I’m feeling alive. And happy. And confused. And somehow disturbed. All at the same time. On the one hand Harry. We have been seeing each other at least 3x a week over the past couple of months. See here for how that happened. He feels like a secure home and reminds me of my Dad. With the......

(Recall: Xavier saga part 2) When is enough enough? Do you painstakingly teach common-sense behaviors to a well-intentioned tutee in order to grow a good partner? What does it mean to “deserve ‘better’ “? As we left it, Xavier had shown quite a bit of promise. (He was sort of the “fan favorite”.) Parts of......

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......

Being single can have three reasons: 1) I haven’t met my match yet 2) I’m undatable 3) my expectations to a potential partner are too high. Addressing 1) is the whole reason behind his blog. Addressing 2) might be a reason, but I’m not ready to believe it just yet. It might best to explore......

This blog post is more personal writing therapy than a way to share (potentially helpful) insights. It has been a week and I’m still furious. But let’s start from the beginning: Just 1 week before the Corona lockdown, a friend introduced me to a friend of hers, as she could see us as potential match.......

Many of us know what it means to take on a new work project and make it a success. But dating has never been as straightforward for me.  Dora and I are now six days into the challenge. That’s six days into our new city, six days into our brand new lives. Six days into......

I dated someone earlier this year for a couple of weeks. Corona ended our relationship, he had to move back to his home country and I moved back to mine. “Perks” of living in a transient place such as Dubai 🙁 One evening we shared our biggest regrets in life, and he said “I know......