Dating Life

How Was Heaven When You Left?
by Benjamin Todd
He's cute, and you noticed, more than once. You've made eye contact with him and even smiled, and still he hasn't approached you. So...what are you going to do about...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

How Soon Is Too Soon to Sleep with Him?
by Benjamin Todd
You guys hit it off too well, too quickly, and the sexual tension is so thick that it is visible to strangers. You're aching to rip his clothes off. There's...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (4)

It's All in the Timing
by Nicholas Allen
The life of a freelance writer is such that you have to take your opportunities where you can find them, and you don't always get to pick and choose the...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

See You in Another Life
by Gwen Cooper
Just shy of 100 of these blog entries (this one's number 97, for those of you keeping score at home), I bid farewell to the world of dating bloggery. Robert's...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (3)

A Good Guy Going to Waste?
by Nicholas Allen
When you're an unmarried, heterosexual man with a job in New York, people consider it their sacred obligation—nay, privilege—to take you off the market as soon as possible. Friends' girlfriends...READ MORE

The Good Life
by Gwen Cooper
My theory has always been that when a couple decide to move in together, they should start looking for a new apartment or house immediately. No matter how generous or...READ MORE

Without Saying a Word
by Nicholas Allen
In every relationship, there are the things you talk about and the things you don't. Sometimes it's about tactfulness—you don't always want to be talking about exes, or the things...READ MORE

What Are Your Intentions?
by Gwen Cooper
So it's official: Robert and I have decided to move in together at the end of the month. It's something we've been talking about on and off for months, and...READ MORE

All About the Timing
by Nicholas Allen
They say everything in life is about the timing, and it's a lesson I've learned all-too-frequently the hard way. To wit: Patricia has gotten an incredible job opportunity in LA,...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

Seek and Ye Shall Find?
by Gwen Cooper
I think most people believe that it's easier now to figure out if your spouse or significant other is cheating on you than it used to be. Our world becomes...READ MORE

Steering Clear of the Non-Gift Gift
by Gwen Cooper
I remember once having a boyfriend—more than a decade ago—who would always give me lingerie on any gift-giving occasion. While he and I had one of the better sexual relationships...READ MORE

Warts and All
by Nicholas Allen
There are a lot of things I worry about women finding out about me after we've been dating for a couple of months. Actually, it's not that I worry about...READ MORE

My Boyfriend, Templeton
by Gwen Cooper
As the weather in New York (finally!) starts to turn colder, the nesting impulse is kicking in. Robert and I have been talking with increased frequency about the possibility of...READ MORE

A Weekend in Bed
by Gwen Cooper
Following up on Nicholas Allen's blog from yesterday, describing a dream dating weekend in the City, here's my take on an ideal weekend when you have someone to spend the...READ MORE

The Perfect Weekend
by Nicholas Allen
My lovely co-blogger, Gwen Cooper, and I decided that it might be fun to wrap up the week with a sort of "his and hers" catalogue of our favorite things...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

A Plug and Outlet?
by Gwen Cooper
I found this site while poking around online the other day, filled with the cutest imaginable snapshots of kids in Halloween costumes: http://www.nymetroparents.com/halloweenphoto.cfm. It got me thinking about this year's...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Looming Train Wreck
by Nicholas Allen
It’s usually cause for celebration when one of your best friends tells you she’s getting married. But that wasn’t so much the case when my friend Rebecca and her boyfriend...READ MORE

The Cost of Going Dutch
by Gwen Cooper
I recently participated in an impromptu roundtable discussion of sorts with a group of girlfriends. The subject: who should pay on a date. Our discussion was kicked off when one...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Why Men Don't Call, Part 2
by Nicholas Allen
Back in June, I posted a blog on the subject of why men don’t call when we say we will. At the time, my humble assertion was that the reason...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (4)

You Can't Un-Ring a Bell
by Nicholas Allen
Sometimes people ask questions and then wish they’d never heard the answers. Case in point: My friend John (whom I wrote about in my last post) has been dating a...READ MORE

A Period of Change
by Gwen Cooper
Like many women, I experience slight personality changes about three days out of every month. I’m actually better off than some of the women I know, who deal with everything...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

My Friend John
by Nicholas Allen
Every guy has that one crazy friend he’s known forever, and I’m no exception. I’ve known my friend John for upwards of 30 years. John’s the kind of guy who’s...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (2)

Let's Just Be Friends
by Gwen Cooper
I'm learning that part of being a couple is the making of "couple friends." It's all well and good to hang out with your significant other and some of your...READ MORE

Not Prepared to Grovel
by Nicholas Allen
So Patricia has decided to forgive me for the unfortunate incident of the other night--wherein I took a call from an ex-girlfriend while Patricia was in my apartment, and made...READ MORE

Sweet Dreams
by Gwen Cooper
Chalk it up to my Miami upbringing, but I consider afternoon siesta to be one of the most civilized customs any people ever came up with. There's all kinds of...READ MORE