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All the Time
by Gwen Cooper
The summer is officially over, something that most people regard a little mournfully. Being from Miami, where the change of seasons is subtle at best, I always look forward to...READ MORE
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Meet the Family
by Nicholas Allen
Every year, my father, sister, and I go to the U.S. Open the Friday before Labor Day. It's one of those family traditions that have existed so long, it's hard...READ MORE
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Come Early, Come Often
by Gwen Cooper
There's a book proposal that's been getting a lot of buzz lately--a memoir written by a woman in her mid-30s who's never had an orgasm. Not one. Not during sex,...READ MORE
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Be a Man
by Nicholas Allen
There are certain things that I expect my guy friends to bear somewhat manfully, for lack of a better term. Among them is the heartbreak occasionally inflicted on them by...READ MORE
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The Good List
by Gwen Cooper
Since I focused last time on the things that turn me off in a potential dating partner, it seems only fair to spend some time talking about the things that...READ MORE
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Games People Play
by Nicholas Allen
My favorite episode of the last season of The Sopranos has to be the one where Tony and Carmella spend the weekend at Bobby and Janet‘s lake house. Those of...READ MORE
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Caveat Dater (Let the Dater Beware)
by Gwen Cooper
A couple of nights ago, Robert and I played a round of that always-dangerous game, "So Tell Me About Your Exes." It didn't last very long (men never really want...READ MORE
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Will She Still Love Me Tomorrow?
by Nicholas Allen
I think most women are under the impression that most men are completely lacking in self control regarding sex--that when it comes to setting the pace in the forward progression...READ MORE
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Gorilla My Dreams
by Gwen Cooper
If there were some sort of annual prize for World's Hairiest Woman, I would be the hands-down winner every year. Women from Syria and the Ukraine would complain and make...READ MORE
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It's Debbie Downer
by Nicholas Allen
My Saturday night date with Patricia turned into a weekend on the Jersey shore. One of my best friends has a huge house out there and invited the two of...READ MORE
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Popular Wisdom
by Gwen Cooper
Sometimes you can't help overhearing other people's conversations--especially when you're on an otherwise-quiet train and a group of girls are rather loudly discussing their own romantic prospects and those of...READ MORE
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Getting Cozy
by Nicholas Allen
Patricia's apartment is one of those outrageously expensive studio apartments that seem to abound in Manhattan--the kind where you pay upwards of $2000 a month for 500 square feet, and...READ MORE
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Still a Girl's Best Friend
by Gwen Cooper
Maybe it's because Robert and I have been talking about moving in together, or maybe it's just that a lot of people get engaged during the summer (has anybody ever...READ MORE
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High Cyclonic
by Nicholas Allen
One of the great joys of being a freelancer is that you can, within certain reasonable limits, take a spontaneous day off whenever you feel like it. Patricia's on a...READ MORE
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Perfect
by Gwen Cooper
(*bonus points to anybody who can correctly identify the source of that title!)...READ MORE
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Kiss and Makeup
by Nicholas Allen
It's become somewhat trendy in recent years for guys to insist that they prefer women who don't wear much makeup. I think these men are operating under the mistaken belief...READ MORE
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Animal Attraction
by Gwen Cooper
There are two kinds of people in the world: people who love animals and people who don't. I fall into the first category--growing up I always had dogs, but I...READ MORE
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Sweat and the City
by Gwen Cooper
As a girl who grew up in Miami and only later moved to New York, it never fails to astonish me how New York City shuts down in the rain--or,...READ MORE
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The Perfect Summer Night
by Nicholas Allen
When I called Patricia yesterday to arrange our date, she said, "There's a place down on 21st and 3rd called Molly's that has the best burgers in the city."...READ MORE
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Double Blind
by Nicholas Allen
As a single man of a certain age, I've been the victim of more than my fair share of blind dates and fix-ups. Why it is that my coupled-up friends...READ MORE
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No Longer a Lean Cuisine Affair
by Gwen Cooper
I wrote once that nothing promotes instant and effortless weight loss like a breakup. Unfortunately, the inverse also seems to hold true: Nothing promotes weight gain like being in a...READ MORE
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Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk
by Gwen Cooper
Last night was a certain kind of night with a certain kind of friend. What started off as a quick happy-hour cocktail turned into an all-night drinking fest, and I...READ MORE
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Less Than a Blockbuster Evening
by Nicholas Allen
As my fellow film geeks already know, the cinema lost two giants this week: Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni. Being a film geek, I wanted to pay homage in some...READ MORE
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Chicks and Their Lit
by Gwen Cooper
A friend recently confided that a budding relationship of hers fell apart almost immediately after she brought the guy back to her apartment for the first time. There, holding pride...READ MORE
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