About Zack Taylor
I'm a 30 year old software engineer who has always been interested in social interaction. As a former actor, I spent a lot of time trying to understand where people are coming from and what causes them to act in certain ways. My dating life has consisted mostly of serious relationships, as I find the challenge of finding a companion much more interesting than the challenge of finding a date. I'm often found giving dating advice to friends and family as well as reading up on social interaction, psychology, and spirituality. You can follow me on Twitter via @zack_taylor.
Posts From Zack Taylor:
Oh what a tangled web
I had been friends with Becca and Mark while at college. They were my inspirational couple: both attractive and worked so well together. We hung out occasionally and I had both of them on my buddy list. After I graduated, we kept in touch and still got together from time to time. I was shocked [...]
You’re not helping
Ah the married/attached friend…we all have at least one. Someone whom we’ve known for a while and who are inextricably tied to someone in a great relationship. They’re either married or practically married (any day now, that ring is gonna show up), and as a single person, we respect and admire them. They have what [...]
The internal struggle
I’ve been waiting for today for a long time. I haven’t seen her in so long…something like ten months. There was a spark then, and just arranging for lunch today I can feel that it’s still there. We’d been trying to plan this get together for almost two months since we first reconnected, and an [...]
The goal is to get alone time
When applying for a job, it’s said that your resume will never get you the job; it’s not the goal of a resume. The true goal of a resume is to get you a job interview, a face-to-face meeting with those who can hire you. Dating is very similar. When you meet someone new, it’s [...]
When I ask you out
When I ask you out, it’s because there’s something about you that I find attractive. It may be your sense of style, it may be your personality, but there’s just something that has inspired me to get to know you better. And that’s the purpose of asking you out: to get to know you better. [...]
The play date
“What’s the matter?” She looked up at me with tears in her eyes. My heart really went out to her; she was clearly in emotional distress…severe emotional distress. “We just broke up,” she said, pointing at the guy in the other room, “and he brought this girl he’s dating? He knew I’d be here, what’s [...]
How to stop missing someone
It tears at you, day and night. You hate being single. It’s that horrible feeling in your gut. It just won’t go away. You sometimes touch your stomach to make sure everything is still there. Physically, the pieces are in place, but that feeling makes it seem not to be true. It feels like…a hole. [...]
Feeling helpless
“The Patriots suck!” I turned around from the bar to see this attractive brunette with blue eyes shooting daggers at me. I have no idea who this girl is and she smiles as she walks away. “Hey,” I yell after her, “who the hell are you?” She smiles and continues to meet her friends in [...]
Pursuit theory: The girl’s role
It’s been a little while since I introduced pursuit theory, my theory for how dating will ideally work. I then went on to explain the guy’s role in pursuit theory, being the pursuer and making overt actions to declare your intent for a girl. The other half of the puzzle is explaining the girl’s role [...]
Should I tell her how I feel?
Picture this: you’re going about your business one day when a stranger approaches you. He seems nice enough, average-looking at best, and smiles. “I’m sorry to bother you,” he says, “but I just need to tell you how wonderful I think you are. You’re absolutely stunning and I love your style. Seriously, every day I [...]
