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It’s been months of ups and downs, dreamy bedroom eye pics and angry dick pics, amazing dates, and ones where I couldn’t get out fast...
Single in Oakland
Sep 9, 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
Buena Vista: It's on, or is it?
This guy. He’s gorgeous. Probably the best looking guy that I’ve dated or been with. He’s also a bit awkward, totally goofy, and we have...
Single in Oakland
Sep 3, 20152 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
The trouble with trying to go gluten free, and f*cking the Italian
Pasta with sardines, anchovies, capers, and pine nuts. Making out with anyone with that breath is gnarly. Guess what? Not with the...
Single in Oakland
Sep 1, 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
"Fun with clothes on"
Again, for the tenth day in a row I wake up to his Good Morning text, and then a few texts later he’s talking about sleeping in our own...
Single in Oakland
Aug 27, 20151 min read
Hung up on DC
My heart fucking hurts. A feeling of rejection coupled with the most intense physical and emotional connection I've had in over a decade,...
Single in Oakland
Aug 26, 20151 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
When was the last time you were in love?
For me, it was last week. My heart skips a beat everytime I get a text from DC, everytime I see LA Somm's picture or posts on FB,...
Single in Oakland
Aug 20, 20151 min read
The 12-Hour Date with Friend Zone
I was always boy crazy. It’s not gone away. If anything it’s more intense. A more mature, less stalking, more internet “research”, kind...
Single in Oakland
Aug 16, 20153 min read
First Friday and The Kid
My best friend's 25 year old nephew is house sitting for them while they’re out of the country. We’ve met a few times and they asked if...
Single in Oakland
Aug 7, 20153 min read
The Return of The Italian
It had been months. My actual thought was, of all of the dates I'd been out with over the last six months, who did I most want to bang....
Single in Oakland
Aug 4, 20152 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
Hog's Apothecary and the Architect
This is my first real date via internet/app dating. The guy had the potential to be hot, but he was really...uninteresting? Uninterested?...
Single in Oakland
Mar 13, 20151 min read
A New Chapter
I’d just gotten back from a much deserved but heart wrenching birthday on the coast, spending my waking hours eating oysters and bubbly...
Single in Oakland
Jan 23, 20152 min read
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