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

Let Your Freak Flag Fly

Recently, the lovely and talented Taylor Cast wrote a post for The Urban Dater called, You want me to do what!? Sexual Fetishes. In it she details the demise of a promising new-ish relationship when the guy she was seeing shared a very specific and ultra-kinky fetish that was beyond her comfort zone. Which got [...]

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 [...]

Flashback

It’s rare, but sometimes I get a touch of writer’s block. Not true writer’s block that keeps me from writing anything. More like, I’m not feeling this blog, or this topic… Which is where I was yesterday. I sat down last night to write posts for the week (which is what I usually do, try [...]

It’s a Matter of Taste

Have I ever mentioned how much I love brunch? I love brunch. Going out to brunch and also having friends over for brunch. I love the way people can just arrive when they arrive, and come and go over the course of the afternoon. Casual and mellow. Anyway, I had some friends over for brunch [...]

If You’re Going to Kiss Me – KISS ME

So I had this date last week, the day it snowed.  But first some background info: * The guy didn’t have a picture posted with his profile.  He did send one pretty much right away, but with an odd comment about people “looking for him” online. Which was either a bad joke or a sign [...]