His core values aren’t that different than mine, they just come from a different place—couldn’t the rest be a work in progress? Once you’ve been on Tinder for more than a week, you mostly stop getting excited about new matches. The odds of meeting in person or even having a worthwhile messaging exchange are low. […]
I don’t even like sharing a bowl of popcorn; why would I want to share a person? I ring the buzzer for apartment 406, then take a couple steps back to get a better view of the building. It’s a typical Mexico City concrete four-story, nothing fancy, but it borders a tree-filled park and has […]
As I stand there staring, I realize my mouth is actually watering—I’m a split second away from literally drooling over this guy. I don’t usually Tinder much when I come to the Mexican city my mother is from. It’s a small, everyone-knows-everyone kind of place. So I’m intrigued when I match with a blue-eyed, sandy-haired, […]
I’d like nothing more than to hit a pause button and insert an extra five years just like this one into my life. Dating a younger man could be a perfect way to do that. On my fourth day in Buenos Aires I decide to go on a guided tour of the city center. When I […]
I’d assumed that, because I didn’t run when he told me his secret, he would want the relationship to progress at the same speed and in the same way I did. I was wrong. On our third date Andrew and I go sunset surfing. On our way to the beach I’m uneasy; I haven’t been […]
