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Dr. DatingishMy ex-boyfriend (of 2 years) and I have been broken up for 3 1/2 months. He just randomly asked me to hang out.....after not seeing each other for almost 2 months...and barely talking, too. After we first b…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. A few weeks ago, a fellow Xanga member declined my friend invite. I had invited her to be my friend after writing a comment on her blog. I wasn't surprised with the decl…

This is a guest blog submitted by spiritedsherry. In our marriage, there is no such thing as too much honesty and openness; Derek is an open book and I'm like an audio book on auto-play. There is absolutely nothing th…

Dr. Datingish My 13-year-old cousin is going out with a 16-year-old guy. This guy and I used to be friends until he completely ruined pretty much everything. I tried to be okay with their relationship, but there was j…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. I was excited after winning a great basketball game with my teammates and was talking about it on the way home with my siblings. Then she caught my eye. We were in the s…

This is a guest blog submitted by a Datingish reader. I've pretty much been in love with Bryan for thepast eight months. He was a senior in my school – a little older than I was - andhe was unlike any other guy I h…

Someone found Datingish by Googling the phrase "when your ex won't accept a booty call". I love the confidence that phrase implies - "why wouldn't my ex want to hook up with me again? Who cares that we broke up? I'm inv…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. Every time I go through my high school yearbook, I stare at her picture for a few seconds...she was my favorite teacher. How couldn't she be? She was the hottest teacher…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I went to a very small high school with a graduating class of barely 160 people. So, inevitably, everyone was in everyone's business. Obviously, there was student drama. The u…

This is a guest blog submitted by pseudohim. unlike kids today that have grown up with the technology that has brought us monsters, inc., toy story, nemo, wall-e, shrek, and other pixar/dreamworks magic, i grew up wa…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. Being friends with an ex can be tough . . . and I know firsthand. Last year, I wanted to ask Danielle, one of my new coworkers, out on a date. But she became good friend…

Last time we did this, things got pretty crazy . . . so let's do it again. Post a question you've always wanted to ask someone of the opposite sex and someone should be happy to field your quandary. I'll start: Would…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. Today, as I was walking through the Fashion District to get to work, I passed Parsons and noticed an extremely well-dressed, attractive man walking behind me. I immediately w…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I'm not one to keep up on my news and politics (unless it has to do with the election), but as I was browsing through some news a German politician by the name of Gabriele Pa…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. This afternoon at lunch, while we were having a rousing discussionabout some important Datingish posts, Miss Double Shot commented on mymulticolored striped socks, so I…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. Mike, my former housemate, called me last night to tell me he and hisgirl had broken up. A few days before he had sent me an email. Itdidn't say much, just asked how thi…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. Last night after watching some Olympic gymnastics, I flipped to Fox andTMZ was on. The site/show had taken a Who'd You Rather?" poll featuring Olympic athletes and celeb…

This is a guest post submitted by directionally_challenged. I recently broke up with my ex after a year and half relationship - we actually met through Xanga. At the beginning, we hit it off really well. Sure we didn'…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I used to work in an independent movie theater - have you ever seen Empire Records? That's basically where I used to work. I still work there occasionally when I need the extra…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. I just finished reading a NYTimes article about jealous exes who seek revenge through extreme methods. I couldn't help but wonder what was going through these people's min…

This a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. This morning on the train ride to Datingish HQ, I offered my seat to an older woman (yeah, I'm nice like that ). She was extremely surprised I had given her my seat and than…

This is a guest blog submitted by hopelessromantic. Even though I think I've found the love of my life, because he's no longer in this country, I feel like I should still date. So that's what I've been doing. I like…

In case you missed 'em, here are the most commented posts from last week: 1. She's Not My GF...She's My Sister! 2. What Do You Make of Makeup? 3. They Broke Up; Now He's Engaged and She Still Loves Him 4. My Chapst…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. My sister's newest romance is seven years younger than she is. I haven't officially met him yet, but this Sunday we're all going to the beach together. In the past, though so…

This is a guest blog submitted by a Datingish reader. Recently, I was having a conversation with my older cousin about men and their mental ages. I would never EVER desire a man any bit younger than me; to me, most m…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. On birthdays, anniversaries, holidays or just any random day, the presents received from our significant others are usually the ones we're looking forward to the most. We hav…

We get a bunch of messages asking how readers can contribute to Datingish, and it's easy - just drop us a message on our site with either a link to your blog post or your actual post and the team will take a look at them…

By Miss Double Shot No matter how close you get to someone, I feel like there are still things you should take care of yourself. Even though it's a sweet gesture, seeing guys buy tampons for their girlfriends at the g…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. A Datingish blogger recently posted her experience on a singles dinner. The idea of it is intriguing - getting to meet few different people at the same time. Her experi…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. Womanizers. We all have encountered them, snarled at them...and maybe even fallen for them. He's the man who's constantly seducing women, has a horrible reputation, and yet y…

