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Here’s the “more” from last Tuesday’s post — (sorry for the wait Kerry)  In order for this post to work (that’s defined by you going, “hhmmm…” and not, “bitch” when you finish reading it), you’re going to have to admit a few things up front: you are trying to find someone to date (you) you think certain, specific things will attract that person you engage in …

The first Thursday First Date, finally, comes from L.L in Chicago. I’ve never been a fan of blind dates, but a friend found a guy ” I just HAD to meet.” So, I agreed to let her give him my phone number. Guy arrived on time and picked me up in a cab to head to dinner. Guy picked a cute gourmet pizza place that …

Is it still a series if I change the way it works every week? I think yes. This week: a post based on a Text From Last Night text. (317): when im not freaking out about dying alone and unloved, i actually really enjoy being single I’d say truer words have never been texted, but further down the page there’s one that speaks to the …

Geanna brought it up first. “I wonder if people are still being stood up…” she said. I had to stop and think about all the dates my friends had been on in the past few years. Then when that proved futile I had to think about all the dates I’d seen recounted on reality television in the past few years. No — no one was …

My friend “Polly” decided to leave her boyfriend of 5+ years, move in with two gays in a place I’m told is called Bushwick, and try life on her own for the first time, ever. In her words: “This girl’s a fucking nutjob.” “Bipolar.” “That dude’s better off.” Yes, I can hear your interior monologue from Brooklyn (the acoustics off the bridge are ah-mazing). I …

(You’re not going to like this.) They say that if you really want to lose weight you have to write down every single thing you eat in a day.  To save money — keep a detailed list of what you spend.     Apparently there’s something to the act of getting the truth down on paper that shocks the system into turning things around. (You …

No I didn’t post a Thursday First Date because I received one — count them — one story worth posting and even that came too late for Thursday morning. This leads me to believe that you’re either not going on first dates or don’t want to tell me about them, and it’s obviously the former. Because it is, I’ve found, very hard to get into …

Back from the depths of the series archives comes Sexism: my lecture to both genders. Past favorites include: The Superbowl, Valentine’s Day, and Guys v Girls on Marriage. Today — a far stickier issue. Sexism: Pseudos Guys: There is a guy out there who wants to act like he’s dating you but not actually date you (yet? ever?). He wants to hang out all the …

At three weeks in a row this has fast become the longest series in 20-Nothings history. Except that this week I’m changing it. Once (sort of) again — a Text From Last Night text: (216): He never called back after I emailed him my booty call contract. This week, audience participation style: What’s in your booty call contract — or — eerr — if you …

The other day someone was telling me about the blind date they’d been set up on. I said, “so what do you think he’s going to look like?” She said, “Oh I know what he looks like – my co-worker sent me a bunch of pictures of him.” “Oh,” I said, “Right. Well what do you think?” “I’m skeptical,” she said, “He’s fairly hot in …