Confession: Despite my blue state voting record, sometimes I am a secret objectivist capitalist pig. In the hippie Keaton family of my heart, there rages an Alex P. My inner Alex P. loves Excel spreadsheets, hates European office hours, and subscribes to the “Getting Things Done” philosophy of work. If it takes less than two [...]
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How aggressive is too aggressive?
Posted in good dates, Liz Lemon, would you date me? on January 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »
What’s your type? Part 2 of 2
Posted in good dates, online profiles on April 6, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Continued from part one if, like me, you need to remember what the frotz I was talking about. Ah yes. So do you know what your type is? Are you sure? 3. Look at your exes The thing is, it’s not always easy to see exactly what you fall for. Sometimes it’s only when you [...]
What’s your type? Part 1 of 2
Posted in dating tips, good dates on March 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How long should you wait before the second date?
Posted in dating tips, good dates on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to reader Cleo for suggesting we talk about date timing. So you had your awesome first date. Well done! You are now itching to press face some more. What do you do now? How long do you wait? When planning your followup, the implicit message is that the chosen interval will be a model [...]
A good first date: Annie
Posted in dating tips, good dates on February 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Let’s take a closer look at a good first date I had recently, lest there be some vital lesson going unlearned. In fact, let’s obsess over it. Dissect every glance, exchange and fleeting touch. JUST FOR A CHANGE, you understand. The date Unlike Gaga, I’m not going to refer to my dates’ names by their [...]
To facebook or not to facebook
Posted in good dates, online profiles on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The process of identifying your date happens in three stages: The handle. When all is still a mystery. The sweet, innocent promise of cocklust99! Who knows what tenderness awaits behind the gruff façade of SHITBAG_42? And so on. First name terms. Getting closer. The first couple of emails will involve a first name exchange (hi [...]
5 great places for a first date, a response
Posted in dating tips, good dates on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is in reply to Gaga’s super-helpful original post. Grokked that? Grand. > Nail down a face-to-face date after no more than two e-mails Absolutely agree on this one. The key word is MOMENTUM. You and your date jointly have a steep hill to climb, which is the journey from being complete strangers to finally [...]
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