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

You’re Just a Fool

In honor of April Fools Day – a brief meditation on being a fool. But first, a musical interlude. A fool in love, we’ve all been there. Well, maybe I shouldn’t make those kind of assumptions. I guess there are some people who’ve never been consumed by emotion and thus acted like a goddamn fool. [...]

Cram It in the Boot

I’d been planning to do a somewhat naughty poll today, but today just didn’t work out as planned. Sidenote: a very personal thank you to Jack, Sherri, Cece and everyone else who helped take care of me last night at the tweetup when I started to feel icky. I’m feeling better today, but still kinda [...]

Regrets, I’ve Had a Few (Dozen)

I’ve always thought that most people fall into one of 2 categories: A) those who carefully think through everything they do in life, in advance (these people frequently pride themselves on their good judgment), B) those who occasionally (or more than occasionally) throw caution to the wind (these people frequently remind themselves that life is [...]

The Mean Mirror

So this is a blog post I’ve been meaning to write for a while. Or thinking I should, but not wanting to because I didn’t want to seem like a whiny, crazy lady. But the truth is, I kinda don’t care if (more) people think I’m nuts. It’s been over a month since I’ve been [...]

Instantly Breakupable Offenses (With Apologies to VSB)??

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I lurve the site VSB. They crack me the hell up. Today they did a post on Instantly Breakupable Offenses, which reminded me of a conversation I had recently, where I was basically accused of being a pushover because I said I wouldn’t automatically break-up with a guy who [...]