I Heart Online Dating

There are so many times when I’ve found myself overwhelmed by life.

I didn’t know what to do or how to do it.

Do you know how I responded? (more…)

One of the problems with living in the city is that sometimes people are really busy. Like, really busy. So you end up having different dates at different times. (more…)

Have you ever felt like you were unstoppable?

That’s how I feel tonight in New York. Nobody can get in my way, can they? I can just feel it, you know?

It makes me think of a song… (more…)

Tags: id, la, movie, new york, no, true

Lately, I’ve been wondering: what’s the difference between ending something correctly and quitting. How do you know when you’re making the right choice? Sometimes, I worry that I quit things, while other times I know I’m making the right decision.

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Tags: ex, wondering

Hey everybody. I want to talk about a phenomenon I’ve encountered in the online dating scene.

Politics.

Ugh!!!! I hate it… (more…)

Tags: about, date, dating, matt, men, no, scene

Last night, I considered going out to a bar by myself and grabbing a drink. And that’s when I realized- it’s just not the same as a date. Of course, there are obvious reasons why not. But there are some less obvious ones too…

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Tags: awkward, bar, change, date, fun

Lately, I’ve taken time to bring my dates to the new park, the High Line. It’s crowded. But it’s also amazing. (more…)

Tags: date, dates, ex, la, love, no

Lately, a lot of people have been trying to get into summer flings. But that has me thinking: what exactly is a summer fling? (more…)

Tags: ex, fall, fling, summer, thinking

Today, I spent almost the entire day wandering a neighborhood in Brooklyn called Williamsburg. The reason? I was trying to find my date!

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Tags: date, id, no, phone, rain, work

So the last time I wrote, I was busy talking about the wonders of spring (pretty cliche, I guess!). Anyway, I discovered a totally new phenomenon. Traffic on dating sites has surged! And I have a theory…. (more…)

Tags: bankers, dating, depression, finance, recession, true, unemployment

If you’re in New York, you know what it feels like. President Obama has given the city an entirely new energy and verve. Everyone’s excited about the possibilities. There’s an electricity in the air. And that includes online dating. (more…)

Tags: about, change, date, dating, ex, excited, fresh, hope, id, new york, no, president

Well, here we are again. It’s Halloween in New York. Yours truly has trolled Ok Cupid for spooky profiles and definitely found some good ones! But for now, I’m focusing on my costume. Guess what I am….

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Tags: costume, halloween, masks, new york, okcupid

OK, so I know that sometimes this girl in the city is cute/sophisticated and, sometimes, I can overdose on the cute. But now that fall is getting ready to start, I can’t help but trade my summer flings for the romance of fall. (more…)

Tags: cheesy, cute, drew barrymore, hugh grant, love, sophisticated, true

Ok, so I admit it. Me and my graphic designer crush have been spending a lot of time together. And we’ve been on more than a date. We’ve had a few sleepover parties too. . But I won’t tell you about those. I will tell you about this…

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Tags: calling, graphic, phone, receptionist, true, work

OK, so I swear I haven’t entered swoon land. But when Spring takes this long to arrive, doesn’t it make sense to add a little Spring to your life when nature doesn’t give it to you? Sure, my date with the graphic designer was awkward. But this week I went on another.

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Tags: chinese food, date, graphic, true