Reflections
Let’s Dance
Damn it. Now I’m curious. Interested…in that way. I did NOT expect that. You queued up the music, and started the dance. And there I was, stepping on the dance floor as Chatty Cathy, thinking all we were doing was catching up, pleasantly surprised at how much we still had in common now in our [...]
The Singles Blues
I try to live life in vivid color, but my palette is missing red: “make your heart jump” red, “excited to see you” red, “huge smile across the room” red. The colors I live life in are blue (serenity, cool, calm) and yellow (happiness, joy, laughter). Nice colors. But without red, the portrait lacks [...]
Nerds Make Better Lovers
You probably know this already, but it’s true! Tracey Lomrantz from The Daily News reports that nerds make better lovers.
[E. Jean Carroll, Elle magazine's love and sex advice columnist,] insists that a woman who is willing to stick it out with a nerd and get past his quirks will be handsomely rewarded. “Don’t give up [...]
Dating failure feedback
Have you ever been turned down by someone and just wished that you could do a post-talk review to get feedback on what went wrong? If you’ve ever asked yourself why things didn’t work out, then you’ve probably had this thought. If only there were a way to understand what the other person thought, maybe [...]
Surviving The Awkward First Kiss
Potted Plant’s latest article “The First Kiss” reminded me how critical that moment is during the dating process. The first kiss sets the tone for the possibility of anything thereafter. Some men are great at flirting and creating sexual tension, then smoothly transition into that first kiss. Others, as Potted Plant illustrated, ill at flirtation takes a bad situation and make [...]
Nice Guys: I Owe You an Apology
I’ve come to realize there is a special kind of Karma related to dating. I’m quite certain this Karma is manifested as a woman, and quite frankly, she’s a bitch.
So for all the nice guys out there, this one’s for you.
Remember the cheerleader in high school who wouldn’t give you the time of day? The [...]
Why can’t we commit?
It seems like a bad time to want a monogamous relationship. With about half of all marriages ending in divorce, the dream of falling in love, marrying, and living happily ever after might be more of a pipe dream. So what exactly is the problem? Why is it that centuries of monogamy has degraded to [...]
Passion: The Cure for Dating Apathy?
Breathlessly, we tango across the apartment. The destination may be a foregone conclusion, but we revel in the sexual tension anyway. I can actually feel us both smirking (in that sly, knowing way) as we kiss deeply. The urgency is bliss. After all, we are crossing the forbidden Friendship Line – again – an addiction [...]
A single’s frustration
When you’re single, you tend to go through a large range of emotions. Sometimes, it’s great to be single, spending time with friends and doing whatever you want. Other times, being single is miserable, lonely, and depressing…you’re tired of being single. Somewhere along the way, frustration creeps into the picture. This is usually after failed [...]
Is there hope for the gender gap?
We’ve all heard how men and women are so different. Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Men are logical and women are emotional. Our attitudes, behaviors, wardrobe…everything is very different. Perhaps the most difficult differences to overcome are in our very basic needs. I’m not talking about food and shelter, but rather [...]
