DIY Dating [Diary of the Undateable]

The tale is old as time. A girl – presumably smart, attractive, well-mannered, kind and generally clean-cut – meets a boy. He’s rough around the edges but still totally hot. Like Danny before his makeover in Grease.

The Top 10 Things I’m Learning from Dating an Asshole [Diary of the Undateable]

I think that I finally ended it. I said goodbye to Carlos for the umpteenth time a few weeks ago. Over a sporadic text message convo, he told me that he doesn’t talk to me as much as he used to because he’s scared that I’ll fall in love with him. Keep in mind that this was about a week after I laid everything on the table and confessed how I felt about him – crazy in like.

Men Are Simple: The Diagram [Friday Faves]

Let’s be real, dating can be an absolute nightmare. And how many times have we sent a “this just isn’t going anywhere” text, wishing that we hadn’t just wasted two months of our precious time on this guy?

Addicted to A-holes: A Field Guide

As the go-to sympathetic listener to Every.Single.Friend of mine, I hear my fair share of happy…

The Faithful Friend Part Two

The next day, Chuck and I went out to dinner after work, as we often did. This time, however, somet…

“It’s like Looking into a Trash Can and Trying to Pick Out the Most Appetizing Thing”

When I stepped onto my college campus fresh-off-the-boat (or FOB, as they call it) from some-ob…

Dating Disasters: The Faithful Friend

We all know him. We all have one: the best guy friend who secretly has a crush on you, and has always…

Biggest Loser, Not Survivor for Fat People

I am over weight. That’s right, I know I am. I am not happy, I don’t “love bein…

Relationship “Expert” Rationalizes Cheating

At the gym this morning I caught a segment on some talk show about cheating. Basically, the show w…

Why Nice Guys Finish Last

If I had a dollar for every time I heard a girl complain about how they always date the bad guy and ar…