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This Week on Dating in LA

Thanksgiving is almost here. If holiday planning has kept you busy, here is what you’ve missed this week. Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths The Shock of Yes 1 Year and Counting Broke Girls Travel Busiest Thanksgiving Travel Spots ‘Alone with Friends’ at Holiday House NYC Examiner.com 10 tips for making holiday season travel

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Two Years Out

  For those of you keeping score at home today marks the two year anniversary of a shocking event in history– my quitting of the job. I know. I can’t believe it either. I feel like we all jumped off the cliff together (though you all are shockingly behind in your contributions to my rent

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The Giveaway

I think we need to radically shake up the dating world. I know what you are thinking: she’s going to urge widespread abstinence until people get back to actual relationships rather than random sex. No. Well, yes, but not right now. I’m thinking that we need a benevolent dating guru to create a massive blind

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Even When You’re Dating, You’re Not Dating

My friend is back in the dating game for the first time in a while, and she’s doing it here in Los Angeles. Needless to say, from the moment she began this process, I’ve been fascinated.  Because I literally do not know people who date here, I thought this would be a terrific experiment in

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The Pros and Cons of Dating

Two of my friends are now actively dating. Both situations came about through online approaches, and it has been an interesting process for me to watch. Last night, one of those women met a man who also wants to find me a date. Interesting. Let’s put aside the fact that no one who has ever

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Well, That Puts Things Into Perspective

Because I like to mentally torment myself whenever possible, I was inspired to create a list of things that did not exist the last time I had a legitimate first date.  By first date, I mean an actual “Gee, you’re kinda pretty, would you like to go out with me and form a meaningful lifetime

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Dating Profile

In my research into the mating habits of the average Angeleno, the subject of online dating is consistently broached. While I’m still hoping for miracles in the form of blind dates, I have acknowledged that this option does exist.  If I decide to go with a traditional online site (which already sounds like an oxymoron),

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