The Neurotic DaterI Got What I Wanted, and Nothing Was ThereYears of desperately chasing after that perfect man, I finally got one. He checked off all the right boxes. Great school, superb beard…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
The Neurotic DaterThe Cycle of Suffering: Dating EditionIt’s an experience I relive over and over again. Online dating. Why do we do it? I’m pretty sure the 2017 edition of Dante’s Inferno would…Jul 27, 2017Jul 27, 2017
The Neurotic DaterBad Date Chronicles — When He Yawns so Hard He CriesI went on a date yesterday that I thought was going well. Until I realized it wasn’t.Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
The Neurotic DaterLearning How to Trust My GutIf you have to ask yourself whether he likes you or not, you’re probably not going to like the answer. I’ve had to learn this lesson the…Jul 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
The Neurotic DaterPlease Don’t be so Good to MeA mutual friend set us up. “Just meet up with him! It’ll be fun! No pressure.”May 26, 2017May 26, 2017
The Neurotic DaterThe Stories We Tell Ourselves — I’m Going to Die an Old Spinster(Or Maybe Not. Or Maybe That’s Okay.)Apr 8, 2017Apr 8, 2017
The Neurotic DaterHell is [Dating] Other People“Hell is other people,” according to the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, and if he were alive now, he most likely would have been…Feb 15, 2017Feb 15, 2017
The Neurotic DaterTales from the Lizard Brain, Part 1I stared at the text conversation in front of me. I had only gone out with this guy twice, and I was already stressing out. We had been…Jan 5, 2017Jan 5, 2017
The Neurotic DaterGratitudeI’m grateful for my health, for my family, for my friends. I love the little studio I sleep in, the size of a shoe box; it keeps me toasty…Dec 26, 2016Dec 26, 2016