Meeting people has taken a strange turn in this season of my life. “Stranger turn” is really the better phrase. A few months ago, I gave up online dating wholesale. I mean no profiles, no websites, nothing. Almost 100% of the males I met (across different sites) had a very singular, immediate goal (clue: it… Read More This Season
This April will mark two years since my longest-term relationship and engagement ended. At the time I would have acknowledged that I was profoundly sad and angry. Several months later, I can also say I wasn’t quite in my right mind. I busy myself with projects pretty religiously. Over the holidays and New Year’s break… Read More The Pictures in the Back of the Closet
Dating in LA requires body armor. Here are a few of the amazing characters I’ve met over the past year (part 1, very likely, in an installment of stories): Backseat Driver: I had decided, again, to cross all men off the list (edit: when I was more actively dating, this happened every few weeks). A random –… Read More Profiles in Dating
Dating has been nothing short of disturbing in LA. Perhaps it’s the same everywhere – but there’s a special kind of equation to dating here that I seem to see working itself out over and over. [Note: full disclosure, sometimes dating has provided hilarity, a decent conversation, an amazing lover (or two), etc…] I’ve been… Read More The PowerPoint
