<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Empty Promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decoding toxic relationships in the digital era]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:44:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change is real and I'm tired of people pretending it's not]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I met up with an old friend for lunch, and we got to talking about hobbies and somehow ended up on the subject of conspiracy...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/climate-change-is-real-and-i-m-tired-of-people-pretending-it-s-not</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ea0b4bf96b48cc2d21cd7d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_203a9dbd085a45338461da9618f200ba~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Miranda Hobbes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blinded by the Flash: The Trials of Dating a Photography Addict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone! It’s me again, Charlotte York.   I’m finally at peace with my love life. I’d like for everyone to meet Phil M. Flash. He’s...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/blinded-by-the-flash-the-trials-of-dating-a-photography-addict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67eaa9b8a8116191c3885f42</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_9342c445315b4363ab53542c15773839~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charlotte York</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Likes to Lip Filler: The Price of Perfection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taylor Swift once said, “Be yourself and the right people will love you.”  And I am not one to argue with Taylor Swift, but lately I...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/from-likes-to-lip-filler-the-price-of-perfection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dddb2a5a47b47069a83b89</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:46:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_c9aee0f7526a4c49b99fd4bb51ea5a4d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_479,h_605,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carrie Bradshaw</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dating in an Age of Digital Illiteracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was out with one of my good friends Cory Collins  for coffee this week, and we got to talking about the dire circumstances surrounding...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/dating-in-an-age-of-digital-illiteracy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d74b287f6f9dfc82733acb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 22:41:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_8df5dc70059b453a8bc9170b895da421~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_735,h_420,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carrie Bradshaw</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Trust to Transaction: When Love Becomes a Data Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday, March 10th, 2025 Okay, hear me out. I know there hasn’t been a lot of time between my last relationship and this one. Okay, I...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/from-trust-to-transaction-when-love-becomes-a-data-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d71ecf7f6f9dfc8272bb6f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_2575bea94ded4f96880495367a8f3721~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_552,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charlotte York</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activist Interlude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here at Empty Promises, we share our struggles with the toxic relationships we find ourselves caught up in. However, this week I would...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/activist-interlude</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ce3fdeacd704b88b1b832e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:21:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_8d015c274ea8494283942840b8a38cb3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Miranda Hobbes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unfiltered Self-love: When My Ex Preferred Me with a Filter]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a long time coming but I think it’s finally time to break up with Mr. Filter man. I know you’re probably wondering to yourself,...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/unfiltered-self-love-when-my-ex-preferred-me-with-a-filter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c604b7295dfeba6c9db6dd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_b912135d40a1484b8f476d8ec67a7ca1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_689,h_965,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charlotte York</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hitting the Block Button on the Virtual Translation of My Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Today’s ego, with its endless capacity to enunciate and refine criteria in mate selection, does not desire”. This quote from The Agony...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/hitting-the-block-button-on-the-virtual-translation-of-my-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c6058b44bc4a713be0f7db</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_cb75799716394500b7c55d52ebdf6ffb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_658,h_689,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha Jones</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revenge of the Old Boyfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I’ve begun to really put this “meritocracy malfunction” into place, I decided to do some digging. I say “digging” metaphorically, but...]]></description><link>https://theodoravulpe.wixsite.com/empty-promises/post/breaking-free-how-to-overcome-toxic-technology-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a5189427ec510ec25ffc75</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:16:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc23d_ac2ae5149913426b907bdb5e82e68ec9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_735,h_704,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha Jones</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al? Not a Pal.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have this person I’ve been seeing… and by seeing, I mean on and off for what feels like 30 thirty years. 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