Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. Got that special someone to give a midnight kiss to? No?
Whatever. I somehow manage to never be dating someone on New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, or my birthday. Sure, I’m missing out on candle-lit dinners and dancing cheek-to-cheek while being hit in the head with a flock of slowly descending balloons, [...]
Archive for December, 2008
5 steps for dealing with New Year’s Eve when you’re single
Posted in Dating, Friends, Miscellaneous Advice, Relationships, Self-Help, Working the Room on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No tears, no drama
Posted in Breakups, Dating, Friends, Relationships on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A few days ago, I broke things off with someone for the first time. Historically, the guy broke up with me, or it was mutual, but the guy initiated it. This time, it was me who said, “screw this,” and I picked up the phone and just…did it.
I hadn’t been seeing the guy for very [...]
Happy holidays!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all my readers, near and far. I hope you’re spending today with people you love, opening presents and/or taking in a movie and some Chinese food.
As for me, I’m enjoying my first of two five-day weekends, and I’m ready for New Year’s Eve. I’ll follow the advice of a [...]
This one’s for the ladies
Posted in Friends on December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Frankly, most of my posts are for the ladies. I am a lady. Unless some guy steps up to do a “he said, she said” post with me (that would be pretty cool, actually…any volunteers?), the gentlemen in my audience might want to go grab a snack or something.
I was talking with my friend Tina [...]
Wherever you go, there you are.
Posted in Boys and Girls, Dating, Talking to Strangers on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I met this girl at a party last night who had moved to my town for grad school. We started talking about dating, specifically dating in this city (which happens to be large and, conveniently, full of unmarried people). She complained about the guys here — too self-involved, total workaholics, completely immature — and I [...]
Waiting for a transformation
Posted in Boys and Girls, Dating, Relationships, Self-Help on December 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Someone left an excellent comment on this Advice Goddess column about a girl who wants to go all stalker on a date because it’s been like two hours since the date ended and he hasn’t called yet. The commenter said: “I hope she’s under the age of 25 when the supposed transformation to ‘I am [...]
