Comments on: two can play that game, but both will lose

By: Suburban Sweetheart

Suburban Sweetheart — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:07:16 +0000

Please tell me the girl on the date wasn’t me. Um, you would have recognized me, right??!?!

Right, right. And, uh, I’d never simply not use names to protect people I know in real life. Uh huh. Thank god we’re on the same page.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:39:57 +0000

Sometimes, being alone seems harder than being miserable. I don’t get it but people seem to feel that way, right?

I do sense that. And I’d be lying if I said I haven’t felt that.

By: Titania

Titania — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:59:09 +0000

Hmmm, the last real bad first date I had, the guy neglected to tell me he didn’t like dogs -total deal breaker, which I stated in my profile-. Then, despite apparently being a somewhat famous journalist, he just would not talk. After half and hour I left declaring that I needed to go feed my dogs.

Nothing gets on my nerves like a no-talker. I can eat in quiet at home by myself.

By: JoLee

JoLee — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:21:06 +0000

‘Best’ Worst date I ever had was actually *after* the date…. Dude called me 4 times, emailed twice and sent 5 texts within FOUR hours of the date! I did get a marriage proposal out of it.

11 attempts to contact in four hours?! Jebus.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:32:40 +0000

People watching is so addicting. I could do it for hours. The worst is when you get an awkward glare back because they know you’ve been watching.

Life is way too short to sit in sadness or boredom.

The glare back is so awkward. My solution is usually to just keep looking, rather than turn sharply.

By: phampants

phampants — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:29:02 +0000

As a sociologist, people watching is my forte.

As for bad dates, can’t say I went out to find girls to go on dates. All my gfs just kinda happened.

It’s been mostly a “just kinda happened” thing for me, too. But there have been a couple awkward nights.

By: restaurant refugee

restaurant refugee — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:21:05 +0000

I once told a woman, after we finished the first round and she wanted to get another, “I’d be happy to get another round but only if we both dispense with the notion that there is even a hint of attraction on either of our parts.”

She didn’t really like my candor.

Hmm. I suppose you have to be absolutely sure she’s also disinterested.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:16:02 +0000

this makes me want to head to an outoor cafe in dupont, buy myself a prosecco, and people watch for a few hours.

or…. work. inside. WHATEVER.

Work inside. Right. I love doing that, too.

By: Liebchen

Liebchen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:10:00 +0000

You really learn so much by people watching. Or realize things that you never took the time to notice.

Also, I like this: Life is way too short to be willfully spent in infinite sadness.

I’m adopting it.

Do it. It’s all yours.

By: lacochran

lacochran — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:45:44 +0000

This is when you have a friend ring your cell with a fake emergency. Problem solved.

Who knows, maybe you were watching a DateLab and they couldn’t leave before they took the pictures.

If they took pictures, they should’ve given copies to me. Don’t they know I blog what I see and settled for a non-specific Creative Commons photo?