Xavier and I have sort of dated before. In LA, Berlin, and London. Sort of. One of my problems is never being quite clear upfront whether something is a date. I mean, I’m almost entirely sure it’s because I’m shy about being vulnerable (that thing I’m working on). And, because I’m afraid of getting stuck......

Life in times of Corona is interesting on so many levels. One of the maybe more trivial, but nevertheless intriguing ones is that we run into situations where we see people’s eyes only (at least in Germany, where masks are mandatory in public transport). This is how I met David. Eyes (okay…and body!) only. We......

I love being an adult. It comes with being secure, knowing what to expect, and some stability. And date #3 feels very much like adulting. I’m meeting Blake. Very mature, down to earth, German consultant. We’re meeting at this cute breakfast place in Prenzlauer Berg followed by a walk through a farmer’s market. Another area......

What a fun evening we had! No sparks, but fun! Valentina and I were so tired from our first few days in Berlin that we almost cancelled. But with our 30 dates in 30 days Challenge at hand, it wasn’t the time to bail out! Plus, I was on my quest for this fuzzy feeling......

Dora was invited by Adam the very next day to dinner with some friends at a fancy “Munich-like” stylish restaurant. She was lukewarm on him, and we both knew we’d be exhausted from a crazy week, but it might be good for serendipity. Given our challenge, these were opportunities to say yes to. (This was......

And so it begins. Date #1, found on the dating app The League. Adam. Dual nationality, consultant with some interesting side businesses. We met for a drink (non-alcoholic for him, as he isn’t drinking) in Mitte and then went to explore the neighbourhood. We walked around quite a bit and Adam showed me his favorite......

This unexpected date arose the night before our challenge began, but I wanted to record it. This date encapsulates a lot of the challenge’s purpose for me: learning to discern right decisions and instincts, being braver in revealing how I feel, correctly identifying interest/availability (this is definitely not my strength!), and not rejecting potential interests......