Category: Dating

Intellectually we’re all acutely aware that we can’t change another person.  Emotionally that is not always the case.  You will not be that one person who defies the norm.  Don’t get sucked into the trap of thinking the other person would be perfect if they changed just that one little thing.  It’s not going to […]

Everyone is familiar with “College Guy”.  He loves college.  It’s his jam.  He doesn’t see anything prior or beyond it.  It’s his entire identity.  In his natural environment he can be fun, spontaneous, even briefly witty.  Once you remove him from campus life, he becomes “that guy”.  The one who is compelled to ask everyone […]

First dates can be amazing, magical experiences said no one ever.  The majority of the time they’re a little awkward with a chaser of weirdness.  It would be great if people came with warning labels, but unfortunately that’s not case.  There are some people who are able to mask their crazy until date #2 or […]

This has become a rather common term, but for those who are unfamiliar “negging” is the practice of making negative or slightly insulting comments to someone you find attractive in order to make them take an interest in you.  In a nutshell it’s stupid.  Rather than elevate the level of discourse as a species, self proclaimed […]

  You put on makeup; you left the house; effort was definitely made. You may even have high expectations for this date. Things seem to be going well. The restaurant is nice. Your date isn’t a total schlub. You just finish ordering, and then it happens. Your date says something batshit crazy. All sense of […]