Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Pick-Up Artist
Yesterday I heard a woman say that one of the worst things a guy can do on a date is spend the whole time checking out the other women in the restaurant/bar/community theater production of Fiddler. I nodded in agreement: … Continue reading
Filed under Pickup Lines
Man vs. Friend: A Matchup for the Ages
A wonderful gentleman named Dave commented on my blog last week, looking for some answers. For the record, I don’t know Dave—I say he’s wonderful solely because he’s a male and he commented. There have been only a few such … Continue reading
Filed under The Gender Gap
The Hard Facts: A Time For Friends
When I tell people I’m blogging about friendship, they often picture a web page in which I dot my i’s with little hearts and put smiley faces in my o’s. But this blog is not meant to be an earnest … Continue reading
Filed under The Hard Facts
My Reality TV Dreams, Crushed
Because I tend to ponder Life’s Big Questions, I always wonder if I could make it to the merge on Survivor. I was reminded yesterday that the answer is no. One of my favorite YouTube videos of the last few … Continue reading
Filed under Everything I Know I Learned on TV
To Find What You Want, Stop Looking?
Last week, my article on how to make new friends (a condensed version of this Friend Finding 101 post) was published on CNN.com. Though the comments were a bit less aggressive than last time (in which perfect strangers told me … Continue reading
Filed under The Search
A Family Affair?
Last night I went to see first-time novelist Kelly O’Connor McNees read from her new book The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott at Barnes and Noble. I’ve never actually been to one of these author events before, but I … Continue reading
Filed under Pickup Lines, The Search
Is Two Better Than One?
Since Matt and I moved to Chicago, we’ve made four sets of good couple-friends. When we arrived, the majority of the people we knew were paired off, so we often found ourselves in environments—dinner parties, weddings—that encouraged couple flirting. Though … Continue reading
Filed under BFFs and Marriage
I Think You’re Swell
Now that I’m spending so much time trying to make new friends, it’s easy to get lazy when it comes to the old ones. This is not okay. The problem is that I’m not really a phone person, so when … Continue reading
The Frenemy Within
In focusing on what makes a BFF, it might also be helpful to consider what most certainly does not. Last month, I wrote about a dilemma involving my bikini waxer—specifically, the conflict between my desire to befriend her and my … Continue reading
Filed under The Search
Missed Connections
Every year, Matt and I host a party in honor of the NCAA tournament. It’s one of our favorite nights of the year, and Saturday’s extravaganza was no exception (despite the fact that West Virginia lost, which booted my bracket … Continue reading
Filed under The Search
