Mating, Dating, Relating, Medicating

Archive for July, 2010

Jul 02
2010

Dating Quandaries Over Which I Often Puzzle, Part One

Is it really okay for a woman to make first contact, or does this set up some kind of power imbalance which the whole rest of our interaction will be devoted to repairing? How soon after a date should I expect contact, and what do the varying time frames mean? Does a next-day text mean [...]


Jul 01
2010

Dating Rules I Need to Remind Myself of Constantly, Part One

1. Don’t believe everything people say. Have I told you about the married guy yet? I met D. through Craigslist back in November. We talked a lot, went out a few times. I liked him, but I didn’t really like him like him. He was a little flaky, but they all are, more or less. [...]