Love Trips is like Sex and the City only with less sex and much more Catholic guilt.From being ghosted to psychic readings to an ex with the big C, my love life is chock full of surprises, laughs and relatable tales of love and loss in the Big Apple. Excerpt: My good friend Ricky used to call me a prude. The sound of his mocking laugh haunted me for days after I told him I hadn't had sex in 10 months."Next time," I began, "I want to be in a committed relationship."He rolled his eyes and began to preach about all the fun I was missing. Much like a television Evangelist, Ricky hoped to bring me to the other side. He wished to lure me into the promiscuous world he respected, loved, and lived. He desired to rid me of my Catholic guilt so I could go buckwild.Mami, on the other hand, is Ricky's opposite. 'Prude' is a blessed word in her limited English vocabulary. And though she simply ground her teeth when I told her I wasn't a virgin anymore, I know she secretly wished I had waited until marriage. If Mami knew the exact number of men I've slept with, she would think I was a bonafide slut. Mami would cry out in shame while making the sign of the cross. She'd blame herself and wonder where she went wrong as a mother. Through sobs, she would recite one of her infamous euphemisms, "Yo no te crie así!"You'd think I was a prostitute. About Sujeiry: Sujeiry Gonzalez is a freelance relationship writer and author with over 14 years of experience. Coined the 'Latina Carrie Bradshaw' and the go-to chica for all things love, she has shared relationship stumbles, dating anecdotes and heartbreak on various platforms, including Latina, Cosmopolitan, and Well + Good. The relationship expert and radio show host has also been featured in People, Stylecaster, USA Today and Cosmo, and hosted her own radio show (Love Sujeiry) on SiriusXM. Author of Love Trips and Founder of Latina x Love, she is currently writing her first romance novel while educating writers on how to self-publish and create brandtastic content online for marketing. Follow her on Instagram, watch her on YouTube, and learn more on her website.
