dating
All about dating. First dates, three years into a relationship, Tinder, and more.
Condom Recycling
I have always had an "old soul." I've always had a need to protect the earth, and everything on it. As a child I was drawn to the concept of recycling, simply because it was the simplest way to help rid the earth of the ugliness that human beings has created.
By Opal O'Malley8 years ago in Humans
Finding 'Happily Ever After'
#MyWorstDateYou know, no one ever talks about dating or finding love from where I come from. They never talk about how they found it, and when they do, it is usually a story involving a drunken night, teenage pregnancy, and a shotgun wedding (though I give points for originality to the one couple who said they overdosed on heroine together and did it right on the hospital bed as soon as they woke up from the medications). There aren't a lot of real love stories that you hear about in my hometown that are really romantic and inspiring, so I guess it's a bit of my fault for having some standards and wants when it came to courting girls, and no one actually shared decent advice with me except what I saw in movies and TV (though I never saw any of MTV's "reality" shows). So when I moved to college and was looking for someone that I could spoil the shit out of on Valentine's Day, I had no training on social interactions except for what I learned in movies and TV. But it was not in college that I had the worst date ever, oh no, it was in college I found a way to move down to Disney World to work in an internship did I see her and started courting her, and that is where the heartache started.In the land where dreams come true, especially for a young lad with nothing but dreams and hopes for the future in his head, one can possibly see how the lad would get caught up in the pixie dust and believe that love truly is an open door. But just because it is open it does not mean it is open for everyone; case in point is Katie West. The day I saw her I knew I was crazy about her. The way she laughed, how her golden hair swayed in the wind, her smile, and the sound of her voice was the very song of a siren. A California dreamer with a passion for science and discovery; she was as interesting to listen to as she was beautiful, and we did talk as much as we could through text, through Facebook, and at class when we could. After a few months, I nut up and asked her out to Magic Kingdom to spend one of our days off together there. And boy was it a cold, awkward, and one-sided mess!To think that this girl that I could literally spend hours talking to through text and messenger I could not strike up a conversation with, even when we were sitting at a table in a quiet place in the one resort destination we and everyone else wanted to go to!? ( What's even more unbelievable, I WAS ABLE TO FIND A QUIET PLACE IN MAGIC KINGDOM TO HAVE DINNER AT AT ALL!!) Now I admit I am a social idiot and suck at making conversation, but that does not mean it is entirely my fault. Now before you turn away, let me ask you this...how the hell do you win someone over who is constantly on their phone or ignoring you!? Because let me tell you, it is not easy. Especially when the first word is "What" every time you try and talk. And I know this girl. She does not have a tragic backstory behind her and believe me, I would have known about it. Now maybe this is my fault because I never said this was a "date" officially to her, but honestly! It was clear she was not even paying attention to me the whole time. The one time she acknowledged me was when I got her a churro (her favorite treat) and she didn't even look at me but so graciously said "Thanks Allen" (and for those confused, yes my name is Alex, and I have no idea where Allen came from). And on that note, I would like to take this time to thank Katie for giving me a memory I will never forget. This was the FIRST time I ever had a terrible day in Magic Kingdom as well as the worst date I have ever been on. Well done, you.
By Alex LeBlanc8 years ago in Humans
An Actual Date Was My Worst Date!
You know it's hard to find an actual decent date when you have a worst date ever! This is #MyWorstDate. Usually I'm against dating apps and meeting up with people I've met on them. But my mother and aunt had offered to meet up with some guy I met on a dating app. He seemed sweet, nice, good looking, and decent. We had even had a good amount of laughs while talking virtually! But, one should never judge a book by its cover, or in this case, his profile!
By Sabal Cloonan8 years ago in Humans
He Took Me and Then He Left Me
I lost my virginity in the front seat of a small pick-up to man who was eight years older than me. It was chilled fall night, in a city three hours from my house. We struggled to contort our bodies to fit in the small cab, his large body seeming to tower over my small frame. But we didn't fit, we weren't a good match. He was a graduate student at a big college studying psychology, I was a strong-willed freshmen at a small campus studying biology. He preferred white wedding gowns and I had one too many tattoos. He was my first love and when he was finished, he pulled up his pants and drove away.
By Mac Kapala8 years ago in Humans
My Worst Date Story
#MyWorstDate I had been like six months single when my friend Erick told me that he was going to set me on a date with one of his friends. I didn't want to do this because I wasn't desperate for a man and I didn't want to have a blind date, but he promised me that it was going to be fine, so I decided to trust him. He sent me pictures of the boy and he seemed cute (not hot). The guy texted me and told me to meet at a restaurant near to my college and I accepted.
By Inesita de los Santos8 years ago in Humans
A Date with Disaster
The evening was warm and breezy. Shane was on his way to pick up a girl his friend had set him up with. He was hoping for a nice enjoyable evening. His friend, who had orchestrated the date, had went on and on about how pretty the girl was and how much fun. They'd described her personality as bubbly, in fact. As he drove up the driveway to her house, he noticed it looked nice and normal, after some past experiences he'd had, he was glad to see this.
By Sierra Hunt8 years ago in Humans
Adventures in Mansplaining
Where would the world be today if it weren't for the men who feel the moral obligation to explain things to women that they already know? I wonder how many times in history a man took credit for a woman's idea, simply because he was too stubborn to believe her in the first place? Did Benjamin Franklin's wife try to teach him about electricity for years before he decided to SHOW HER by taking his kite out in that infamous thunderstorm? Was Isaac Newton really hit in the head by an apple that was thrown at him by a frustrated woman rather than from a falling tree? These are the things that keep me up at night.
By Kristy Loxton8 years ago in Humans
The Distance Isn't So Bad
About a year and a half ago, I met my boyfriend Jason. I met him over a dating app, not expecting it to actually turn into anything so I didn't get my hopes up when he asked me to meet for coffee. I had previously went out a couple times with a guy from the same site, but it turned into a disaster so the fling ended as fast as it started. Because of that, I was skeptical to try again with someone else. Needless to say, I met Jason the very next morning after we started messaging each other the previous night. We met at the Dunkin' Donuts down the road from my parent's house and surprisingly he was staying literally right down the road from me. I ended up running super late for our first encounter, but I barely cared if I showed up to find he had already left. I wasn't going to even give it a second thought because why should he wait 45 minutes for a complete stranger? That was not the case, though. I walked in and realized instantly how his profile pictures had not done him any justice. I was taken aback by how attractive he was. He greeted me with his perfect smile and bought me a coffee. He introduced himself and started up conversation. Jason asked me a lot about myself and he was willing to share a lot about his life as well. I don't need to explain his life details and past experiences, because the main topic here is that I found out he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan and he was on leave for Christmas to see his family. I knew he was in the military because of his profile on the app but I didn't give it much thought. I guess I assumed he was working somewhere close, maybe he wasn't even enlisted anymore. He still had around three weeks before he went back and wanted to meet someone new, whether it was just going to be a small fling or a friendship, but wasn't expecting a serious relationship to form any more than I did.
By Amanda Jane8 years ago in Humans
