

Blanche makes every boy fall for her and she has the fearless tenacity to back it up. She excels at one liners (well, not to brag), and she’s driven by a need for attention, which, the test informs me, is why I’m always late.

The description goes on to explain to me the qualities of Blanche, which I already know because I watch The Golden Girls every night as a pacifier to insomnia. “You are Blanche!” “Blanche!” I scream at my phone at one a.m. The results are in and I don’t even have to look at the screen but I do. The quiz is over and I have answered every question to the best of my ability the little spinny thing moves in circles and the test is calculating. So I already know what the test results will be. “Which Golden Girl are you?” I have always maintained that I was Dorothy and I would punch someone’s heart out if they disagreed. Social media sites are the perfect place to seek knowledge and enlightenment-right? This exploration began as an innocent Facebook quiz several hours after my planned bedtime, and it was a doozie. I’ve discovered a whole world of quizzes on the interwebs. As they say, rehab is for quitters and I am no quitter! I have nursed at the teat of the most omnipotent place in the universe. I have mined the wells of my soul and gone to the deepest and most powerful source. In an effort to know myself, I have taken every step to ground myself and seek deep spiritual knowledge. But who am I? Without my best friend and husband, who am I?

I know that I’m a widow, a word I have grown to hate. I know I’m a woman in love with several men. Photo By Gina Easley By Tanisha Wallace Porath
