Nicknames and Dating
Alicia here. Singles tend to play this game unofficially called, Nickname Our Dates.* The reasoning is twofold: First, it helps our friends/family/therapists/dental hygienists keep the potentials in some sense of order. Saying “Bob called,” gives them nothing to work with. Saying, “Bob, the guy whose room is decorated in photos of horses he got from old calendars,” […]
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Go Go Gadget, Date!
Alicia here. Dating in California did not feel “cool” despite the crisp, wintery air that almost made wearing a pea coat a reasonable decision. In fact, dating felt like an gently inclined battle, where determining whether men were interested in me or merely in the yarns I’d spin about having traveled and dated. I learned […]
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FOURTH OF JJJUUUULLLYYYYYY!!!!!!!
Megan here. I am amazed we have only had one Civil War in this country’s history. Hop on a plane, go to New Orleans, then San Frannsico, then Duluth, then Juneau, then Boston, then Dallas. Go ahead, I will wait…… …You back? Ok, what was the same in any of those places? Not a whole lot. […]
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Be Gone in Boise
By Megan Did you know the clock moves forward at the Oregon/Idaho Line? Neither did we! Needless to say when we crossed the state line and our cell phones snapped forward 60 whole minutes, we knew we were in major trouble for meeting the date in time. A quick call to delay the date the […]
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The Rest of the Story
Alicia here. Fortunately/unfortunately, the rest of the 50/50 story can’t be wrapped up in one blog-post of “what happened next?” Saddle up, friends – much like the inspiration for this posts’ title, the rest of the story will be going for a little bit longer. Plus, Megs will still be telling her tales from the road […]
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Adele and Datingverse Sociology
So, I’m at a house-warming party a month ago, kicking back with a glass of homemade lemonade to match my lemon-bar dessert, and a group of 30-somethings are gathered in backyard playing molkky and chewing* the breeze when the inevitable happens: we started talking about our professional lives and woo-eee, did this group of singles and […]
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To Pre-Date, or Not to Pre-Date
During my convalescence*, I read a lot of trashy magazines. This might come as a shock to those who know me (it certainly made my brother do a double take) but I love me some good, old fashioned beauty quizzes, celeb gossip, and dating tips. Sure, the likes of Glamour**, Cosmo and Women’s Health aren’t really my go-to […]
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Americans Are the Heroes (& This Will Never Sell)
Megan here.* No one asks Alicia or me about the good stories from the road. About people being kind to us, opening up their homes, buying us a drink, offering up local knowledge or insider dating advice. Everyone wants to hear our horror stories: the insulting accordion player in Ohio or the Virginian who welcomed […]
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Sunny in Seattle
I watched in glee as the polo players dodged each other in the mad scramble for the ball. Mounts came within inches of each other, sliding on the slick surface, a breath from collision and disaster. Their riders urged them on, as they spun after the ball, mallets held high in the air. The […]
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Meriwether and Me: A Short Aside from Megan
Meriwether and Me: A Short Aside Due to Alicia recovering from surgery these next few weeks, you all are going to be hanging out with me, Megan. So be prepared for my musings on the trip, dating, Alicia, and everything. And though, if I had my rather, I would exist entirely in a Princess Bride/Doctor Who […]
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