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Quick Dating Update

I had a pretty good first date the other night.  The guy, who I’ll call Mr. Midwest, was more attractive in person than in his pics.  I actually didn’t recognize him when he walked in and sat down next to me at the bar.  It’s nice to see a guy under-promise and over-deliver, for a [...]

Is The Universe Trying to Tell Me Something?

So a few weeks(?) ago I got a message from some guy on OkCupid. He seemed smart, funny, cute and familiar. Like we’d met already. I couldn’t place him, though. So I replied to his message and said, straight out, You seem familiar, is it possible that we’ve met? A couple of days passed and [...]

OMG, I Think I Have a Date Tonight With…

Sometime, somewhere in the last few days I heard someone talking about dating a person from work.  Or maybe it was something I read.  Anyway, it made me think of this story. It was the last time I went out with a man from work, although I still cringe when I think of it as [...]

O No, Say it Ain’t So?

I’ve written about this before, I don’t fake it.  Ever. Every time a woman fakes it she’s letting the man in her life believe that she’s satisfied. When she’s not. Which is most likely going to lead the man in question to continue to not satisfy her (rather than step up/change his, um, game). This [...]

I’m Not Saying It’s Bad Advice, I’m Just Saying…

Alright, I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Whether or not I wanted to go there. I might regret it, but fuck it. A while ago YourTango (a mag I like, this is not me beating up on YourTango or on anyone) posted a piece on where to meet good men. It was a [...]