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My 1-Week Relationship

By Uptown Lowdown, on March 23rd, 2012%

L and I started message bonding over farming. One thing that sets me a bit apart from your typical Barnard broad is my love of the great outdoors. True, I grew up in the Bronx — not quite your rolling hills of Switzerland — but still, I took classes at the Bronx Botanical Gardens as a . . . → Read More: My 1-Week Relationship

First Date Soul Mate

By Uptown Lowdown, on March 15th, 2012%

One wine-drunken evening my suitemate Em convinced me to join OkCupid, and let me tell you, it’s a win-win of a website. The way I see it, there are two kinds of messages a girl can get. 1) Creeptastic. 2) Kind of charming. While the creeptastic ones keep you laughing, the kind of charming ones often . . . → Read More: First Date Soul Mate

Circles and Squares

By Ben Oko, on July 29th, 2010%

Dating is hard. Dating when you’re in your twenties is even harder. When I think about my own wayward experiences – and those of my friends – it seems like no matter who you’re into (guys, girls or both), no one seems to be in the same book let alone on the same page. How did . . . → Read More: Circles and Squares

By admin, on February 15th, 2009%

My last relationship came to a shocking halt 6 months ago when my live-in boyfriend surprised me with his first emotionally available comment of our four-year relationship: He wasn’t in love with me anymore. Since then, I’ve joined pottery classes and trekked to sports bars, in search of New York bachelors. When all I ended up . . . → Read More: