It’s No Secret Communication. It’s all about engaging the person you’re reaching out to. It’s the same with dating. In a city where everyone has something to say, you’d think more people would have refined this skill. Not so. One person specifically is a guy I’d been Read More

Are you a magician? Because Abraca-DAYUM! Pickup lines: sometimes they are funny or cute. Very few are unique. They can be sexy, but cross lines at the same time. Unfortunately, most of the time they are simply lame. A pickup line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the Read More

Introductions Should Be in Order “Meet my future baby momma” is a horrible way to introduce someone. I thought that would be common sense. But, as we know, lack of common sense doesn’t stop some people from proceeding. That’s how I was introduced, by a stranger, to one of his Read More

Don’t Go Cheap on First Few Dates Is a guy cheap if he uses group coupons to pay? The D.C. area has a plethora of those discount dining deals – Groupon, Living Social, Specialicious… They fill up your email inboxes several times a day. For something that’s been going on Read More

Date Lab Since I started writing about relationships for DC on Heels, I’ve realized how interested I am in the workings of dating. For instance, I know several classmates who’ve joined Internet dating sites in hopes of meeting someone. In graduate school, it was literally like Read More

Sandman Visits the Theatre I’ve been on bad dates before. You know, the kind where someone “forgets” their wallet or makes an inappropriate joke. I have experience with those. I thought I’d seen it all until I had an embarrassing date. From bad to worse It started out nice Read More