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Dirty Sex Talk: A Turn On or a Turn Off?

One week ago I went out on a date with a guy whom I knew very… let us say "lightly" or as you wish: "barely." We spoke on the phone, we wrote on the Internet and I thought to myself, "Hell, why not? He is pretty…
When Love Becomes Routine

Girls always get mad at us guys because we never remember the date of our first kiss or the date of some other strange obscure event. Not to say that the first kiss is not important, but I mean, come on, the date? Oka…
Investment Banker's E-mail After 'HORRIFIC' First Date

As much as I am skeptical about the authenticity of this E-mail, I thought it deserved a mention on Datingish. The backstory as provided by redditor, "badarabdad", is that the recipient of this e-mail had a "friend who…
First Date Don'ts

Things are always a little tense on a first date, you're nervous and so is the person you're meeting. Here's a list of what NOT to do on a first date. 1. Be late. What does being late on a first date say about you? Oh,…
Ending the Date

It ended with a kiss, handshake, slightly awkward hug. Which is a shame really. The date was wonderful. It was a spur of the moment thing. One second we were chatting on the phone on our ways home from our different pla…
Dating and Interviewing (or, My Life Since College)

Early in the summer, I read a book about 'finding, landing and keeping your first real job.' The chapter on interviewing compared the process to dating. Both supposedly have various components, including a - strangely e…
Top 3 First Date Turnoffs

In my experience, people are pretty normal and respectful on dates. But I do understand that the idea of going on a date comes with some heavy connotations that make people do weird things. There are all sorts of li…
First Date Etiquette

It's been a long time since I've been on a real first date. My current SO and I have been together for over two years and we were close friends first. I guess, technically, that means we didn't have a first date with ea…
Watching a First Date on the High Line

It was the cutest thing. I felt like I had front row seats to the season premiere of a show. She was adorably nervous, and he was adorably into it. I couldn’t take my eyes off of them. It’s funny because I…
How Did You Meet?

The best "how did you meet?" story I have ever heard was the one my parents have. My parents are both from the Philippines: my mother from a country town, my father from the nation's capital. It's an hour plane ride bet…