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

Apologies

Please accept my apologies for the inferior quality of last night’s post. It’s not as well-written or well thought out as it could or should be. Truth is, I was having a really good night last night and was in a good mood when I started the post. Then I received an email from an [...]

More Dealbreakers, While We’re On the Topic

I met a good friend for dinner tonight and, as always, we found ourselves talking about my love life, or lack thereof. Actually there’s been a serious lack of love for a while now, lots of dates, no love. She’s half of a couple, so she’s good about listening and sympathizing, but like most of [...]

Am I Looking for Dealbreakers?

So I was on a date late night, another first date.  Cute in a unassuming way, charming, a little geekly, a little edgy – all good things.  He’s 45 and has a grown up job that he seems to enjoy but that doesn’t define him.  We were having fun talking about silly things and the [...]

Premature Booty Call

So last night I was lying in bed, reading.  I’m not ashamed to say I was home reading on a Saturday night.  Sometimes I need a break from dating, especially when I’ve been doing a lot of it lately and it doesn’t seem to be getting me anywhere.  Anyway, I was home reading when my [...]

Gosh, I’m a Loser

I always say it’s stupid to get your hopes up.  I’ve chastised friends for getting excited about first dates with people they’ve met online.  I mean, the chances of the person being even half as cool in person as they seem online (and/or over the phone) are just so slim. But here I am, completely [...]