Category Archives: best friend M

Scarlet letters

M, Remember the man that I told you about – the wildly inappropriate one, a bad choice? We’ve been talking, texting (sexting), seeing each other for a month or so. I slept with him Saturday night. Then, of course, fell … Continue reading

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On Wine & Women, Part 2

Catch up with Part 1. Once Bernie, Roommate E and I were good and tipsy off wine class, the women lessons came without further ado. Be confident and put her at ease Bernie’s first question was basic: “How do you … Continue reading

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Guest Post: The Golden Rules of Dating

When the popular New York City relationship and dating blogger (and entrepreneur!) extraordinaire, Simone Grant, sent me a Twitter Direct Message months ago, letting me know she reads my blog and enjoys it, I squealed. Actually, out loud, squealed. And … Continue reading

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Lesson: Heartache is Par for the Course

We met on Twitter, the Killer Kisser and I did. He shanghied me into a date with him, as Roommate E put it. He responded to our brief conversation with, “Uh-oh. I see myself about to be pulled into one … Continue reading

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Am I an Unconventional Feminist or Conventionally Feminine?

I feel like I’m losing myself in this blog. The more I date, the more I write about dating, and the more I write about dating, the less it reflects the person I was when I started this blog. M … Continue reading

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My Science of Sex Appeal

Remember The Yank, from that work conference a few weeks ago during which I did as much flirting as I did working? He and I are still talking. He texts me some mornings saying, “Good morning, beautiful” in Spanish. I’m … Continue reading

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25 Going on 15

The thing about great weekends, great dates, great nights, great anythings – is that they leave me so riled up, so jazzed up about life, so excited to just revel in them – that it’s hard for me to write … Continue reading

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On Emotional Cheating and the Dirty Kisses it Inspires

So I’ve been there. I’ve been the emotional equivalent of the girlfriend while the girlfriend was away – in my case, she was studying abroad in Spain for six months (a year? I can’t remember now). I told myself we … Continue reading

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