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It’s a scary-small dating world!

May 9th, 2009 · No Comments

I know, it’s been a looong time since I’ve blogged.  Sorry, a huge work project has made it barely possible to date, let alone blog about it.  I did say barely, which means I am sitting on a LOT of crazy stories, most of which happen to fall in the “scary-small world” category.  What happened [...]

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Dating theories · Funny dating stories · Mr. Wonderful or is he? · Online dating · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?

Would you go out with me, Ma’am?

March 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Do you recall the first time someone referred to you as ma’am, sir, lady, gentleman, Mr. or Ms. and how it felt?  I remember waiting tables the summer before college and hearing a customer tell her little boy, “Now tell the lady what you want”.  I was 18 and so freaked out that I promptly [...]

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Funny dating stories · Lies, deceits & untruths · Mr. Wonderful or is he? · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?

When the prince turns into a frog

January 14th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I feel a bit silly for worrying that my datective work might come to a screeching halt due to meeting Prince Charming last week. Well, no need to lose sleep over that - sadly, the prince turned out to be a frog!

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Mr. Wonderful or is he? · Relationships in the media · What was he thinking?

When Flies Fly Open on the First Date…

November 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

I just had one of those dates that inspired me to start blogging - a bit horrifying for me, potentially good reading for you! Not sure if you want to know more? Here’s a sneak peek (no pun intended): unzipped pants, Madonna singing impersonations (with corresponding dance moves), and barking sounds ALL in one [...]

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Funny dating stories · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?

Enough about me… now what do YOU think about me?

October 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Have you ever been with someone who talks about themselves incessantly, non-stop and seriously considers themselves fascinating? They barely ask questions and when they finally do and you try to respond, they switch the topic right back to themselves. Hmmm, now that I think about it, this describes at least 95% of my conversations with men (and perhaps 75% with people in general).

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Mr. Wonderful or is he? · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?

Nooo! Not the married guy again!

October 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

You won’t believe this - even I didn’t quite believe it and I was the one it was happening to! As if the last interaction with Matthew-the-cheater wasn’t bad enough, I was just trapped into another super awkward IM session with Mr. Creepy. What follows is the actual transcript of our “conversation” (might want to BYOGB - Bring Your Own Gag Bag).

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Lies, deceits & untruths · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?

Beware! Married Man on the Prowl!

September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Yewww! I am completely appalled and traumatized! I was just hit on AGAIN by the creepy married man!

It all started last week. I was at a professional conference and a group of us went out afterwards. A very intoxicated man - let’s call him Matthew - proceeded to hang on my every word (and that’s not all he tried to hang on, trust me!) He said he was divorced, like I cared. Among all the people in this group - possibly including women - Matthew would be the last I’d be interested in. He just had this creepy, needy vibe about him that sends me galloping in the opposite direction. But as if his pesky personality wasn’t bad enough, his friend confided in me that Matthew is in fact MARRIED. I was shocked, horrified, disgusted…. You get the gist.

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Lies, deceits & untruths · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?