should do after a breakup if you want to stay stuck and appear spectacularly unwell.

I finally ran into THE ex. And I felt nothing.

I once called him 'the best man I’ve ever known.' Eleven months later, I ran into him on the street and realised he's just a man.

30 things I learned by 30

I wish I'd known these things in my twenties

Getting your shit together is fucking boring

I used to fall in love with strangers. Now I commit petty crimes just to feel something.

Am I a bad feminist because I won't split the bill?

Softness, chivalry, and the audacity to choose

Yes, I'm a feminist. No, I won't split the bill.

Arguing with men about the bill? In this economy?

It Wasn’t Sex. I Wanted to Be Seen.

On invisibility, attention, and the things we do before we admit we’re lonely.

He was never going to leave. He just removed 'us' from his vocabulary.

How language revealed the end before we could admit it

The cost of knowing my worth

I remember thinking a better woman than me would’ve left already.

2026 Ins & Outs: Lover Girl Edition

... And what 2025 taught me about love

Hot girls need to stop dating losers.

How brilliant women keep validating men who don’t deserve it.

I'm spending Christmas by myself this year

Here’s why Christmas and I are breaking up

The Luteal Phase is Trying to Kill Me

Premenstrual Psychosis: when my hormones, heartbreak and period join forces