(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......

Hmmmm….! ?!?! Yep, that about summarizes how I am feeling about Alex. It’s now just 3 days after our first date. We have another hangout set for Sunday, and for once, I am actually excited about it. First a small rewind. While living in Colombia (the second time, 2021), I was good friends with a......

Right after hitting send, I am back on my bike. Pumping it up a steep hill. Feeling on cloud nine. And scared as hell. I don’t check my email for hours, scared of seeing an empty inbox. Finally, hours later, I brave it. He’s replied. I’m right back on cloud nine. Ok. I put it......

It’s late December 2020. Almost immediately after writing that placeholder blog post (Date #27 Part 1), I am feeling the Christmas spirit of openness and sharing. I draft an email to Henry. In the email I explain how much energy he gives me when we’re in the same room. I tell him that once upon......

It feels like a relevant time to say a bit about Henry. I don’t know if Henry and I will ever go on a date. I’ve thought he was amazing for nearly 8 years. And in the spirit of learning this year to acknowledge my heart, and let it set the agenda, I MUST honor......

After the hourlong drive from Trieste, I parked the car, hurriedly paid the meter, and casually-coolly-quickly-sauntered to the beach promenade. Stepping onto the sidewalk, I looked down to my phone to re-check where to meet him. Glancing back up, suddenly I was taken aback. It was one of the loveliest beaches I had seen in......

I must say, this may have been the best blind date I’ve ever had. And the first time I took a blind date out with a group of friends. Let alone the first blind date welcomed into a birthday celebration!  Nelson is 51. Another physics/math major 🙂 turned IT/engineering guy. An entrepreneur who’s had his......

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......