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The Goldilocks of Tinder
All’s not well on the home front. I’m in love with someone, only the third person that I’ve told that I loved in a relationship as an...
Single in Oakland
Jun 16, 20163 min read
Meeting Mr Gris
It’s our one week Tinderversarry. In that week, we’ve texted every day, often by noon. Actually, when I don’t hear from him by noon, I...
Single in Oakland
Mar 3, 20164 min read
I'm in love! I'm in love! And I don't care who knows it!
I feel like I'm constantly playing a game of I love you, I love you not with Tinder. I keep getting up to 200 matches, and then probably...
Single in Oakland
Feb 25, 20162 min read
Date at a Bar, While Not Drinking
This whole not drinking thing kind of sucks, but I do love that I’m not waking up feeling like shit every day. You wake up, unrested,...
Single in Oakland
Feb 8, 20163 min read
Nice Nice and I'm Dumb for Dude
Back on Tinder for two weeks. Basically the night Finance left I went back on. It could have been before that. It was, now that I think...
Single in Oakland
Jan 26, 20163 min read
Tinderella is back!
I tried to take the week off of dating, only had one overnight with Will Gardner, that was hilarious. It included him dropping a stack of...
Single in Oakland
Oct 1, 20152 min read
Swiping Right
I sent Buena Vista one more text, something generic wondering if he’d heard of a specific bar. The response was blase so I stopped. Part...
Single in Oakland
Sep 29, 20151 min read
So what now?
Yup, I’m back, and I haven’t heard from him. I resolved to not text him again (which I fight every hour of every day). He knew when I was...
Single in Oakland
Sep 25, 20153 min read
Sidenote: #whatgirlsthink
I’ve determined that my least favorite part about Tinder is seeing the last time that the person you’re chatting with and into, was on...
Single in Oakland
Sep 14, 20151 min read
Tinder Tips, etc.
If you're wearing sunglasses in every shot I'm going to assume you're cross eyed. Confidence is sexy, being cocky is not. Demanding...
Single in Oakland
Sep 7, 20151 min read
Check for extremities! And how long are you supposed to wait for sex?
Brunch date at Hopscotch! The guy is young, attractive, bubbly to a fault, sweet, and at some point tells me that I’m not “standard”. He...
Single in Oakland
Sep 5, 20152 min read
Stanford at Penrose
I can already tell this is going to be a complete bust. Last night with Buena Vista was close to unbeatable, but he's on a plane to New...
Single in Oakland
Sep 4, 20151 min read
Roid Rage Texts and Angry Dick Pics
Black ER RN, repeatedly sends texts like “Wyd tonight? lol” followed by bicep pics, then I get one, “Are you even interested even though...
Single in Oakland
Sep 2, 20151 min read
Buena Vista at Kona Club
We met on Tinder, it was several failed attempts before we were able to find a night to meet. Dude is hot. And we’ve got a lot in common....
Single in Oakland
Aug 30, 20151 min read
Tinderella Texting
I think at one point I had close to 16 different conversations going. #single #singleinoakland #Tinder #Tinderella
Single in Oakland
Aug 29, 20151 min read
DC: The Finale
I wake up to two texts, one from DC, and one from the Chef. The Chef, who was a recent Tinder match, had texted after midnight, DC texted...
Single in Oakland
Aug 28, 20155 min read
Meeting DC
I've been texting with DC for weeks. Every day he sends me a text when he wakes up at 5am EST. Knowing that I'm going to wake up to it...
Single in Oakland
Aug 23, 20153 min read
The Sea and the Apple guy
I’m waiting at the bar at THE restaurant in Palo Alto. This is where shit goes down. This is where Elon’s biography started. This is my...
Single in Oakland
Jul 15, 20151 min read
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