Do we date based on mommy n’ daddy issues?

I swear there’s some divine digital synchronistic undercurrent guiding the interwebz. And today, it came in the form of a “Psychology Today” piece on how we pick the wrong people for us (right on the heels of my article about how we don’t pick bad people; our approach just needs work). Reviewing my thoughts – I still stand by them – but the article did kinda open my mind a.. Read More

Does online dating make you superficial?

So, it looks like I’m on a VICE binge this week. Today’s? One on how superficial online dating makes you. Now, I can’t say what that’s like. I’ve met one guy online that ended ultimately in a hookup once in my life – in the land before MySpace (we had this thing called CampusHook back when I was starting out in colleg-…Jesus I sound old. Abort. ABORT! Close parentheses in.. Read More

You spin me right round like a wrecked-car, baby.

I’m in love with this prank… (Thanks dude at 2:11 for bringing my lockjaw back with your goddamned infectious cackle) …but I have to wonder: what in the world possessed these dudes to get in the car with a perfect stranger? I tend to think it’s that poorly executed flow of convo that happens when people who are kinda nervous and maybe kinda into themselves go on a first date.. Read More

Not sure if fail… or win.

You never know where the clickable online rabbit hole will take you after a long day. Like where I ended up the other night while sitting down for some mindless interwebz after going a million miles a second all day from sunup to sundown: watching this ridiculous video. Its title was something like: “Tips for how to make a man adore you.” You might think I was hoping to pick.. Read More