Wait, was this a date? For the first fifteen minutes, I wondered if I had made a mistake. Come to think of it, her texts had been very eager. She was sitting very close to me and being chummy. I thought I was meeting to hang with a new friend, but had I misread her......

I was realllly nervous. Really really nervous. This was my first real “blind date” in the 30d30d saga. Yes, I mean from an online dating app. But I had picked him, we had texted, and I had no clue how he or I would be together in person. Nervous! I think my ego really drove......

I needed time for myself today. Since moving to Berlin, I’ve been running around nonstop. I love every minute of it so far, but at some point finding a routine, catching-up with friends, working (a lot!) and dating can fill day after day and there’s no real time to “live” in between any more. I......

Uri and I met almost four years ago in a hostel in Lithuania. He was a Berliner, and weeks later I’d be heading briefly to Berlin to take the GRE (before continuing to a refugee camp in Greece for some volunteering, as one does). We had a couple of interesting Berlin dates, and in pondering......

Ten days in, with only four dates under my belt and a blog that still needed some content and design tweaking… I. was. burnt. out. It was 4pm, time for my Saturday women’s circle Zoom call. I recall giving a very rambly status update, at the end of which I muttered, “well, I have no......

I couldn’t meet Evan in person. His colleague was diagnosed with Covid, hence Evan had to be tested and self-isolate until he got his test results. Evan is another match on OkCupid. He’s originally from Australia, but has been in Berlin for quite a while.  Instead of meeting we spoke for an hour via Video......

In a rush to scarf a quick meal before going out on Tuesday, I found an Italian restaurant willing to rush a pizza order (take-away only). I ordered this along with an Aperol spritz, took my drink, found an unserviced oversized table occupied by one young boy, and sat on the edge of the bench.......

I switched my dog’s diet a few days ago. He got bored of his organic, raw meat diet (yes, he is a bit of a diva!) and I switched over to a mix of kibbles and wet food. He’s loving it, but the small downside is that changing his diet gave him diarrhea. In case......

I found date #4 on OkCupid. Chad. Italian, good looking, good job. I downloaded the dating app after a friend suggested it and matched with Chad in the morning. Three messages later and we had our date for the evening: Walking George in Treptow Park, potentially followed by a glass of wine. The evening was......

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......