Shared Experiences
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 the lounge. It [...]
spooning
It kills me that I had to upgrade.
I went from BOSE to SHURE. Had to ditch the top-of-the-line noise cancellation headphones for the “industry strength” noice-isolation gear. The fact that I even know the difference tells you just how serious I am — about sleep.
See, it wasn’t so bad when the snoring was intermittent. Even [...]
What’s Your Definition of Love?
It’s taken me years to learn that this is a question two people dating need to ask each other. It’s taken me even longer to figure out my own answer. Based on my dating experience, I can probably tell you what it is not - it is not great sex, it is not passionate kisses [...]
TOP FIVE
Chandler: Well, we have a deal where we each get to pick five different celebrities that we can sleep with, and the other one can’t get mad.
Ross: Ah, the heart of every healthy relationship: Honesty, respect, and sex with celebrities.
Monica: So, Chandler… who’s on your list?
Chandler: Uh, Kim Basinger, Cindy Crawford, Halle Berry, Yasmine [...]
Debunking “When Harry Met Sally . . . ”
Can men and women be platonic friends? Whenever I get into conversations on this topic, someone usually brings up the movie, When Harry Met Sally . . . (1998). This film is an icon for making a case that men and women cannot be platonic friends. The protagonist, Harry Burns argues,
men and women can’t be [...]
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 [...]
I don’t even know you
Relationships are filled with ups and downs. Some say that breaking up is the most difficult part of any relationship, but I disagree. There are several moments that are more difficult than breaking up, and perhaps the most gut-wrenching is when you realize that the person you’re with isn’t quite who you thought he or [...]
microwave timeline
It’s been six months since the EX-factor and I shared breathing space. I’ve been on an instant gratification streak. I figure there’s nothing wrong with it, as long as all the parties involved are still having fun. Right?
Apparently, I’m wrong.
“You shouldn’t be so quick to mingle,” PrettyPilotGuy disproves of my post-breakup rebound marathon. Join the [...]
yours, mine, never ours
“Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.“ — Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet and playwright
Little did I know the irony of this quote would dig so deep.
The ex-factor and I decided to end our quasi-cold war. Brutal barbs were swapped electronically over the last [...]
One Minute Girlfriend
Cupid and “timing” have conspired to make a mockery of my love life. This was not the first time these two have made trouble for me. In fact, it has happened so many times that I wonder if fate just likes toying with me.
I recently found out that she was leaving within a month for [...]
