dating

All about dating. First dates, three years into a relationship, Tinder, and more.

Our First Date
It all started with an app. Tinder actually, my roommate in university convinced me to make a profile. She, being the promiscuous type, was likely to find what she was looking for. Myself, not so much. I talked to a few guys, when I didn't think they were too bad I asked a couple to go for coffee. None were up for such an adventure. So about a month passes, I venture home for Christmas break and as my location changes so do the candidates on this app. I happened to match up with this cute Italian guy, we got to talking and not long after he sends me his phone number via cheesy pick-up line. We texted basically non-stop for about a week then one night, he made a sarcastic remark about what his voice sounds like. I was in a particularly good mood so I was a bit bold, I called him. No warning. After that our days would end with phone calls to each other sometimes lasting four to five hours. We talked about everything our childhoods, past relationships, high school, family, our futures, literally everything. I really enjoyed this guy's conversation and his personality. I asked him if he'd like to meet me in person, I suggested we grab a coffee.
By Kass8 years ago in Humans
The One That Got Away
This is just based on my own experience, and I understand that my advice is not going to help EVERYONE, but it can help some, and that is all that I care about.
By Lotte Heliotrope8 years ago in Humans
Love, Loathing, and Self-Flagellation
How do you love someone so much that it hurts? When does it stop being love, and transition into longing? How do you tell someone who loved you when you weren’t ready — that you hate the waiting knowing they waited for you? How do you remain steady in your own course, when feeling remorse for the love that you lost? Was your own self-preservation worth losing the chance for love so much like your own?
By Amanda Karenina8 years ago in Humans
All It Takes
Early August 2016. The same day I lost faux-love, I found the real thing. I spent four years in a relationship with a guy I fell for my senior year. He taught me how to stand up to one of my fears, and expanded many of my horizons, as I was a very sheltered child. Long story short, we dated four long, strenuous years. A lot was said, and one thing led to another and I was giving him the key to his apartment back saying, "We're done!"
By Quinn Moran8 years ago in Humans
The Art of Long Distance
Growing up, I never really believed in true love. I always wanted to, I mean, what little girl doesn't want their knight in shining armor to save them from the grand evils of the world? But, it was never a realistic goal for me. My dad abandoned my family when I was four and my mom divorced him when I was ten, so "true love" seemed like a fabricated lie that was only found in movies and the suburbs.
By Sarah -8 years ago in Humans
Ex-Alt-Delete
Uncomfortable. Bold. Salty. These are three words to describe having sex with a person for the first time. You guys are finally alone, and although in your fantasy of this moment you had a lot to talk about with this person, suddenly you're speechless. The silence is so awkward that it becomes deafening, not to mention, if you tend to be anxious like me, your hands are probably all hot and sweaty, and yet in the same instance, you can't wait to touch who you hope to become future bae, or maybe it’s simply a booty call. I don't judge.
By JéNae Jordan8 years ago in Humans
Polyamorous Relationships
Let me just start by saying that I am a firm believer in everyone's right to happiness. Whether that happiness comes from dating one person, (man and man, woman and woman, man and woman), or that happiness comes from dating multiple people (woman, man, woman, or man, woman, man, or three women, or three men).
By Accacia Graves8 years ago in Humans
Ten (+1) Tips for Coping with Long Distance Relationships
For those of you who know me, you will know that my partner and I did the whole long distance relationship thing for six months. If you know me really well, you’ll know how tough I found it at times. But we got through it, and I’m so glad we did! So here are my top tips on how to make long distance work!
By Reanne Kingdon8 years ago in Humans
Dating Disaster
I was outside visiting a friend of mine. He was washing his car and out came his next door neighbor. “Erika this is So and So. So and So, this is Erika.” We both said the niceties that come after and introduction – “Nice to meet you.” All three of us engaged in conversation, small talk, nothing too deep. Eventually the So and So went into his house and my friend and I went into his house. Eventually So and So called my friend and asked for my number. No big deal right? He seemed cool and harmless, and he was funny. I’m all for a good laugh. Eventually he called me and asked if I wanted to get something to eat — I do enjoy eating so naturally I said yes. I met up with him and we ate and laughed, laughed and ate. I thought, “Okay, not bad. I’m not attracted to him but the conversation is flowing nicely and the food is tasty.” So we said our goodbyes and parted ways.
By ERIKA8 years ago in Humans
And All that Could've Been
It started out so innocently. A girl meets a boy online. They talk daily. Not only over the phone, but video calls as well. They live over a thousand miles apart. Years go by and they continue with their usual ways. They wake up, text here and there, and at the end of the day they make their calls. Telling one another they love each other. The feelings are strong between them.
By Jackie Skasick8 years ago in Humans
Why I Quit Online Dating and Why You Should Too
If you're like me, you are a socially awkward butterfly. I don't like talking to people very much, especially face-to-face, so I go far to avoid that interaction. I've always been more comfortable online and that is something that is very common today. We live in the digital world, why not date digitally?
By Tatianna Gilbertson8 years ago in Humans
Love Unfound, Worth Discovered
In this day and age, it’s almost common sense to hit up Tinder, Bumble, PoF, or any other dating app if you want to meet a cutie and find that special someone to date. Online dating has now become a fast moving trend that continues to evolve. So what happens when out of all the sites and many, many, MANY matches later, you’re still at home on a Saturday night in your worn jammies, pigging out on ice cream with your dog by your lap, crying into a glass of wine as Jack freezes over in the Titanic? Well, let me tell you how I got here. You see, I’m a 21 year old female, and I like to consider myself considerable social, if by social we’re talking about slight smiles and nods towards random strangers I happen to fall in love with. Let me tell you, I have tried it all. I’ve gotten my squads' opinions on the “right” selfies to put for my profile, I’ve made witty yet charming bios and advertise myself as the diamond in the rough kinda gal. And yet, almost a year has passed and still my knight in shinning armor has yet to crash through my front door to save me from, well, myself. Honestly speaking, my ego took massive hits as each and every person I sought out ended up being a total fail. I began to think that I was destined to be a single, 90 year old lady who hits on the youngsters as I’m buying my adult diapers. That because I didn’t type “Amen” or send a chain link on Facebook to 50 of my closest gal pals I had rewritten my fate to been one of cobwebs and a collection of empty wine bottles.
By Atheria Draegrien8 years ago in Humans