Dating: We find what we expect to find. That includes what we expect in...
actual title “pleasant Buddhist monk” “You’re a borderline compulsive liar.” The words I heard last night whilst texting with the person I have been thinking of for months. The first words I thought of...
View ArticleDating: On Knowing What You Want but Remaining Open!
neil clark warren – back at eharmony, ready to match me up bitches With another year gone, and a terrifying birthday celebrated (31), I am once again thinking about when. WHEN WHEN I MEET THAT SPECIAL...
View ArticleDealing with irrational heartbreak, take 18.
Boy contacts girl online, compliments her excessively. She is hesitant. They talk on the phone for 3.5 hours, girl largely silent. They continue to talk over the course of the week. They meet up the...
View ArticleOnline dating advice for the stronger sex.
Having been on 60-70 dates as result of online-dating hijinks, I consider myself somewhat of a craftsman of the online-dating game. I’ve done the “serious” sites – eHarmony – and the not-so-serious...
View ArticleThe biological clock. Can we dismiss all that fear?
Jo March I remember the first time I came across Penelope Trunk’s blog about making marriage a priority. It scared the bejesus out of me. I was (and am) 31. I had never really considered that I was a...
View ArticleContinued adventures in online dating. Also, minions.
ok cupid inquiry – click to enlarge I recently received the following message from an individual interested in me based on my profile on the popular online-dating vehicle okcupid. While I typically let...
View ArticleHow far are you willing to go (like, geographically go) for love.
When I was 26 and on eHarmony, I put my geographical distance for matches at a solid 60 miles from my location. You start to re-think those decisions as you get older. I changed my eHarmony match...
View ArticleIt’s a Match! Why Tinder is the best thing that’s happened to my love life.
Tinder me this. When I read about Tinder late last year, I sulked. (Admittedly dramatic.) Another app where the hook-up culture finds willing participants in its game. Tinder isn’t made for me, I...
View ArticleWhat Elliot Rodger can teach us about heterosexual gender roles. And love.
#Yesallwomen I was recently involved with someone who deemed himself a gentleman, but arguably didn’t consistently act in that manner. The ambiguous feelings I had toward him have subsided. Time, and...
View ArticleDating rule No. 1: The “Moonlight Sonata”
score Have you hard Moonlight Sonata? The one by Beethoven? I’m sure you have, even if you don’t know it by name. It’s haunting. It’s slow. And it’s basically the best musical interpretation of what it...
View ArticleOKCupid – do we want passion or dedication?
Photo cred: independent.co.uk OkCupid. It’s a fine online-dating service. Free. Not sketchy, unless you’re meeting someone “normal” and then he tells you he can’t drive and “hey, can you pick me up?”...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....