Monday, June 7 is an exciting night for us here at nycandlove blog. Please join us at 9 PM EST as we answer questions about love, dating and nycandlove on the radio! There are two ways to listen: New York City – tune in at WKCR 89.9 FM Outside New York City or not near [...]
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Welcome to 2010. Yes, I know we’ve been in this year for a few months now, but over the past month I’ve gotten a taste of what it is like to date in the year 2010. Up until now, the last time I was single was in 2008. And here’s what’s different: Dating in 2010 [...]
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I did it. I bit the bullet and casually strolled back into the world of internet dating. I say casually strolled as it took me about three weeks to take my profile off the “hidden” setting so people could actually find me. And once I got the guts to do that, I rarely logged on [...]
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I had a relapse. Remember the Hamburglar? I was so strong and ended it. Ummm not so much. After I told you all about the Hamburglar here and here, I erased his number from my phone and began moving on with my life. And then I was in a bind one day and needed some [...]
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I’m not exactly sure how many dedicated hours I’ve devoted to playing the ultimate puzzle game Tetris. Whether it was on the original Nintendo version or one of the original Game Boys, it was a significant and memorable amount of time. And if you’re anything like me, you probably played enough to start seeing the [...]
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Jewish adolescents from Long Island and their adjacent Queens neighborhoods experience their first foray into that which is sexual at Jewish sleepaway camp. It is a practically universal experience which involves leaving home for eight weeks to make out with – and touch the private parts of – other likeminded (read: horny) preteens in upstate [...]
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No no, this is not a dreaded lecture on that Trojan man and his almighty horse. I am actually talking Greek Mythology here. Remember the phrase, Beware of [fill in man's name] Bearing Gifts? Well, listen up: Red Flag (n): A clue or sign that indicates your man is bad news. Can be difficult to detect [...]
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Sometimes the person you’re seeing is the only one you’re seeing. Sometimes that person is one of two, three or even more. And hey, as long as no relationship talks or discussions of exclusivity took place, you can do whatever you want. But what happens when you’re having fun with a few different people and [...]
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Today, I have reached a significant milestone: My twenty-fifth birthday. I have been alive for a full quarter-century. I am officially in my mid-twenties. I am five years away from being thirty. At twenty-five, most of us are busy fostering and developing our careers. This is especially true in New York City. And New York City [...]
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I am currently involved with two guys. Both relationships started in the middle of January. Both are going really well. And though I actually do know these guys in real life, both relationships are web-based. (1) AC I met AC at the start of the summer of 2008. We dated, had a great time together, [...]
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