Real stories about dating, relationships and sex in New York City. Truth is more interesting than fiction.

Pretty Day, Ugly Thoughts Redux

Damn, I’m in an unusually ponderous mood.  I blame the weather. I’ve been trying for days to wrap up my thoughts on this with a nice little bow.  I thought I should because it’s an issue I’ve raised many times before, and now it’s so very timely.  The “it” in that sentence being the relationship between [...]

It’s Game Time

I’m just full of surprises.  This week we have a second/bonus guest post from Blair Hickman (a chick, it’s shocking), one of my buddies over at Ignighter. Frequent readers of this blog should be amused by the topic. “At Avenue this weekend, one of those lounges without a name on the door that coddles mainly models [...]

On Second Thought

I know I promised I’d write something about What We Learned When We Infiltrated a “Pickup Artist” Seminar (if you haven’t read it yet, you should) that appeared in Lemondrop last week.  But, on second thought, I’ve decided not to. I’m probably one of the least appropriate people to comment on it.  First of all, I’m [...]

I Am Officially Too Old For Games

I am officially too old for games. Really.  I am.  This isn’t a chronological thing.  It’s a state of mind.  And my mind is made up.  I. AM TOO. DAMN. OLD. FOR GAMES. I know there are people who think that dating is really one big game.  And that in this game there are winners and losers.  [...]