I’m not going for nice and stable. Not a huge new learning, but a good reminder. When I was 26 I broke up with my long-term boyfriend. Till today, he was the kindest and smartest boyfriend I’ve ever had. He was funny, extremely caring, interested in the world, successful (while still having a life!), wanted......

(Read first date: #7) This was Tom again, the financial inclusion CEO guy. The one I was super nervous about seeing the first time. The one who totally impressed me for 3.5 hours with his stories of travel and working in developing countries. It’s now been just over a week since the first date. No......

I was feeling behind on the challenge (only 10 dates after 19 days!), so I thought I’d try to fill my pipeline with less back-and-forth texting. Just as an experiment to see what happens! Rick’s Hinge profile was terse but it did say “human rights technologist,” and high-quality pictures showed a nice, respectful person. Good......

I’ve never been a quantity person. I applied to 4 universities and got into 4. My dating history has been few and far between. And yet, I’m seeing clear structural advantages in dating a high quantity of people – even for a person like me who prefers the quality approach. There’s good, strategic reason to......

I’ve been trying to write this post for hours now. I have a block in my head. Harry is one of the closest friend of my sister’s husband. The crossroad of family (or close friends) and dating can get really messy really fast. My sister’s husband had this idea of potentially setting us up for......

I was really hoping that immersing myself in “dating mode” would shoot off the right energies to attract people across different circumstances. I was right! Yesterday, I had planned to meet Financial Inclusion CEO Guy for a second date, walking in a park just west of Berlin. Rain foiled our plans, so I was all......

This date was challenging. I knew that it would be. I knew Gilead from before. One of my closest friends introduced us when Gilead was visiting Dubai a few months back. We had a great night out and exchanged some (drunk, but passionate) kisses towards the end of the night. He left me confused. On......

(Recall: Xavier saga part 1) Xavier is a slightly strange one. And I know he’d say the same of me. Maybe that’s why we get each other. Despite some arguing and regular frustrations, a lightly-slacked spring seemingly tugs on us when we’ve been apart too long. This was our first get together since I met......