I Heart Online Dating

When should you pick up the bill, and when should you let it go?

Sometimes, it’s difficult knowing when picking up the bill is the chivalrous thing to do and when it’s more respectful to let it go. (more…)

Tags: bill, date, first, la, no

Last time, I wrote about how hard it is to find time with the woman you like.

Now I’m starting to wonder how far in advance you have to schedule it.

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Tags: about, change, dating, dinner, eharmony, la, men, no, work

Lately, I’ve been having conflicts with a new woman in my life.

She says she likes me.

But she’s always busy.

And it leaves me wondering-when’s a good time?

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As I grow into a more mature online dater, I’ve learned a few tricks of the trade. One is that your online dating profile is not a static thing. It’s important that as you change, your profile change too. But even more than that, it’s about showing other people that you have a few things going on. (more…)

Tags: about, change, date, dates, dating, work

Like San Francisco, summer in Seattle can be abstract. Not a lot of heat to go around in this part of the country. But sometimes there is good news. Remember how I was complaining about losing my job? Guess what? (more…)

Tags: about, dating, economy, eharmony, san fran, summer

It’s hard to feel like your love life could be booming when your career is in a recession. How can anybody be optimistic about one when the other is in the dumps? (more…)

Tags: about, dating, eharmony, hope, id, love, no, recession

Online dating is about changing yourself. Seeing a new opportunity and seizing it. Making yourself better, somehow. No matter what it takes.

On Friday, I got laid off from my job.

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Tags: about, dating, eharmony, hope, id, la, matt, no, sam, work, yes

The thing about temperate winters is that spring doesn’t seem like such a break. When I went to school near Boston, spring was a relief. Here, it’s more subtle. It’s like a raised eyebrow. Or a shrugging shoulder. Not a revelation. But we take what we can get. (more…)

Tags: boston, choices, dating, seattle, selection, spring

A funny thing happened with my yoga instructor. We broke up.

But I’m still doing yoga. (more…)

Tags: about, date, dating, eharmony, fun, funny, matt, no, sushi, thinking, work, yoga

So I’m still seeing the yoga instructor. No, I haven’t started learning the flying lotus pose. But I titled this post “stretching myself” for a reason.

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Tags: dating, eharmony, no, stretching myself, work, yoga

Went on another date with the yoga instructor. Against my better judgment. I care about the form of structures, she cares about the form of bodies. The two don’t mesh as well as you’d think they would.

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Tags: about, adele, date, dating, eharmony, ex, matt, no, yoga

Here I am. Blogging again. About a date on eHarmony. It feels a little like deja vu. OK- it feels a lot like deja vu. (more…)

Tags: adele, date, eharmony, first dates, yoga

Last time I wrote, I dropped a bombshell about Adele and I.

I’m still recovering…. (more…)

Tags: adele, break up, change, eharmony, starting over, try again

Last time I was worried about my present for Adele.

Turns out I didn’t need to worry.

She broke up with me. (more…)

Tags: adele, break up, broken, marriage, proposal, work

I can’t believe it. Last time I posted, I was worrying about Adele giving me hints through her profile. Now I’m not worried. I’m using it. (more…)

Tags: about, adele, dating, eharmony