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Text and the City
A false sense of intimacy in an intimate settingBy Liza Persky
So here's the thing: texting may be the end of all of us. I know it's supposed to be a quick and cute way to get closer, but really, I think it's setting us up for being farther apart then ever before.
Blast from the Past
Can revisiting your past relationships help you get the one
you really want?
By Anna David
When you're single and frustrated, you consider all kinds of options: Internet dating, speed dating, lowering your expectations. At some point -- possibly after the awkward coffee date with the five-foot-four-inch guy who swore he was six feet on his Nerve profile -- you start reminiscing about your past relationships and maybe even toy with the idea of rekindling one of them.
Dating Diary
There are pros and cons to documenting your every date in a diary. Here, one woman makes a book out of hers.
By Anna David
My journal used to be the recipient of all my dating woes. No boy I had a crush on or went on a date with or kissed was safe from being analyzed, obsessed over, and potentially torn apart somewhere in the pages of my most trusted object.
Avoiding the Manholes
Women, over and over again, date the same bad-for-them guy. Why don't we see the warning signs?
By Anna David
For some of us, dating can be like Groundhog Day -- and I'm not talking about the holiday where the groundhog emerges and either does or doesn't see his shadow; I mean the Bill Murray movie where the exact same thing happens day after day.
Pillow Party Etiquette
Some basic snooze guidelines to handling the one-night
stand...post-sex.
by Anna David
We've all--or most of us, anyway--had the requisite one-night-stand. We've done the walk of shame--probably in the little black dress that seemed infinitely more appealing when we first put it on the night before, with mascara smudges giving us raccoon eyes. So what is the sleeping etiquette when you both know that this is just a one-time thing? Are you allowed to plug his nose if he's snoring or simply get up and leave? And can you count on some spooning?
Dating by Disease
Dating Websites so specific, it may feel a little strange.
By Anna David
There are options galore when it comes to online dating--sites so specifically tailored to various types of people that the goal seems to be less about finding a mate than it is about finding a twin. After all, there are dating sites for pet lovers, video gamers, political junkies, and every subset of humanity in between.
Sweet Vengeance
When a guy acts like a jerk to you, maybe it's worth taking
the high road.
by Anna David
You know how it is after you're dating someone for a few years--or months or weeks or days--and it doesn't work out. Disappointment and despair can, for some time afterward, be constant companions. But then add to that the fact that it didn't work out because of something atrocious he did, and insult is added to injury.
Matchmaker, Please Don't Make Me a Match
Internet dating doesn't sound so bad after a matchmaker tells a group of women what they need to do to attract a man.
by Anna David
It sounded like a good enough idea at the time.
A friend who worked at a women's magazine had just interviewed a relatively well-known matchmaker, who offered to give her and whoever else she wanted a free session.
Since I have an affinity for anything that's proceeded by the word free and had just moved to New York, I tossed aside my discomfort over the notion that this matchmaker--and others like her--supposedly accepted up to $100,000 from bachelors looking to be set up with future wives while the women she set up paid nothing.
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Ringing in the Single Life
Single and proud of it... here's a ring just for you.
By Anna David
If you listen to some people out there, the single most important goal for any woman should be to land a man. Bridget Jones introduced us to the smug marrieds but the fact is that music, articles and -- let's face it -- your mother never seem to let up about the fact that your life could be oh-so-complete if only you could find a man to love you.
Turning Your Man (Light) On
There may be a reason why you aren't meeting the man of your dreams
by
Anna David
By now, you know the scenario.
You're out at night. Little black dress? Check. Mascara? Double check. Christ, you even shaved your legs and straightened your hair. Got the group of girlfriends, the Cosmos -- whatever it is that makes you feel and know you're primed and ready to have the Man of Your Dreams approach you, take your hand, and lead you down the path of Everlasting Bliss.