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I Skype-met the parents. Yes, you read that correctly.

admin - November 18, 2010

You (should) know you’re in trouble when your editor says, “Wow Jessie, you’re a really brave girl…” I’m not sure if “brave” is the correct word, but I wrote the following piece none-the-less. The subject-matter should be pretty clear from the title. The reasons why I thought this was a good idea…still fuzzy. I Skype-met the Parents “It’s important at this point to mention that …

Week 10 in LA: The dining/drinking difference between New York and LA

admin - November 17, 2010

This one might get me in trouble… I’ve been in LA for either 9 or 10 weeks (depending on how subtraction works) and remain in constant assessment of the differences between this town and my former. There’s no shortage of differences. From the work culture (again, stay tuned) and attire (all things are far more casual here) to the hours people keep (it’s more like …

Follow-up: how to tell your friend she’s a chameleon dater

admin - November 15, 2010

Someone sent me a very smart follow-up query following last week’s past about chameleon daters. Forget about whether or not you, yourself are a chameleon dater. What do you do if your friend is downright chronic? How do you make her realize the ridiculousness slash wrongs of her ways? Good question. Tricky answer. I think the best method is to orchestrate a very carefully constructed …

Why some girls are afraid to make it official

admin - November 12, 2010

–> Most girls live for the so-do-you-think-we-should-we-be-exclusive? conversation. They bite their tongues on the issue from the moment they’re sure he’s a contender to the moment they finally break down and ask. Most girls are dying to say, “this is my boyfriend __________” or “my boyfriend and I were at ____________” or “ugh, do you know what my boyfriend is making me do this weekend??” …

Chameleon daters: who they are, and how to tell if they are you

admin - November 10, 2010

“It’s like she becomes whoever it is she’s dating,” C said over one, plate-sized ricotta-stuffed ravioli with a fried egg on top (trust me – it’s perfection). “Like a chameleon,” R said, probably because chameleons are lizards and lizards are like dinosaurs and dinosaurs are second only to trucks in coolness to a boy, I’m told. “Hmmm, chameleon daters…” I said, “…there’s a blog post …

Hypotheticals: The case of the financially-stalled future fiance

admin - November 8, 2010

New week, new series. If there’s one thing we 20-nothings do very well it’s maintain that we have no clue as to how to direct our own personal and professional lives while being fully in control of how everyone around us should live theirs’. It’s not that we’re hypocrites (though many of us are that too) – it’s more like we’re chronic back seat drivers …

LA Week 9: my very first visitor

admin - November 5, 2010

This weekend is the very first time someone is coming to visit me in L.A., and I’m nervous. At the moment my primary nervousness surrounds the fact that I’ve never picked someone up at LAX, and I’m worried I’m going to somehow do it wrong and leave my guest stranded or confused or, worse than that, under the assumption that I’m really bad at living …

The pros and cons of letting your gay friends play matchmaker

admin - November 3, 2010

On Monday I killed some buzz with the news that your girlfriend’s boyfriend is likely not the source you hoped he’d be for good-guy set ups. Today I hope to Tink-clap that buzz back to life with the news that a friend of the gay variety could possibly be the right guy to find your right guy. This like all my advice should be taken …

Is 30 our self-imposed deadline for marriage?

admin - November 2, 2010

The other day my editors at Lemondrop passed me a Media Week article referencing a new study specific to the 20-something set. The research covers a bunch of issues facing the “transition generation” – as they refer to us, but it was one in particular that jumped out at the Lemondrop team as something I’d love to sink my teeth into. “Per the TRU survey, …