Dating

I was a mid-thirties relationship virgin

But who is anyone to declare whether or not I have bloomed?

Ghosts Walk (and Text) Among Us

Earlier this year, I pitched an idea for an essay to an editor at a new publication. He responded the…

#BadDateFiles: The Bitter Substitute Broker

Summer, 2014: I was on my way to do the final walk-through before signing the lease…

Matt Nathanson Sings His Sad Heart (And Mine)

I was two days out from a breakup when Matt Nathanson’s “Sings His Sad Heart”…

#BadDateFiles: Killer Tofu

Brooklyn, Spring 2016: It was just after doors, and I was waiting for a friend and having a pre-concert drink at the venue bar when I noticed the cute guy sitting a few stools over. The idea of meeting a guy at a show has always appealed to me as a hypothetical perfect scenario…

#BadDateFiles: The Unsolicited Second-Date Mix CD

“Harry” and I matched on the Hinge dating app, which at the time indicated that we were connected within a few degrees of mutual Facebook friends. He was friendly, upbeat, and gainfully employed in an industry closely related to my own. For our…

#BadDateFiles: Reject, Refresh, Repeat

I joined OKCupid (for the first time) around the same time as I acquired my first iPhone…