Here is a story. A story When I was nineteen, I was at university in Scotland, and one year into my first serious adult relationship. Her name was Colette. We were both making the most of our first big adventure away from home: happily ensconced in our cheap student halls, ringing all hours with music [...]
Archive for March, 2010
What’s your type? Part 1 of 2
Posted in dating tips, good dates on March 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Tech tip: hacking OKCupid mailouts
Posted in dating tips, online profiles on March 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In OKCupid they send you emails like this: Hurray! Someone chose you on Quickmatch. We’re not going to tell you exactly who, but it was one of these people! Log in and rate your matches to find out which one! Along with an image like this: This is frankly annoying. It’s even more annoying that [...]
Drunk dating: the risks and rewards
Posted in bad dates, good dates on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Air stands up in front of the group, looks awkward for a moment, then says “My name is Air, and I have been a drunk dater.” Here is my full admission. Drunk dating is where the sensible limits of daytime decorum are breached, and – generally by unspoken mutual agreement – you and your date [...]
What to wear for a first date, boy’s edition
Posted in bad dates, dating tips on March 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This is a response to Gaga’s sartorial post. Actually it’s never occurred to me to do the ‘I am wearing’ chat beforehand. “I will be the gentleman in the scarlet fedora drinking Baileys from a shoe.” But then I’m not arranging dates with J-girls at the NY Asian Film Festival, so the task of identification [...]
Parallel dating is bad for your career
Posted in bad dates, good dates on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This intrepid reporter has been offline for a little while. Last week was a Groundhog Day cycle of the following: Going on a date. Getting home late and/or/always slightly worse for wear. Being palm-clammingly hungover at work, achieving little, and devoting the few minutes of clear thinking to organising another date, with little or no [...]
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