It’s been a week since my second date with York, the Kiwi physicist. (Recall when I first met him, at board game night.) It must be a sign that I haven’t spent much time thinking about him since then, and much more about Alex. I was pretty busy getting ready to go to the western......

(Read first date: #32) Ugh, I’ve really got to stop referring to him this way! If he ever overheard me… So, I’ve been super excited about Old Guy (Alex) ever since our Monday evening at Nightjar and Bounce. It was brutal being patient and not over-texting afterwards. But sure enough, just 2 days later he......

(Read first date: #11) Well, it’s such a classic tale. Perfect on paper, but just not quite the right chemistry, eh? After date #1 with perfect-on-paper guy, I thought we would be ideal matches for each other. Both loved cycling, hiking, both into international development, both tech backgrounds, smart, focused on impact. Even the conversation......

Valentina gave me a task for my 3rd date with Evan (read about our 2nd date here). She and I are on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to assessing dates we truly like. She is driven by her brain, sharp, analytical, cautious, very good at pointing out potential challenges. I am......

(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......

(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......

My second date with Evan and our first in-person date (if you haven’t done so yet, read about our virtual date here) I loved everything about it. The fact that he wanted to know what I like to do ahead of the date, so that he could pick a place I’d like. That he picked......

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......

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......