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From Sizzle to Fizzle Before the Second Date

Posted on November 3rd, 2009 | 24 comments

I had a rockin’ date this past summer. I saw a woman in a wine bar, tried to chat her up, failed miserably – but then got her number a week later from a friend of hers who it turns out I knew. Apparently, he did some serious wingman post-op triage and talked me up [...]

Planning a First Date is So 2000 and Late

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 | 19 comments

Call me old school, but I grew up thinking it was a good idea to actually plan dates. You know, pick a night, a time, a place, and then go do it.
Women I’ve recently come in contact with are making me think planning dates is outdated.
I was introduced to woman A through friends. We emailed [...]

Do You Find Me Attractive?

Posted on May 20th, 2009 | 36 comments

On recent first dates with two different women, I was asked point blank: “Do you find me attractive?”
To which I wondered – why on earth would someone ask that? On a first date, no less.
But ask they did. And so, with reader’s help, perhaps I can figure out why.
First of all, there’s more to attraction [...]

Romantic Compatibility – On Paper

Posted on May 14th, 2009 | 27 comments

I recently had a first date with a woman who Chemistry.com told me I had romantic compatibility with. How well did they do? Granted, Chemistry’s romantic compatibility assessment was on paper. But I have to admit, they did pretty darn well.
Maybe too well.
Besides my date being attractive (a quality which has no dimension in Chemistry’s [...]

Three Mathematicians Go Into a Bar…

Posted on March 12th, 2009 | 17 comments

Okay, so these three mathematicians go into a bar… Sounds like a good opening line for a joke, doesn’t it? Well, it kind of happened in real life. You see, the last three women I met and went on (separate) dates with all had a background in math.
What’s up with that!?
It’s not like I selected [...]

Texting vs Calling for a Date

Posted on January 28th, 2009 | 41 comments

I recently met a woman on craigslist. I know, I know, I’ve long said that online dating sucks. (It does.) But craigslist dating is different. The focus is on the event or experience, rather than making sure checkboxes align. I.e. instead of looking for a soul mate, you simply look for a fun date.
She was [...]

Perfectly Normal Date

Posted on January 22nd, 2009 | 19 comments

Dad’s House readers occasionally wonder why, if I say I’d like to be in a genuine romantic dating relationship, I seem to only blog about coffee date sex, dirty texting, and one night stands. Um, because it’s more interesting?
Lest any readers think I’m merely a slave to my “little head”, I thought I’d share details [...]