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This blog is a collection of hilarious and wild articles by various people about their experiences of online dating (or just dating in general). I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did!
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My Encounter with Jabba the Hut
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The Case of the Misplaced Kiss
by Caron. As a transfer student at the University of Minnesota, I was always looking for ways to make new friends. I decided to take a Tae Kwon Do class where I could meet people while also tucking a new skill under my belt. One of my girlfriends ...
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GETTING THE BUM’S RUSH
by Anonymous. The date was going pretty well thus far. My partner had not yet screamed at the sight of me and run off into the night (always a good first indicator) and here we were, moving on to our second venue of the evening. I had one problem: ...
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Red Eyed Monster
by Patricia Pazsint. I thought I had seen it all. During my years of on-again, off-again online dating, I felt as if I had earned an honorary phD in dating psychology (or should I say a purple heart?). The upfront-leech, the alcohol-pushing leech...
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Exes and Their Text Messages
by SGLoughlin. “I dated a guy who was a bit of a handful. His emotional stability varied hour by hour and often swung wildly between loving euphoria and numbed depression. We broke up, got back together, broke up, got back together ad nauseam...
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Importance of Being Earnest…
by Veronica Bell. Importance of Being Earnest… or at least the importance of using proper table manners as a way to get the date off to a good solid start. I happened to be in Chicago this weekend for a writers workshop at Second City. While ...
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Expelled from Match.com! How to Get Tossed Off the Popular On-line Dating Site
by Allen Smith. Anyone who’s dipped their toes into the murky waters of the on-line dating scene will sprint away from the tide after learning that while there are plenty of fish in the sea, there are also plenty of nets. While learning about how...
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So I Dated a Serial Texter…
by Liza Keyne. As a 28 year old living in Chicago, I admit that I absolutely use text messaging to communicate with friends, family, and co-workers. For me, texting is great for sending and receiving short messages to and from people I already kno...
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Most Bizarre First Date
by Ye Xiaoyu. Charles was one of those friends like dried meat; he will last forever if you keep it right. It was no wonder that when I told him I was back in the city he excitedly invited me to his birthday party. I had really wanted to finally m...
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Vodka Honey, Straight Up
by Leora Klein.(edited by Alix Strauss) Dan sounded great on paper: Upper East Side, Fieldston, Brown undergrad, NYU Law, formerly a corporate lawyer, currently a CEO of a nonprofit that seeks to foster peace between Palestinian and Israeli childre...
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Ever Been Someone’s Worst Date Ever?
by Gregory Smith. As a single person, we all make mistakes out in the dating world. If you are freshly single, you tend to make some fairly stupid mistakes related to etiquette – like assuming too much about a woman or a relationship, or being ne...
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The Columbian Merry-Go-Round
by Samantha Jacobs. He was a few clowns short of a circus, and had a mop of curls on his head that could easily be mistaken for a miniature poodle. Nonetheless, I was attracted; apparently, so was he. We started dating in my sophomore year of high...
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How I almost married my AIM lover
by Heather. One night in July, I was up late on the computer, and recieved an instant message from some guy. It stated, “Hey, remember me?” I didn’t know who it was so I asked him a few questions to see if I could remember. Well, h...
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Dating Embarrassment
by Chania Well, dating is never easy when you’re 16 and desperately want a boyfriend, but it can get much more difficult if you’re very naive and with your head in the clouds. I had my first boyfriend at 15 (it only lasted a month and a half), ...
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Is that a Sty in your Eye?
by Karen Rodriguez I was 24 years old and divorced living in a house with six other flight attendants, with only a laptop and a suitcase as my real processions. However, that wasn’t the worst part. I was now at the airport being picked up by my fi...
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Dater Beware : My Encounter with …
by Paul G Akins Jr. Dating can be summed up in one word, annoying. The whole process and all of the games involved irritate the hell out of me. Which is why when my friends suggested that I give online dating a try I politely said hell no. But afte...
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How I Made It Through the World’s Most Awkward Date
by Sara Hodon. Online dating is not for the faint of heart. It’s good if you post a profile but don’t have the highest expectations in the world, because more often than not, you’ll be disappointed. But if you’re considering trying it—...
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Dating in the Islamic World : “Getting a Muslim Women Online is Onerous”
by Wais Hassan. There have been numerous articles written recently about online dating and courtship but I have not seen many from the Muslim perspective. Actually, there are a number of Muslim dating sites that have popped up during the past few...
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Around the World for $250
by Janet Trakin. I’m a self-defined lesbian, but what lesbian isn’t tempted by a cute guy? I recently posted my profile and picture on My Space.com, that intergenerational melting pot of cyberbabies and misfits. Where most people wrote, Angeli...
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From Charming to Crazy in less than Two Hours
by E. Tracy Coker. After several weeks of searching through the internet dating site I subscribed to, “Carl” (whose name has been changed) sent me a little message saying hello; from his profile and the things he said, he seemed like a...
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How to Avoid Leaving a Relationship Bruised in the Face
by Jason Nellis. A warning to men everywhere: Don’t be stupid. I’ll be the first to admit, I am not, nor can I ever be, the perfect date or boyfriend. In fact, sometimes, I’ve been downright moronic. Chalk it up to being...
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What a Night!
by Deb Preece. I have been on-line dating for years and my experiences have been everything from instant infatuation to the most horrendous escape out a bathroom window you could possibly have imagined. The one date that comes to my mind was a danc...
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Tricky Internet Identities: An Internet Dating Cautionary Tale
This internet dating story by Wired Magazine has all the makings of a psychotic movie, complete with romance, jealousy, and murder. Thomas Montgomery, a 45-year-old husband of 16 years and father of two teenage girls was living out a fantasy by pre...
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My Internet Dating Journey
by Jayne Dressor. I have always been the type to do research, but, I never thought internet dating would become one of my projects. It started very innocently; I was bored and lonely. Internet dating has become quite an “interesting” j...
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Date Rape
This is a great article about one woman’s experience with date rape, and how she got out of it. For you gals out there hopefully this can provide some tips on what to do if you are ever in the same situation like this. Date Rape by Isis1854 ...
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The 5 Stages of Online Dating
Here’s is a humorous article regarding one man’s futile attempts to get any one to respond to his dating profile. The 5 Stages of Online Dating Throughout this hopeless but somewhat comical ordeal, the author’s personal profile gra...
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Still Looking At This Late Date: My Online Dating Experiences
by Ed Attanasio. I was very skeptical about entering the world of online dating when I initially signed up with match.com. As a 48-year-old single male with more issues than Reader’s Digest, my expectations were understandably low to s...
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What to do when you attract the attention of a sexually neurotic woman
by Lucas_Bantner. I am not particularly religious. But don’t worry; I am not here to write about religion itself, nor to make general claims about the attitude of the religious towards sex. I only state this as a fairly important point of cont...
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Online, Offline, It is A Tough Racket
by Nicholas E. Fesko. I was going through a divorce. I was lonesome. I wanted someone to make me feel attractive, to understand my point of view, and give me hope for a happy life. So I turned to my PC for help. My foray into online dating came a...
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The Adventures of SWF (Part 2 of 3) : SWF Ponders Truthfulness in Online Disclosures
by Mary Powers. Internet dating can be tricky, you never know if the person is telling the whole truth. Often people fudge on minor details. For example, I tell people I am 30 when I am really 33. Maybe today I’m 130 pounds, but yesterday I...
