Halle Kaye

Halle Kaye

Halle Kaye has been writing for Bolde since 2014. She writes primarily about dating, marriage, divorce, parenting, friendship and family dynamics.

As someone who is unapologetically hyper-independent, Halle writes extensively about people who are high-functioning, high-achieving and tend to rely exclusively on themselves. She writes about the origins of this psychological profile as well as the loneliness that often comes with it. She regularly shares her personal experiences navigating parenting, family and friendship with these tendencies and speaks candidly about those moments she wishes she had someone she could rely on.

Halle is also the author of the popular 2012 dating book Maybe He's Just an Ahole: Ditch Denial, Embrace Your Worth, and Find True Love! which was based on her dating experiences in college. Halle splits her time between Westport, CT and New York.

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Women who finally stop worrying about being called “difficult” say these 9 surprisingly empowering changes often follow

Women who finally stop worrying about being called “difficult” say these 9 surprisingly empowering changes often follow
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People who grew up in the ’60s remember when getting hurt outside was your own business — you walked it off, you didn’t tell anyone, and you were back out there the next day

People who grew up in the ’60s remember when getting hurt outside was your own business — you walked it off, you didn’t tell anyone, and you were back out there the next day
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Psychology says people who finally start enjoying their own lives in midlife usually share one quiet realization — the person they spent decades trying to become was built from everyone else’s expectations, and was never actually theirs

Psychology says people who finally start enjoying their own lives in midlife usually share one quiet realization — the person they spent decades trying to become was built from everyone else’s expectations, and was never actually theirs
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Psychologists say many women experience these 7 unexpected feelings of freedom once they stop quietly managing men’s behavior
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These 4 quiet forms of gaslighting may be showing up in your relationship without you knowing, according to psychologists
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Psychology says people who can’t make decisions without checking with everyone first aren’t indecisive—they’re often carrying these 10 habits from growing up where the wrong choice came with a heavy cost
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There’s a specific disorientation in your 40s when you realize you’re no longer becoming someone — you already became them, and nobody warned you the building phase would just quietly end

There’s a specific disorientation in your 40s when you realize you’re no longer becoming someone — you already became them, and nobody warned you the building phase would just quietly end
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Psychology says people who stopped caring what others think aren’t arrogant or indifferent—they’ve just achieved a level of emotional maturity that comes from finally valuing their own judgment over the opinions of those around them

Psychology says people who stopped caring what others think aren’t arrogant or indifferent—they’ve just achieved a level of emotional maturity that comes from finally valuing their own judgment over the opinions of those around them
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When life feels too lonely, people with superior inner strength practice these 9 simple but effective habits

When life feels too lonely, people with superior inner strength practice these 9 simple but effective habits
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