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First Fight
by Nicholas Allen
Patricia and I had what might be termed our first official fight last night. It wasn't so much a fight, actually, as a profoundly uncomfortable moment. And it began, as...READ MORE
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He Let Me?
by Gwen Cooper
I have a dear friend who's fond of saying how wonderful Robert is because he "let" me publish my book. The book, filled as it is with SoBe-style sex and...READ MORE
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Birthday Sex?
by Nicholas Allen
Last night was Patricia’s birthday—made infinitely grander thanks to the advice I received from some of my Wired Berries readers. I was (as you know) pretty worried that I might...READ MORE
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Crushing Encounter
by Gwen Cooper
I ran into my high school crush at a party last night. He was a senior and I but a lowly freshman when I first met him--although "met" may be...READ MORE
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Advice for a Friend
by Nicholas Allen
Today I once again turn to my shrewdly insightful readers for a bit of advice on the women’s perspective on things. Actually, the advice isn’t for me but for a...READ MORE
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Like a Second Mother
by Gwen Cooper
Once upon a time, a few years back, I was dating a man who was a few years older than I was and who had young children. Things looked kind...READ MORE
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Committing to Tickets
by Nicholas Allen
One of the things I love most about New York is the way it comes back to life in the fall. The weather is usually crisp and clear, and the...READ MORE
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Somebody's Dad
by Gwen Cooper
Nothing makes you start feeling as your age like learning that the boyfriends you remember from high school and college have gotten married and had children. Sometimes the news comes...READ MORE
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Dating Burnout
by Gwen Cooper
A good friend of mine has worked for many years at what the industry refers to as a "phone actress"--or, in the more common parlance, phone sex. The money, she...READ MORE
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The Art of Giving
by Nicholas Allen
My birthday is in October, and Patricia's is at the end of September--which means I'm up to bat first, as far as striking the right birthday-gift-giving note goes. In my...READ MORE
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Deliciously Boring
by Gwen Cooper
I think you know that you're firmly and irrevocably part of a couple when you find that your friends' dating stories are infinitely more action-packed than your own. My friend...READ MORE
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Thoughtful or Overthinking It?
by Nicholas Allen
A girlfriend's birthday can be tough to navigate for any guy at any stage of a relationship (we men not traditionally being known for our outstanding ability to make the...READ MORE
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What Are We Fighting For?
by Gwen Cooper
There are all kinds of arguments you have when you're part of a couple, but there's one particular argument that I've never quite been able to categorize, in terms of...READ MORE
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Reflection
by Nicholas Allen
Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and I'm heading to New Jersey to spend the day with my family. Patricia isn't Jewish, so she'll be staying here in...READ MORE
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Lustiness or Laziness?
by Gwen Cooper
Fall is upon us and Robert and I are full of plans--theater tickets, parties, weekend getaways to watch the leaves change (an annual phenomenon that still always knocks me out,...READ MORE
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The Boss
by Nicholas Allen
Bruce Springsteen is coming to New York in October, and for a Jersey boy like me that's big news. Tickets went on sale yesterday, and they usually sell out pretty...READ MORE
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It's Just Business
by Gwen Cooper
I was recently counseling a friend of mine, a young author whose first book is about to come out, through some difficulties she was having with her new publicist--who, although...READ MORE
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Playing Hooky
by Nicholas Allen
I'm discovering, to my great delight, that Patricia is a girl who's usually up for a spontaneous adventure. I called her Wednesday afternoon with the suggestion that the two of...READ MORE
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A Good Sport
by Gwen Cooper
I remember my mother once telling me that she'd spent the first year or so of her "courtship" with my father pretending to be a huge football fan for the...READ MORE
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Playing by the Rules
by Gwen Cooper
Those of you who've been reading this blog for any length of time probably know where I come down on things like The Rules. The entire idea of women needing...READ MORE
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Romantic Landmarks
by Nicholas Allen
If you live in New York long enough--and I've lived in Manhattan for going on 20 years--you'll find that certain public landmarks keep popping up in your private life. There...READ MORE
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Setting the Pace
by Nicholas Allen
You wouldn't think it to watch TV shows about young urban singles, or read any of the advice books foisted on women these days, but men are as concerned with...READ MORE
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