By Miss Double Shot For a day and change now, I've been waiting for a call about babysitting arrangements. I talked to the boy's dad on Monday night; he said he'd call last night to let me know where and when I needed…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I met this guy over four years ago at a camp for prospective med students (yes, I was going to go to med school, but that ended horribly). We'll refer to said boy as V. It…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. I'm waiting for the elevator, trying not to eavesdrop on the woman in front of me who's yelling into her phone (set on speakerphone so we can hear the other side of the argu…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I don't know about you, but I've always been fond of writing out my thoughts and feelings rather than saying them. E-mail is one of my favorite forms of communication and I tha…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. My friend called me yesterday morning at 8 a.m. in a groggy, whispering voice. She asked if she could come over, saying that she couldn't go home just yet and needed a place to…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. This weekend, I had lunch with a ex who's become a pretty good friend of mine over the years. On our way to lunch, we bumped into a couple of people who recognized us from h…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. After 19 years of absolutely rejecting contact lenses, this weekend I finally sucked it up and paid the ophthalmologist for a fitting. And after almost two hours of struggling t…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. We all have good and bad dreams, but what do you do about the weird ones? Yesterday I had two friends, both girls, call me to tell me they'd had "inappropriate" dreams abou…

By Miss Double Shot I noticed that a fair number of people who replied to the text message breakup post said that they'd either been dumped or been dumped via text. I'm 23, and I felt like I was about 104 when I read…

By Miss Double Shot I've been watching a lot of old movies lately and have noticed that the female characters in many of these films didn't mind dealing out a slap in the face when a guy behaved badly. Check out some o…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. One of the toughest decisions a recent college grad has to make is whether to live at home or move out . . . and it gets even tougher if you have a significant other who is…

This is a guest blog submitted by melsie. My friend Lisa got dumped by her boyfriend of two years yesterday. She would always tell me that she felt like she was putting a lot more into the relationship than he was, b…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. After my heart's been torn apart, I find myself devastated and extremely lacking in self esteem. So, after a few days of going through my break up routine (crying, eating pints…

This is a guest blog submitted by a Datingish reader. I don't know how to hit on people. Well, that's not true. Like everyone else, I've seen movies, TV shows, and even friends do it. And I am generally good at readin…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. Deception has never been my thing, especially to women. I've always been sincere and honest when approaching them. I knew how to talk to them and keep them engaged but this…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. I never thought a look could bother me so much. This past Monday I stopped by a Duane Reade to get a few things. When I went to the counter, the women at the register…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I had a friend, Caitlin, recently ask me advice on a sticky situation she had got herself into. Here's her story: A little over a year ago she met this guy, James, that she w…

Here's Silver__Samurai@xanga's response to sleepyhead's post about having a friend unexpectedly come out at a party:You and your friends, as well as your friend who showed up with an unexpected boyfriend, were hurt, and…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. If there's one clichéd statement that brings the same frown on everyone's face, it's the dreaded long-distance relationship. Whether they're four hours or four thousand miles aw…

A Datingish reader writes... I have a friend that recently broke up with her boyfriend because he cheated on her and she found out he's out with her seventh cousin. That's pretty far in relation, but I find it to be o…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. My former housemate recently threw a party for his birthday - it was great to see all my old buddies from school. Most of the guys there had brought their girls, but on…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. I recently got into a heated discussion with a guy friend about the capitalized healthcare policy in America. We both had very strong opposing opinions, and by the end of the…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. After thinking about my past experience with cheating, I got to thinking about what people consider cheating. I was doing some research and came across an old GQ article called…

This is a guest blog submitted by sleepyhead. Iwent to Yankee Stadium this weekend for Old Timer's Day - it was great to see the Yankees for one last time at the stadium. During the game, Inoticed a couple near m…

originally posted by general_chicken@xanga. recently, i have been applying for a long term situation, a job. in the mist of applying, curiosity generated a question. ........... if anyone has ever created and posted a…

This is a guest blog submitted by a Datingish reader. When my girlfriend of four years told me that she wanted to try sleeping with other women – well as you might imagine, the idea of my live-in girlfriend getting it o…

This is a guest blog submitted by sahar. Ah, the first dinner date. You want the night to go perfectly because you really like this guy. So, you get all dolled up in your favorite dress, your makeup's just right a…

by Mr. Macchiato Have you guys seen the video of the lion adopted by humans... who gets too big and has to go back to Africa where he goes wild again? And then the humans go back to Africa a year later, to…