dating

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

Dating, Drugs, Deal Breakers
Ethan* was the new kid in sixth grade. He called me on my home phone the week before Halloween and asked if he could go trick-or-treating with me and my friends. He wore a "punk" costume, complete with mohawk and skin-tight pants. We were close ever since, weaving in and out of each other's lives for almost 15 years. He asked me to be his girlfriend at some point, and I said no: I knew something wasn't right, and that if we crossed that line, our friendship might never recover.
By Meg D.8 years ago in Humans
Bowling Date
My worst date was a date with the guy that I thought liked me. I have had some pretty made dates, but this one was so bad I pretty much forgot about it. Let's start at the beginning and let's call this guy Fred.
By Bethany Sneed8 years ago in Humans
The Massage: Part 1
Have you ever had a massage that just relaxed all your joints loose, and muscles like jelly? That’s what she did to me when she stepped into my life that summer. This was too elaborate to just be a chance happening, and too random not to expect it to happen, but I fell into it hard. Where are my manners? My name is Alex and I live in New York City—well, Manhattan, to be specific. What I’m talking about exactly is the sensuous beginning this girl and I had, but the tragic ending it all had. It was so wrong but so right at the same time, like there was no control over it. Strangely, I felt like I needed this break, this whatever—well, to be exact, this affair on both parents, but let’s start from the beginning.
By Nathan Maynard8 years ago in Humans
My Worst Date Ever
It was two years ago when I had gone on this date with a "guy" who was two years older than me. He was 18 years old and I had just recently turned 16.
By Jacqueline Longhurst8 years ago in Humans
Living With Your Best Friend
As children we grow up watching how “happily ever after” turns out and it’s always the most romantic thing ever. We find grace and beauty when the prince rescues the princess, marries her and lives a long happy life. Since our first Snow White tale and Cinderella fantasy, we start to imagine our lives with our true “Prince Charming” and how life will be forever after. However, our wonderful movie creators and authors forget to mention a lot about how living with someone can be stressful and how life isn’t as easy as wishing upon a star.
By Lydia Cruz8 years ago in Humans
The Dreaded Distance Debate
Long late night phone calls — or early morning ones — love letters, the belief that distance making our hearts grow fonder. The idyllic dream of the long distance relationship being a book worthy tale which more often than not can end up being a bunch of unanswered texts or phones calls, and wondering whether staying up in the middle of the night because your partner is in a different time zone just to have a 5 minute conversation is worth it.
By Tenielle Dunkley8 years ago in Humans
Operation: Get Dicked Down by Former High School Hottie
So, I’m four years post-high-school-graduation; I’m in my senior year of college sitting in some humanitarian-type-communication-studies-like class. I can’t remember the title of the class for shit, but I CAN REMEMBER that it was when I received a Snapchat from MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH THAT I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO BONE. We didn’t get a chance to get down n’ dirty during high school for various reasons. First, I was dating a different guy all of high school. Second, not sure if he knew who I was in high school? THEN, my high school sweetheart WENT OFF TO COLLEGE WITH said high-school-hottie that I never got the chance to bone but I DID GET the chance to admire him from afar when I went to go visit my boo thang during his freshman year of college.
By Alexis Norman8 years ago in Humans
First Kiss. First Love. First Everything. (Chapter One)
It's funny. The moment I clicked to start typing... my fingers froze and my heart started beating fast. This is my first time telling anyone (besides my mum) about this. Yes, it's a true story. I can say it's terrifying. Terrifying to write it all down... but I want to come out with it and help anyone who is going through something like this to identify their situation and GET OUT!
By Hope Wealand8 years ago in Humans
The Fantasy of Tinder Love
Tinder has always, and will always be known as the dating app that really isn't a dating app. As a woman in her mid-twenties I am aware of this, but still hope that I meet one of the men of the 5 percent that want something more meaningful than a hook-up. Don't get me wrong, I have indeed met men on there just for the sake of being friends with benefits, but even that doesn't always go anywhere. When will a girl learn? About a month ago is that answer, I finally learned about a month ago.
By Saber A’ly8 years ago in Humans
Not on the Same Page
"I have a couple hours if you wanna meet tomorrow?" "I have meetings, so I'll have to let you know tomorrow afternoon. Is that ok?"
By Mia Lynn8 years ago in Humans
Looking for Mr. Right on a Dating Site
It was summer 2007. I’d recently graduated high-school and was freshly single. My long-distance boyfriend of two years dumped me shortly after prom; He said it was because he’d had a change of heart about moving to Georgia from New Jersey, but to this day, I believe we broke up because I didn’t give it up prom night.
By Candis McDow8 years ago in Humans
A Night in Montreal
Breathing in the usual New York City air, a group of friends and I spontaneously decided to go on a road trip to Toronto, Canada. It was the 8th of January 2016, and we were all sprung out from roaming around New York City, endlessly looking for an unusual adventure. It was Friday, "the perfect day for a road trip," laughed one of my friends. There I was actually entertaining the idea of going to Toronto, a completely different city in a completely different country. Frantically rushing home to find my long lost passport, the feeling of excitement burst out of me. I knew it would be a weekend none of us would ever forget.
By Pam Yiadom8 years ago in Humans