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This story is from Christina, a 26-year-old dance teacher in Boston, as told to Raz: Back in August, I decided to kickstart my dating life again by pretty much accepting every date I got offered online. That was a bad decision. I agreed to a date with 46-year-old Mike. While I do tend to like […]
Posted in: Your Stories
WWASKD (What Would A Serial Killer Do?)
April 16, 2013
Because it’s been a while (two whole months!) since I’ve done one of these posts (and because men just won’t stop sending me these terrible things), here are the ten most awesomely bad online dating messages that have recently come across my inbox. “hey, What are you up to this weekend, would you like to […]
Posted in: My Stories
Bite Me
April 9, 2013
This story is from Nick, a 26-year-old paramedic from Chicago, as told to Raz: I met Jane in a college class. She was super cute, so when we were assigned to a group project together, I took the opportunity to get her number and invited her to a party. We hit it off, and started […]
Posted in: His Stories
Dating? There’s an App for That
April 4, 2013
You’re on Tinder, right? Seriously? But anyone who’s anyone is on Tinder! “What is Tinder?” you ask. Tinder is online dating on crack. It’s OkCupid meets Grinder. Better yet: It’s speed dating meets Angry Birds. With Tinder, you can quickly flip through potential guys in your area on your iPhone, while you watch TV or […]
Posted in: My Stories
Don’t Be Short With Me
March 31, 2013
This story is from Christina, a 26-year-old dance teacher in Boston, as told to Raz: This is a series of emails between me and Connor, a guy I met on HowAboutWe.com: —————————— On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Christina wrote: Hey there, I got your message on howaboutwe, and I’d love to see […]
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When Push Comes to Shove
March 26, 2013
This story is from Brittany, a 26-year-old med student in Chicago, as told to Raz: When I was a freshman in high school, I had my first very kiss with Tyler, who went to another school. We started seeing each other, and I really liked him. (I mean, I had never kissed anyone before, so […]
Posted in: Your Stories
The Line Is a Dot To You
March 18, 2013
Brett was an OkCupid find. Online, he seemed well-educated and sweet. In person, it turns out, he was more of an ignorant asshole. Here are a few examples of our first date conversations: Raz: “A friend of mine is going through a bad break up, but the best way to get over someone is…” Brett: […]
Posted in: My Stories
It’s A Dog Eat Dog World
March 12, 2013
This story is from Jonah, a 26-year-old restauranteur in NYC, as told to Raz: Kristy and I had been on a couple dates, and things were going well. For our third date, she said she wanted to cook me dinner. A romantic night at her place? That sounded great. Dinner was good, and for dessert, […]
Posted in: His Stories
Nice Guys Finish Last
March 5, 2013
In case you haven’t noticed: I’m super judgmental. People always say this like it’s a bad thing, but I think my skill to make snappy decisions about whether someone is awesome or horrible is something of a super power. This handy trick has made dating very difficult (as you can see), so sometimes, if I […]
Posted in: My Stories
Bubbe Knows Best
February 20, 2013
This story is from Elton, a 28-year-old architect in NYC, as told to Raz: I met Melissa on OkCupid. She was Jewish. My dad is Jewish; My mom is not. I consider myself Jewish, but I definitely don’t think it’s necessary that my significant other share my religious beliefs. Melissa didn’t agree. They say you […]
Posted in: His Stories
Real dates, real men, real disasters
When Bad Dates Happen To Good People 
April 22, 2013
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