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How to Be One of the Guys (Without Losing Your Girliness)

Mr. Giraffe In every group of guys, there's always the Token Girl - she's usually well-versed in sports knowledge, can keep up with the boys while drinking and can give good advice when the guys have girl trouble. But s…
Does Being in Love Automatically Mean Great Sex?

Mr. Giraffe Often, or at least on television, there is a lot of worry between couples about their first time being intimate, and that is reasonable. No one wants to disappoint their lover with an anti-climactic performa…
How Long Should I Wait for a Date?

Mr. GiraffeLike everyone else, I hate being stood up - it's a horrible feeling. When it happens to me, I feel worthless and humiliated, not to mention stupid. It hurts. What's even worse is thinking you've been stood up…
Can a Guy Be Too Good to Be True?

Mr. Giraffe My cousin is sort of seeing this guy at her university and he seems perfect. He's mature, loves Disney/Pixar, cooks and he's really respectful to my cousin's wishes. See, she's not a big relationship girl, a…
Online Dating is Not Humiliating

Mr. Giraffe A few days ago, there was a post about online dating and some people tended to think that it was a last resort kind of thing. I disagree. Meeting someone online has a stigma, I think, because it implies that…
Competing for Your Friends' Attention

Mr. Giraffe My friend Jessie has two really close friends: Oliver and Deena. They went to high school together and they hang out all the time during breaks. But, as with most groups of friends, there is some drama. Dee…
Which Disney Couple Is Your Favorite?

Mr. Giraffe Like many people I know, I grew up on Disney cartoons, but it wasn't until I began rewatching them recently that I started to appreciate the love stories. See, I don't buy for a minute that Disney movies are…
HIMYM's Latest Dating Strategy

Mr. Giraffe How I Met Your Mother again provided we, the pop culture addicts, with another vocabulary term that is completely original and hilarious: the Naked Man. This is a strategy to get a woman into bed. What is it…
Dating Your Cousin? So Are A Lot of People.

Mr. Giraffe There was a post about this here on Datingish recently, and much to my surprise, there's a whole community of people in romantic relationships with cousins of theirs. Charles Darwin, Teddy and Eleanor Roose…
I Want to Break Up - Do I Have to Get Her a Christmas Gift?

Mr. Giraffe My roommate Nikolai wants to break up with his girlfriend of 20 months, Amanda. He can't stand her anymore because she's just been too much to handle between her jealousy and the ultimatums she doles out. H…