Dating Life

The Semi-Naked Truth
by Nicholas Allen
Most women don't realize this, but the summertime issue of meeting/dating members of the opposite sex in one's bathing suit can be as thorny an issue for us guys as...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

Dull and Domesticated?
by Gwen Cooper
Maybe it's all the recent talk between Robert and me about moving in together, but I'm finding myself becoming unaccountably domestic these days. My apartment has traditionally been what could...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

My Space
by Gwen Cooper
For me, the hardest part of being in a relationship is that I require a lot of time alone. An occupational hazard, I suppose, when you're a writer--some of the...READ MORE

Up in Smoke
by Nicholas Allen
Well, it turns out that asking a girl to quit smoking isn't a second date kind of a thing....READ MORE

Pleasure Principle
by Gwen Cooper
My friend Stacey's really been through the wringer with her most recent boyfriend. The two of them have spent the past 2 years cheating on each other and lying about...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

I Just Can't Quit You
by Nicholas Allen
I started smoking way back when I was in high school (and it was the "cool" thing to do), and quitting was just about the hardest thing I've ever done....READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Revolving Door?
by Gwen Cooper
Robert and I have spent the entire weekend talking, and the upshot is that we're going to give our relationship another chance. I'll admit that I helped push the decision...READ MORE

We've Come a Long Way, Baby!
by Gwen Cooper
Last night I tuned in to the premiere of AMC's new series Mad Men, which follows the travails of an early-'60s Madison Avenue ad agency. As a former advertising-industry professional...READ MORE

So, Yeah, She Was Better In Bed
by Nicholas Allen
I have a friend who always says, "Show me a beautiful woman and I'll show you a guy somewhere who's tired of being with her." It's the kind of thing...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Cheap Lies, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Truth
by Gwen Cooper
Cheating is a subject that, obviously, has been on my mind constantly the past couple of weeks. They say when you're "looking" for something you tend to see it everywhere,...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Great Ex-pectations
by Nicholas Allen
Patricia was a woman I met through the girlfriend of a friend of a friend. We talked on the phone a couple of times, but I'm generally averse to attempting...READ MORE

Hell is Other People
by Gwen Cooper
I'm what my friends affectionately refer to as a "control freak." The hardest thing in the world for me to do is sit back and wait for other people to...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

The Color of I'm Sorry
by Nicholas Allen
I was in my corner grocery store at about 2:00am last night when I overheard an interesting conversation between the guy standing at the register and the woman standing behind...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

Breakup By Numbers
by Gwen Cooper
After enough years of dating, you eventually develop a blueprint of sorts for dealing with the immediate aftermath of a breakup. My step-by-step breakdown looks something like this:...READ MORE

You Ain't Got No Alibi
by Nicholas Allen
I recently signed up for JDate on the advice of a friend. There are a lot of indignities you have to endure when you're a single guy, like the at...READ MORE

Cheating on a Need-to-Know Basis
by Gwen Cooper
I've never been one to split technical hairs when it comes to the subject of cheating. If you're involved in a monogamous relationship with one person and you make out...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (3)

I Don't Want My Friends to Be Where I've Been
by Nicholas Allen
A good friend sat me down last night and broke the news that he's started dating my ex-girlfriend. Had you told me a week ago that a scenario like this...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Fate or Curiosity?
by Gwen Cooper
Lunch with Brad turned into a long afternoon. We met at one of my favorite spots down at Chelsea Piers, a little-known waterfront bar and grill that feels as if...READ MORE

A Silent Standoff?
by Nicholas Allen
It's been three days since I've seen or spoken with Sandy, my "friend with benefits." She took off after that party we went to with strict instructions that I not...READ MORE

The Fuzzy Line Between "Me Time" and Cheating
by Gwen Cooper
My boyfriend's going off to the Hamptons for a weekend "with the boys" today, and I'm having lunch with my friend Brad, with whom I've had an on/off flirtation for...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Single and Fabulous
by Gwen Cooper
There's a cover story in last week's Time Out New York that I finally got around to reading called "Attack of the Single Women." Apparently, the most recent census figures...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

Friends-With-Benefits Etiquette?
by Nicholas Allen
Last night I went to a pre-Fourth of July party with a female friend who has, over the years, drifted into the "friends with benefits" category. Several years ago, a...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (3)

The One That Got Away
by Gwen Cooper
Daters, like fishermen, all have a "the one that got away" story. There's always some guy (or girl) who you had an intense flirtation with that never went anywhere. Whenever...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Date Report
by Nicholas Allen
I assumed the Thursday-night date I spent so much time planning, would be a perfect evening. Or at least I hoped it would. As you know, I had put an...READ MORE