Category Archives: Dating/Single Life

The Verdict

May 25, 2015Being Awkward/Dumb Stuff I Do, Dating/Single Lifeblogger problems, blogging, blogs, dating, dating apps, dating in nyc, modern dating, online datingEmily

So, this happened last night.

And you’ve all been asking what his reaction was.

Well, he’s now spent a good chunk of time reading the blog today and…

Famous People Problems

May 25, 2015Dating/Single Lifeblogger problems, blogging, blogs, dating, dating in nyc, modern dating, modern romance, online datingEmily

That moment when you’re on a 6th date with someone, and you’re wondering how you should tell him about the fact that you have a blog about dating (slash mental health…slash teaching…slash family…slash most details of your everyday existence). So you resolve to tell him soon, but first you want to go back and delete any weird posts he might be referenced in.

That subsequent moment when, as you’re thinking all this, a guy sitting at the next table from you and your date leans over and says, “Hi, sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt, but I think we went to high school together. I read your blog!”

So, yeah. He knows now.

Maybe this year she’ll ask him when he’s proposing

May 23, 2015Being Awkward/Dumb Stuff I Do, Dating/Single Life, Familyactive minds, dating, embarrassing moments, familyEmily

“Oh, wow! If you two have kids together, they will have the most BEAUTIFUL eyes!” — my cousin, at last year’s Active Minds Casino Night, when I introduced her to a guy I’d been dating for a few months.

So you can see why I’m nervous that someone I’ve been on 4 dates with is coming this year….

(In her defense, that guy DID have gorgeous eyes).

But still.

No.

Humanity

May 23, 2015Dating/Single Life, Mental Healthactive minds, advocacy, anxiety, casino night, depression, family, friends, mental health, mental illness, psychiatry, psychology, stigma, suicide, support, therapyEmily

I saw true compassion, humanity, and downright awesomeness last night when I confided in someone I don’t know very well that I have Depression, and he responded first by asking me to tell my story, next by listening intently to everything I said, and then by purchasing tickets for himself and his friends to attend the Active Minds Casino Night event I am co-hosting with friends and family for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Good people are everywhere. I learn that every time I share my story, but it still never ceases to amaze me.

The conversation is truly changing. This is a battle we can win.

Come be a part of the movement!

Get tickets here

I hope this isn’t a sign of how tonight’s date is going to go…

May 21, 2015Being Awkward/Dumb Stuff I Do, Dating/Single Lifeawkward, beauty, being single, dating, dating in nyc, Hair, modern dating, online dating, single lifeEmily

Standard Thoughts While Dating in NYC

May 21, 2015Dating/Single Life, Friendsdating, dating apps, friends, online dating, single lifeEmily

I Have Fans All Over Town

May 21, 2015Being Awkward/Dumb Stuff I Do, Dating/Single Life, Random Thoughts/Happeningsblog, blogger problems, blogging, breakups, ex boyfriends, exes, relationshipsEmily

Nothing feels better than running right by your ex boyfriend in the park, giving a hearty hello, and being silently glared at in return.

He must read the blog, guys!

This Nice Jewish Guy Looking For a Fuck Buddy

May 18, 2015Dating/Single Lifebeing single, dating, dating apps, dating in nyc, dating profiles, jswipe, modern dating, online dating, sex, single lifeEmily

Oh, David. I was all in until I saw that you’re kosher.

Because in between rounds of all the “carefree, open minded, honest, monogamous, safe, explorative, comfortably-fits-within-the-confines-of-our-mutual-schedules-and-boundaries-of-comfort sex” we’ll be having, I’m going to want me some bacon.