On lazy days, I love to browse the shelves of my local booksellers in search of inspiration or entertainment. This weekend I found both. My muse? An unassuming brown paperback titled The Boyfriend Training Kit by Tanya Sassoon that caused me to do a double take—and later, double over with laughter—when I passed it in [...]
I love holiday weekends. Combine a barbecue or two with friends, strolling the NYC street festivals, and a little poolside lounging if I’m lucky and Memorial Day weekend always feels like just the “staycation” I need right before summer starts heating up. This weekend, I noticed something interesting about the single girls I was sidling [...]
Maybe it’s because, when it comes to movies, I’m of the international/art film variety, but I was never too keen on the 90s hit Jerry Maguire, especially after I realized how unhealthy the message is that it sends to women about true love. Remember the infamous line? “You complete me.” Yuck. To be perfectly honest, [...]
Last weekend, I was catching up on a little Oprah –thank goodness for DVR– when I came upon her October interview with J.K. Rowling, the genius behind the Harry Potter franchise. The seven books in the series are full of danger, adventure, and wizardry. But the Queen of the Book Club, Oprah Winfrey herself, picked [...]
“I absolutely HATE those intolerant people!” Notice anything oxymoronic in the above sentence? In a recent session, Julia grumbled that the dating scene in New York was so miserable that she wanted OUT, complaining to me: “There was this one guy who was really sweet, sensitive, and worldly. But he’s so health conscious that he [...]
Okay, guys- humor me and take a quick commitment quiz. Do your relationships typically last for less than a few months? Do you usually find deal-breaking flaws in your love interests? Do you distance yourself when a woman invades your space? If you answered “Yes” to one or more of these questions, you might be [...]
When I meet with single women looking to find love, one of the first things I do is size up the quality of their break-up alarm clock. You know, the little siren in every woman’s heart that goes off when she knows it is truly time to separate from a lover? Now, some may find [...]
You say potato and I say potahto, You say tomato and I say tomahto Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, Let’s call the whole thing off ~ George and Ira Gershwin I was riding the subway last week when I had to turn up my iPod to drown out the couple bickering in the seats next to [...]
“Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?” “I hope you know CPR, because you just took my breath away.” “If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put “U” and “I” together.” Sound familiar? I hope not! If lines like this are regulars in your flirting repertoire, keep reading. [...]
My friend Andy is a runner and he frequently compares dating to a grueling long hurdle race. “Once you pass the first hurdle, getting her name and her number,” he says, “then you’re up against an even higher hurdle: the first date. And if you miss that, you’re out of the race!” If you’re anything [...]
“With confidence, you have won before you have started.” -Marcus Garvey I know plenty of great guys who have spent years unsuccessfully swimming around the dating pool and they all have one thing in common. (I’ll give you a hint; it has nothing to do with looks, career path, or income level.) The tie that [...]
