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A farewell to Facebook: one man’s war story

admin - December 3, 2009

As promised, below is the account of one man’s official and permanent exit from le book. My friend, the incomparable Stephane had his reasons for leaving (per the below), but those reasons didn’t end up being why he’s really glad he did. Random Person 020885: Hey, you’re really cool! Me: Thanks. You too! RP 020885: So what’s your last name? I’ll find you on Facebook… …

Who holds the courting game power? the guys or the girls?

admin - December 2, 2009

Spend more than a half hour talking to a guy about relationships and he’ll deal you the line they always deal when the convo turns to how impossible it is to get a girl: “you know, girls have all the power.” If you’re me you respond, “really…interesting…what makes you say that?” and then pull out the moleskin you keep in your clutch that’s purposefully big …

Does Facebook really matter?

admin - November 30, 2009

Meg raised a valid question in last Wednesday’s “Facebook and exes” post. Does Facebook really matter?  Does it really hold any legitimate significance over our lives?  If we just ignored it and let it all go, would anyone care? Would anything change? Short answers:  Yes, it does.   Yes, but we control the significance.   Yes, but they wouldn’t care as much as we would. …

20-Nothings thanks-giving

admin - November 26, 2009

If 2009 taught me anything it’s how very not easy it is to be a this-aged person trying to live in Manhattan, successfully. National economic depression, a 9-5 that’s more like 8-8, some relationships that can’t really be described as such and the arrival of leather leggings (who can wear those?!?!). It can be difficult to find the silver-lining, glass-half-full moments in these years of, …

There are two kinds of people in this bar

admin - November 23, 2009

Somewhere around your mid-twenties it starts to become clear that there are two kinds of people in this (urban) world: drinkers and “people who drink.” In college we were all drinkers.  Every activity was organized around drinking.  We kept ample stock of drink in every place we lived.  If we were too sick to drink, we wouldn’t go out.  If it were a beer-only party, …

If dating is networking then you need to get some networks

admin - November 18, 2009

Jeff and I were talking about how weird slash hard it is to date while you’re in medical school.  “To date” here being defined as “to find people to date, go on said dates, and make plans for additional dates following.” And “when you’re in medical school” meaning, when you’re Jeff. I would think that medical school, business school, really any kind of higher education …

In reality, it’s just that our default setting is lazy

admin - November 16, 2009

A recent gchat between my often wiser younger sister and I uncovered an interesting psychological fact about most people that can be applied to our understand of the male/female dating situation: people are lazy, almost always.  Read on.   Dani: i’m responding to your blogtrying to think of something funny it’s an interesting idea Jessie: the calling thing?or the approaching it backwards thing? Dani: yeahto …

Gchat for thought. Phone calls: chivalry or pleated pants

admin - November 11, 2009

Last Wednesday, 2:30pm, ghat: Chris: question for you well statement and id like your reaction me: ok Chris: “i think the young culture has gotten to a point where calling has become chivalrous” me: agree firmly Chris: kind of awful me: really, really awful but really true Chris: has calling become a turn-off? me: no I think it’s become an easy way to really show …

Mystery of the universe: apparently they just want to be friends

admin - November 9, 2009

Breaking from the New York mag anxieties series for a shift – to another kind of anxiety.  Times are tough. Here’s a common relational riddle: You meet someone out at a bar or party.  They approach you.  Their approach has that confusing are-they-or-are-they-not-interested tenor.  You play it right on the edge of well-if-they’re-interested-then-I’m-interested-too… Time passes.  Unclear flirting continues.  Confusion abounds.  Then as the night is …