After I got my heart broken one too many times, I decided to join good ole Tinder. After days and weeks of swiping, I finally started chatting with a very handsome guy who just so happened to be from my hometown. Since we were miles and miles away from there, it was a nice change and made me feel at home. So when he asked if we could meet up that weekend, it was hard to say no. Continue reading
I stumbled upon this hilarious clip of Aziz Ansari this morning while drinking my coffee. He shows how texting has had an adverse effect on dating, comparing it to being the secretary of a shady company. Aziz animatedly goes on to show the typical dating routine that has been – sadly – accepted by our generation. Continue reading
I’ve accomplished many things in my (short) adulthood and divorce is one of those things on that list. For the anonymity of everyone involved let’s call him Todd. The long and the short of it is this, Todd and I were young, stupid and in lust. Not love — lust. I was a single mom looking to make a family and he was an addict looking for someone to take care of him. The relationship was doomed from the very beginning. I’ll skip the gory details and launch into the waters I’m surfing now…dating after divorce. Continue reading
We recently got an email from a reader who was asking for advice. We want to preface this by saying we don’t have all the answers, we’re learning just like you! This poor girl was worried because she says all of her friends loathe her boyfriend — that’s right all of them, not one or two. What do you do in this situation? Lose your friends? Lose the significant other? We dive head first into this tricky topic. Continue reading
First dates are stressful especially after you’ve been out of the dating game for a while. That was me last winter and when I got asked out on a date by a sweet, handsome musician. He seemed like quite the catch so I decided to try out the whole dating game again. We made plans to watch an important football game at a local sports bar and I was beyond excited! Little did I know, I would have one of my most awkward moments on that first date.
Oh, Tinder! We all know and love it (sometimes) but those of us over here at Down 2 Date are tired of seeing some cliché, silly Tinder bios. If it doesn’t really tell us much about you, leave it off. Most people seem to have missed that memo and we’re here to help! We’ve combined our brains — and asked for outsider’s opinions — to come up with a list of all the bad Tinder bios we see regularly.
I have The Bert Show to thank for this update on my Dating Antichrist story which was my inspiration to start this blog with Dame Dessa. It’s been almost three months now since my D.A. and I broke up and for the most part things have been going well. For some reason lately things have been tough. I’ve re-entered the dating world with little success (see here or here for some examples) but have been putting myself out there nonetheless. Two months, no problems. So why am I now getting all sentimental about an unfulfilling, dead-end relationship that I was miserable in? Continue reading
We’ve had list after list about photo cliches to avoid and Tinder Photo Dont’s for Dudes — well ladies, we’re here to help you now. One sweet male reader helped us hash out his Top 10 Tinder Tips for Chicks. So ladies, remember these 10 simple tips when you post your Tinder pics. Continue reading
Friends with Benefits are becoming more and more socially acceptable these days (maybe a special thanks to Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis?) and there are a plethora of reasons you may want to enlist a FWB (AKA a f*** buddy). Maybe you’re single and have too much on your plate to even think about a relationship. Maybe you’ve always been attracted to that one really gorgeous albeit stupid guy (or girl) or heck, maybe you’re just bored. We’ve compiled a list of tips to help you keep your FWB relationship from getting too messy (we should know, we’ve tried them!). Continue reading
Happy Tinder Tuesday! Today we’re focusing on how Tinder broadens your dating horizons in a number of ways. It opens up the opportunity for you to meet a plethora of fine women and men but it also allows you to potentially fall victim to scams (and we’re not talking sociopath scams). Continue reading
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