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Category Archives: Singlehood
My Cinematic Year, Part 7: In which the protagonist gets her groove back with a little freakonomics.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
If you like, see also: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6.
In dating, you’re considering candidates and choosing the best one you can. In job interviews, the exact same thing is happening. But only in the business world are the economics of this endeavor routinely considered.
There’s an anecdote about a [...]
My Cinematic Year, Part 6: The romantic epiphany.
Friday, July 22, 2011
If you like, see also: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5.
Let’s recap: online dating made me miserable. If I logged on to slog through my messages, that only made things worse—the “Now Online!” flag on my profile would send another deluge of messages from every godforsaken corner of humanity, including some [...]
My Cinematic Year, Part 5: Confessions of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Sunday, July 17, 2011
If you like, see also: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.
Just a few weeks after announcing my availability to the world on OKCupid, I declared the endeavor a complete disaster and deactivated my account.
What went wrong? Let’s review!
My Cinematic Year, Part 4: In which the single, cynical protagonist takes a chance … at romance.
Monday, July 11, 2011
If you like, see also: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.
When I decided to return to my hometown for a year to build a roller-derby league, I only really had one social rule: Absolutely No Dating. I had good reason to avoid the dating scene; I had big plans to move to the West Coast [...]
The Boyfriend Test
Monday, May 24, 2010
1. Do you like animals?
a) Like animals? I LOVE animals!
b) I’m an asshole.
Types of Personal Ads: A Reference Guide
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
PRETENDING TO BE TOO COOL FOR PERSONAL ADS BUT PROBABLY JUST LAZY
I am too amazing and complex to be summed up in paragraphs so I won’t even try. You should similarly recognize the futility of this exercise and just message me, hopefully with considerably more effort than I just exerted.
ALMOST COMICALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM ANY OTHER [...]