Dora’s Dates

Dora's DATES

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......
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Evan…remember when I couldn’t find any flaws? Well, well, well. It is Mid September and my relationship with Evan is slowly but surely fizzling out. But let’s go back to early August, when Valentina and I threw our goodbye dinner party and everything was great. We had one of the best evenings in Berlin. Around......
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Dora and I sat across from each other, respectfully “socially distanced”. I was hungry. “Hmm.. Can you catch??!” “Yes! I’m good at ball sports!” “Ok, here goes!” She tossed over a ham and cheese sandwiched in aluminum foil that she had packed. YUM. Later, some coffee in a jug, and a carton of milk. And......
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It happened. It had to at some point. He didn’t show up. Jake, who I met on OkCupid. We wanted to meet for post-work drinks. Here I was at 7pm…7.05pm, 7.10pm, 7.15pm. I texted him through the App, but he didn’t read my message. I had to smile. I believe in energy and how when......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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