Real stories about dating and relationships in New York City. Truth is more interesting than fiction.

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I’m Just Not Made That Way

I have some very complicated views on life and dating.  Well that’s a lie.  The truth is, I don’t believe in much. Which is complicated. I believe that life isn’t fair. That bad things happen to good people. And sometimes the line between right and wrong can get a little blurry. Some people might define [...]

Why Are We Even Talking About This – Safe Sex?

I’m a 39 (weeks away from 40) year old women who enjoys a healthy sex life and not with a single, long-term partner. I don’t think of myself as promiscuous. But the fact that I have anywhere from 2-5 new partners a year + a fb that I’ve been seeing for years (who I don’t [...]

Accidents Will Happen

I think enough time has passed for it to be safe for me to tell this story.  I think.  I hope. And if not, well, the damage has kinda already been done. So a while ago I was working on my real identity* stuff.  Rebuilding it. You see, back when people started to actually read [...]

Finale

Stories are shaped by the way we tell them. There are the facts, and then the way we present the facts. Our attitudes and prejudices. I could tell this story a few different ways,  each with it’s own spin. I’m not sure which would be right.  Instead I’ll just try to throw it all out [...]

The Little Things Add Up

I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. I was overcome with more than just a touch of depression.  It doesn’t hit me often, but every once in a while I become overwhelmed by all of the little things. The ones that aren’t working. This is the longest I’ve gone without hearing [...]