dating

All about dating. First dates, three years into a relationship, Tinder, and more.

The "Jake" Men
My then boyfriend, who shall mostly remain nameless, (other than the fact that I use his last name as a pen name for author and poet purposes) and I had decided to go on a spontaneous road trip to Atlantic City. For now, we'll just call him "Jake." We had only been dating about two weeks, but were inseparable. I barely left his apartment and was finally feeling as though I was adult-ish. For all of my life I had lived with either one of my parents or both until that point and currently I still am in that situation. I say that with as much chagrin as I can possibly gather into my being.
By Erin Geil8 years ago in Humans
Tantra Speed Date Had the Energy Flowing
I was recently invited to a Tantra Speed Date event by my friend Guy Shahar. I didn't know what that was so I enlisted a generic Google search on "Tantra." I saw stuff about slowing down sex, adding intimacy through energy and other thought-driven addenda that seemed over my head. But I was primed with a reply if anyone asked me if I've ever had tantric sex. “You kidding me, I've barely had sex-sex.” As it were, I was ready to go home after the first date. (Don’t worry Guy, I like to capture my readers by making them think I'm leading with a negative).
By Rich Monetti8 years ago in Humans
Valentine's Date Got Roofied
It was the holiday people either loved or hated: Valentine’s Day. It was a few years back and I was happily single. I did not want to seek out a date for the holiday since I knew it would just be pointless. I only celebrate it if I am in a relationship; that’s just me, though. Well, my good friend got a hold of me on the day of Valentine’s Day to see if I had any plans for the evening. He himself was not doing anything and all his friends were busy with their partners.
By Camille Ballentine8 years ago in Humans
Should You Leave Your Relationship?
Many relationships end without much effort to mend them, couples get frustrated and stop trying. Like most things in life, greatness doesn't come without hard work.
By Waverleigh Rose Garlington8 years ago in Humans
Can Love Be Found Online?
We all wonder what love is. There is no clear definition for love—for each person love is only what they perceive it to be. For me, I always believed that love was when you found someone and they instantly change your life in a heartbeat; a person who changes you to be a better person, someone that makes you feel loved, someone that makes you love and appreciate life. Love should be a feeling that you can't explain with words. Love should be felt in your stomach and chest, you should feel alive. Not everyone can be lucky enough to say that they have experienced true love, but I can, and crazy enough I found it online.
By Leonardo Esai8 years ago in Humans
‘Someone Less Particular’
Someone less particular? Sounds easy, right? When you’ve found what seems (on the surface) to be the perfect person but as the old saying goes ‘nothing is as it seems.’
By Aimee Kemp8 years ago in Humans
Toxic
Intro I recently extricated myself from a psychologically and emotionally abusive relationship. I had never been in any kind of abusive relationship before. I didn’t think that I ever could be. “I would never allow myself to be treated that way,” I had said to myself. I had a happy childhood with loving parents who helped me establish healthy boundaries. If you’ve been in an emotionally abusive relationship, or you are currently in one, you know how tricky and subtle the emotional abuser can be. Even strong, healthy people can find themselves manipulated and subdued.
By Hecate Jones8 years ago in Humans
How to Keep Love Around
So you think you’re in love. It’s that feeling in your chest, right? Those sparks that fly whenever you look at your partner? The need to be with them every single day? Perhaps this is correct. After all, this infatuation is what romance novels describe as love. It’s when you see someone and instantly know that they are the one for you. That’s what we’re taught anyways. Then those feelings begin to fade and you realize that their cute laugh is obnoxious and their messy tendencies are actually slobbish. Everything that made them beautiful is now, well, annoying.
By Will Jackson8 years ago in Humans
Our Life with PNES
My fiance, Adam, and I, are high school sweethearts. We've been together for 6 years and are stronger then ever. You can say it was love at first sight, or hello, which is what he said and I just sat there and smiled awkwardly because, well, I'm me, socially awkward. At that time, I was best friends with his sister, I emphasize was because our friendship broke apart because of my relationship. That's a whole other long story though, and we don't have enough time for that.
By Angelina Dye8 years ago in Humans
You’re Not Alone
I just want to start this off with I am sharing my personal story so if anyone else who happens to come across this is going through the same thing they know they aren’t the only one.
By Emma Banks8 years ago in Humans
Arrogance is Deadly
Online relationships can be a blessing or a curse; then again so can any relationship. My feud with Thomas was a confusing one. One moment he meant the world to me and the next I was questioning if I should be talking to him. The second year of our friendship wasn't much different than the first, the only difference was a guy named Kenneth.
By Brianna Valenzuela8 years ago in Humans
My First Night with Mr. C
My son was born in fall of 2011. He was a week old when his father’s girlfriend messaged me to inform me of who she was. I was shocked and enraged, the man who swore to me there would never be anyone else, had a girlfriend. My heart for the very frost time literally felt like it was in pieces. My emotions ruled my mind for a few weeks. Thankfully, sister was over for the week helping me with the baby and house work. Later that morning I borrowed her car and drove to the jerk's apartment. I sat in the ally fully intending to run him over as soon as he stepped out. While I was waiting for him to show his deceitful face, my phone rang. It was my best friend. She had moved 3 proveniences away shortly after I had become pregnant. She called to ask me about the frantic texts I sent her. I told her where I was and she knew before I could say anything what I was thinking. Being the wise one of the two of us, she talked me into going home and into forgetting about the jerk who manipulated me so well. So I did. I moved shortly after to a bigger place further away from the jerk. It was spring and my son was 6 months old.
By Carmen Smallchild8 years ago in Humans