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 […]
January 23, 2013
This story is the definition of why meeting guys at bars is awful. Basically, drunk boys are the absolute worst. The other night, I was out at a friend’s birthday party at 3 Sheets Saloon in the West Village. A guy approached. I couldn’t tell if he was with the party or a random bystander. […]
January 10, 2013
This story is from Brianna, a 25-year-old law student in Washington D.C., as told to Raz: I Met Dan through a mutual friend, Elyse, at a roof party. She said they’d dated a few times but hadnt really clicked. Dan and I, however, really clicked. Once he and I got to talking, we didn’t stop. […]
November 5, 2012
This story is from Megan, a 28-year-old writer in NYC, as told to Raz: I was kind of a late bloomer. As a freshman in college, I still hadn’t had my first kiss. And I was getting antsy. The crew team at my school had to be dry for Spring season, and as soon as […]
October 24, 2012
One Saturday night, my friend Fiona invited me to a party hosted by her friend Sara. Though I didn’t know anyone there, and had only met Sara a couple times, I assumed there would be plenty of eligible bachelors. (Sara had recently started law school. Cha ching!) Fiona and I showed up to the bar […]
October 8, 2012
This story is from Amy, a 27-year-old marketing associate in Washington, DC, as told to Raz: Zack and I met at a baseball game. He was cute and funny, but was about four years younger than me, which I normally would never go for. After the game, when he invited me over for dinner, I […]
August 27, 2012
There are some relationships that are just fated to happen. And no matter how many times you miss the signs, the universe will put you together again. That’s what I thought was happening with Dylan. We met for the first time on JDate, chatted for a while, and things were going well. He wasn’t really […]
July 25, 2012
This story is from Kate, a 24-year-old merchandising assistant in NYC, as told to Raz: Just a warning: This bad date may have been my fault. OK, it was definitely my fault. You see, when Dalton invited me to a formal party as his date, I was nervous. My general reaction to being nervous? I […]
July 13, 2012
This story is from Roxie, a 22-year-old grad student in Boston, as told to Raz: I’d heard about Johnny before I met him. Let’s just say his reputation was somewhat slutty. No, it was very slutty. But when we met at a party, we really clicked. He was so cute, we had so much in […]
July 11, 2012
This story is from Lilian, a 24-year-old legal assistant from Boston, as told to Raz: Austin and I had been dating—well, hooking up—for a couple weeks when he invited me to a party at his acquaintance Victor’s apartment. He told me I could invite a friend or two, so I asked my roommate Christina to […]
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