February 2012
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guess who's back, mother suckahz!
Ann Perkins is back, everyone. Get ready for your favorite brown(ish) single lady skipping around Richmond going on terrible dates.
January 2012
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New Year's Eve
I think after age 26 people just stop worrying about finding the person they’re going to kiss at midnight. This isn’t an age of Harry and Sally, we’re just trying to have the best time possible with great people and sing Auld Lang Syne terribly off-key.
But, I could be completely wrong. Do traditions involving affection bother you when you don’t participate in them?
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2012...
… is the year of high standards
2012 is the year all of your friends are going to get married and have babies.
Are you going to latch onto the first person you meet to catch up or are you going to do something more interesting with your time?
2012 is the year of better dates with more interesting people who you can take home and take out and take to meet your mom.
December 2011
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All I Want For Christmas Is You (Sike!)
You’re not going to get a bitter “single for the holidays” post out of me!
Avoiding the rushing between different families’ homes, no extra spending on gifts, and not having to stay awake or engaged in conversation with strangers is amazing.
I did receive a few extra online dating messages this year, full of the sweet “I’m visiting family in town and I’m...
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“Men who want to flirt with women have to realize: Women live in a state of...”
– Attention, Space Cadets: Do Not Proposition Women in the Elevator (via petitefeministe)
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Bad to The Bone
Starting to wonder if this was about dating or just a one-girl-with-a-boyfriend and one-girl-who-sleeps-alone blog? Yeah, I was too.
I have gone on a lot of bad dates. I haven’t been liveblogging any recent ones because, as I hope you know, I’m not a terrible person looking to tear men to shreds. But a small part of me wanted to so I would at least be entertained by the thought that...
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“I think you could fall in love with anyone if you saw the parts of them that no...”
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“Can I monkey on your back?”
– - TLSTPHSTMWN (The Least Sexy Things People Have Said to Me While Naked)
With love,
Amelia
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November 2011
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“Sorry, I’m about 15 lbs. heavier than usual, but I’ll definitely...”
– The Least Sexy Things People Have Said To Me While Naked (TLSTPHSTMWN)
Never apologize when someone is taking off your clothes unless you’re like, “Sorry my bod is blowing your mind right now!!!” Except… never say that either.
And for the record, “now that...
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It is becoming very apparent that people are never the size or height specified on their online dating profiles. Ask your most honest friend what you should say under “body type,” if you really need to fill it out, but don’t feel like you have to put “thin” or “athletic” to get dates. There are boys and girls out there who prefer YOU, your body type, your...
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Thankful
I really liked the article, “I’m Thankful I’m No Longer Dating an Asshole”: Thanksgiving Gratitude For The Single Person!
Generally speaking, I’m happy to be single. I’m free to do what I want, anytime, with whomever I please. This might mean I’m in bed before midnight with my cat, but I’m still doing what I want!
“The Holidays,” as...
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Your Mom Has A Cell Phone Plan
Sometimes it’s nice to date someone who has a job that gives you perks. Maybe your cuddlebear is a server and brings home awesome staff meals to share, or perhaps snugglewuggles works at the coolest clothing store and you can use his/her discount. If you’re not dating them because of the job perks, you’re probably not a terrible person.
Once I went out with someone who had the...
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"Psycho" or Understandable? →
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“For some incredibly odd and inconceivable reason that I personally have yet to...”
– tourist:
(via ericesun)
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The Perks of Dating Your Stalker
So what if you find them crouched outside your bedroom window? Maybe it’s time to give your stalker a chance*!
A few reasons he/she might be a great date:
1. They already know your drink order.
2. They’ve watched you undress so often through your window that you don’t really need to doll up for dates.
3. You don’t need to give them directions to pick you up.
4....
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October 2011
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Are We Even Speaking The Same Language?
Have you ever met someone and the conversation really flowed, or your emails were lengthy and fascinating? Texts titillating? It might have even more to do with your relationship (romantic or not) than you think!
My trials:
1. A man I dated for a few (very steamy) months and broke up with amicably: .93
2. A woman who is one of very few people who I would punch in the face: .86 (Though our...
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Note to Self: Lonely Ain't Sexy.
Say it with me: Lonely ain’t sexy.
Everyone who is happily in love has been where you are now. Even people who have bounced from one relationship to the next were unfulfilled at a certain point.
Remember that your friends’ happiness is always a sign of hope, something to celebrate, and not a reminder to pity yourself.
If you have time to wallow in self-pity, you have too much damn...
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Crushes Averted
I recently discovered that my crush has a boyfriend. A long-term live-in boyfriend. Agh!
Oh, and I’m a straight girl… and she’s a girl.
Our love has so many obstacles!
But really, guys, isn’t befriending someone new just like having a crush? You see something in someone else that makes you want to get to know them better, only with friends maybe it’s more about...
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October: Nothing
I can’t say I have cared much about dating this month!
In a sense, I’ve created a partner out of my friends, collectively.
I’ve enjoyed meals in restaurants, deep conversations, I’ve said, “I love you,” and heard it said to me, I’ve spent nights comfortably and uncomfortably alone, I’ve had sex, I’ve been in arguments, and I’ve felt...
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Walking through a breakup is like walking through...
I’m not sure if anyone’s said this, but some one should.
Walking through a breakup is like walking through a minefield. It’s never good, it isn’t healthy for anyone, and while you’re spending your whole trip trying to be safe, you know that you might fall apart at any second.
Last night was a fun night for Richmond. Bands, broads (the best kind…the kind that...
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Top 10 Reasons I'm Scared to Date in RVA
Hello all! Newly single lady who’s dating in RVA for the first time (not dating for the first time thank god, I’m 24). Here are the top ten reasons why I’m petrified:
1. Gossip. Yep, I’ve heard you’re a small, small city RVA, and I’m worried about what I’ll hear…about myself and my first date.
2. STDs. Don’t think I need to explain this...
September 2011
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Cute?
This is from the first boy I went out with from OKC. It was fun, but school, work, and life in general took over after several get-togethers. This sort of made my day though.
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When can we start being adults and throw guy code...
Lola writes:
I went out on several dates with a tall, cute, successful 29 year old. He seemed really nice, down to earth, and I could even watch stupid cartoons with him. After several dates and some make outs, I thought I was ready to pursue. He had told me he wanted to start dating, but I am still wanting to take things slow.
Going to a dance party one night with a girlfriend and my male...
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The Retirement of Anne Perkins?
My dear bloggies,
It is with a weighted heart that after such a short time together, I am leaving the blog to dive head first into monogamy.
Despite this being an anonymous blog, many of our readers know that I was thrust into the world of singledom by losing my fiancée to cancer. So the stresses of dating again after a five year relationship are made even more intense and terrifying by the fact...