In his recent post on The Date Report, Ryan Dodge pokes fun at the tendency every couple feels to schtick-up their how-we-met story. He admits that his first date with his current girlfriend was forgettable at best. He asked her out again because she was hot, and why not. But he certainly didn’t stumble out of that…
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Get Rejected More (You’re Not Doing It Enough)
READ MORE: Get Rejected More (You’re Not Doing It Enough)If you’re weeping into a glass of sherry and wondering why the world is so cruel and your life is so loveless, well, you have no one to blame but yourself. Yes, I said that. Because if you’re like a lot of women, you wait. And wait. You think you’re enlightened and independent, yet there…
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Why You’re Afraid of Online Dating
READ MORE: Why You’re Afraid of Online DatingIf you turn your nose up at online dating, or love to complain about how “it doesn’t work,” I have a suggestion: Replace the term “online dating” with “my love life” and you’ll have a fairly accurate take on what’s holding you back in the relationships department. Look, I know why you’re afraid: You think…
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But Dating’s Too Hard! (& Other Lies You Tell Yourself)
READ MORE: But Dating’s Too Hard! (& Other Lies You Tell Yourself)You have this idea about dating. And it’s wrong. Actually, you have a lot of ideas, presumptions, assumptions, and suspicions about dating, and they’re the things that hold you back and make dating miserable. One of my favorites is this one: “Dating takes too much effort.” I’m sorry—wha? Anything worth doing requires effort. Sure, dating…
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Forever Is Overrated–Unless You’re a Vampire
READ MORE: Forever Is Overrated–Unless You’re a VampireIn the final scene of Breaking Dawn, Part II (trust me, this is hardly a spoiler), our immortal lovers make out in a field of daisies, promising they will love each other forever. As the scene fades to black, the word “forever” burns across the screen. And it occurred to me shortly thereafter, in the…
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“You Still Single?” How to Cope with the Inevitable Question This Holiday
READ MORE: “You Still Single?” How to Cope with the Inevitable Question This HolidayIf you’re the sole single at your family gathering, you may feel the heat. Fact: Your relatives will ask you about your romantic status. They want to know! This might feel like a nuisance, a minor bump in the conversation, or it may feel very confronting. But it doesn’t have to be. You can’t change…
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How to Cope with Jealousy
READ MORE: How to Cope with JealousyJealousy is a beast of a thing. It makes you hate the situation you’re in, the people involved, and yourself. It’s a storm of anger, fear, and self-loathing. And the more you focus on it in an effort to control it, the more out of control it gets. I get jealous. And I’ve discovered something…