In the winter of 2012, my older sister had an idea. She was sick of 20-something blogs that pigeon holed women, telling them how to live their lives, what to wear, what to cook, how to dress. Everywhere she looked, there was a site waiting to wrap her up, brand her, and sell her. There were a million niche blogs- but she was more than just one of her interests. She liked designer purses and war movies. Where was the blog for that?
Enter Literally, Darling.
We started small, with just a handful of women writing the articles, taking the pictures, generating the ideas. We wanted to make Literally, Darling a place that showed the multiple facets of the 20-something woman. We wanted a place where writers’ voices wouldn’t be stifled, where they could write about the things that mattered to them- be it politics or last night’s tv.
As we grew, the idea of Literally, Darling changed. We brought on a larger male readership than we expected, and we were contacted by male writers.
We had wanted a place that 20-something women could call home- but why restrict it to women? How many blogs were out there for the 20-something male, where hecould voice his thoughts and read about the things important to him?
So we became a 20-something blog. We wanted to be the voice of the millennial generation. The generation that’s called narcissistic, lazy, shallow, and uncaring. We wanted to defy these stereotypes. We wanted to live outside of the trending hashtags, to find our voices, to find our community.
Literally, Darling is still young, but we are home to 25 amazing writers- male and female. We have an international readership, and we recieve hundreds of visits to our site each day. Each day, our community grows, and our voices get louder.
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