Love

They say we’re the generation that has everything.  Instant access to the world wide web from every public park in every city.  Seamless web for ordering in any food we can imagine. “Keep the Change” from Bank of America so we don’t even have to remember to save money. And phones so advanced that they can turn our voices into the voice of T-Pain. And …

And then sometimes things work out so Meg-Ryan-Tom-Hanks-movie perfectly that you can’t help but wonder –  is it odd?…or is it God?… For those that followed the Lifetime original that was my ordeal with Anna and Laundro-Matt, you’ll remember that following our first slash only “encounter,” I never saw Laundro again.  For those that didn’t – here: Starch-Crossed Lovers (and apologies for giving away the ending…) …

I’m pre-disposed to disagree with everything in Michael Gerson’s recent diatribe against the 20-something from The Washington Post.  Frankly any article that starts by claiming that an entire generation – mine or any other – finds family values “increasingly irrelevant” gets me on the defensive.  That’s a blanket statement. So is this: “This is the period of life in which society’s most important social commitments take …

Today’s unbelievable story comes from Meg B. of Blackberries to Apples  Meg is currently the bravest New Yorker I know. I’m not gonna lie: I’m quite the virgin when it comes to this whole “being single in the big city” thing. I’ve spent most of my (admittedly young) adult life in some form of committed relationship – running the modest gamut from being hardcore in …

The process of transitioning from being friends to being more than friends is the third most difficult challenge known to modern man. (1. how to establish universal health care in the US. 2. How to bring peace about in the Middle East, and 3. How to tell your best guy friend that you actually wish he was your boyfriend. 4. opening plastic packaging for certain …

This past Sunday’s New York Times wedding was between an 83 and 84-year-old man and woman, respectively.The newlyweds – Beth Ashley and Rowland Fellows (which is the best old man name ever) met when they were 12 and 13 on the island off Maine where both their families summered. “I thought he was very, very cute,” the bride said. “I kept wishing he would kiss …

I feel like Zac was the one to point it out first. He, Chris, and I were sitting at the bar at One and One drinking a respective Bud Lite, Stella, and vodka soda and talking about dating and relationships. A gay guy, a straight guy, and a straight girl, respectively. Three completely different perspectives for three people all essentially the same age and place …

Over a year ago I wrote about why girls go for assholes – an expose into the minds of those females who consistently pick the douche instilling the belief in good guys that it’s true they finish last. Today’s topic is the corollary to that piece – a year late because I only just realized it. The SAT question was a real doozy: Girls are to Assholes …

Part of the reason ….mmm, you’re right… The main reasons we can’t stop “engaging with” that certain person we know full well we should disengage from is because we can’t remember exactly what happens every time it does. Selective romantic memory (SRM) is an epidemic of the 20-something set. When we like someone most of the details of what goes on between us go impressionist …