Does the new Facebook app, Bang With Friends, fill a need? Or does it just enable sexual cowardice? In my inbox today there’s a message from “Pimpin” with the subject line “It’s bangin’ time!” I open it, “Hey there, sexy! You’ve got a bangin’ match! Your friend wants to bump uglies with you!” Would you […]
This originally appeared on Girl Walks In. Republished here with permission. After a few testy weeks on OKCupid, I had a big idea: adversity dating. You know how it usually goes: People meet each other, they look into each others eyes and get a little crazy, they get obsessed with each other and bore other people […]
With so many relationship options now available and acceptable, why would anyone choose to be with just one person, asks Carrie Laski. We’ve all been there. You’re listening to great song, the tempo picks up, the beat starts to get your blood pumping, and you’re almost ready to break out those dusty dance moves when—BWOMP—something […]
Dating an older man stripped Tina Rodia of much of her youth and self-esteem. While adults should be free to be in a relationship with whomever they choose, including younger or older partners, I dare to argue that teenage girls should never date older men. However, the hardest people to convince would be the girls […]
This originally appeared on Eat The Damn Cake. Republished here with permission. The other day, a girl emailed me: “I’m worried that I’m not pretty enough to get a guy. I’m single, and want a serious relationship, but sometimes I think I can’t find one because I’m not prettier.” I wanted to exclaim, “That’s ridiculous!” […]
Niki Fritz responds to a recent New York Times article, which suggested that dating in the digital age has signaled the end of courtship. I’ve been an online dater on and off for about two years. When I’m “on,” I tend to date a lot, at least once a week and during hot streaks, two […]
She likes to text. He doesn’t. What do you do when your tech-communication style doesn’t match up? “We text so much!” he said emphatically. “Are you kidding?” I responded, “We never text!” Looking back, maybe that was the moment I should have known it would never work out. Although there are opinions galore—look no further […]
The New York Times wants us to believe the End of Courtship is a disaster for young people, especially women. But new types of relationships—in which men and women are equal partners—inevitably require new ways of seeking them out, says Abigail Collazo. The bizarre plethora of articles that has been published lately regarding young, single […]
Originally appeared at In Our Words. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 Internet dates. This was one of them. It’s 1am on a Sunday morning and I’m on an L platform with a man named Patrick. We aren’t on a date, exactly, but we’ve been on a date before, just earlier […]
Emily Heist Moss would like more straight dudes in her circle of friends, but she’s having a hard time finding them. A few years ago, Devin Friedman wrote a controversial essay for GQ called “Will You Be My Black Friend?” about his Craigslist quest to diversify his friendship pool, and I’m thinking about following in […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. A Million First Dates by Dan Slater of The Atlantic Magazine discusses how online romance is threatening monogamy. 2. My Sexual Resolutions by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com compiles five sex-related promises the author’s making to herself […]
This originally appeared on Kiki & Tea. Republished here with permission. I’m single. At 32, many of my friends are married with two kids. Due to my age and my status of “single,” people assume I’m actively looking for love or that I need help in finding a man. When the fact of the matter […]
