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Are Weddings for Kids? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:27 pm
Why I want to elope (or at least have a backyard barbecue wedding). Is it just me, or do older singles look more bored at their weddings? It’s like they’ve realized that the wedding is empty pageantr...
To Know or Not to Care? 26 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
I have received a correction on the matter of the non-identifying caller from another reference of mine. Apparently, he wasn’t trying to hide his name from me so I wouldn’t know who had done the aski...
Friday Repost: Dating Mom 23 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
There are so many ways to avoid going out with a guy. Like by going out with his mother first. Or maybe there are so many ways to avoid going out with a girl. Like by making her mother vet her first. ...
A Big Yasher Kochachen! 22 Aug 2013 | 02:22 pm
While writing yesterday’s post, I realized what thankless job being a shidduch reference is. So I’d like to take a moment to thank the friends who keep picking up the phone on my behalf, year after ye...
I Scrubbed My Brain, But the Stain is Still There 20 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm
I mentioned a couple of posts ago that a guy called a friend to ask about me, but insisted on remaining anonymous. He wasn’t completely anonymous, though. Based on his questions, I pegged him as dead...
Skulking Suitors 19 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
“Hey, got some questions for you,” a friend said. “A guy called last night and asked these, and I said I’d get back to him.” “No problem,” I said, and provided the answers. “By the way, who was he?”...
Thursday Link: Smart Women and Children 15 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
A recent study found that a woman’s IQ correlated with a reduced interest in having children. Note that a reduced interest in having children does not make you smarter. The study itself didn’t seem w...
Too Good to be True? 13 Aug 2013 | 02:13 pm
If you’re dating someone out of your league, and you’re thinking, “It’s too good to be true,” you’re probably right. Just give them time — a breakup is on its way.
The Happy Single’s Manifesto 12 Aug 2013 | 02:52 pm
This depressing letter came to me via Kansas. Every once in a while, an “older single” publishes a letter about how miserable she is, and how her married friends just make it worse, what with rubbin...
Thursday Link: Queer Marital Harmony for the Straight Couple 8 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
I don’t think the Atlantic means its articles to be taken as factual. They’re more like talking points, something to think about, ideas to toss around. With that prologue, I’m linking to “The Gay Gui...
