January 2010
1 post
Speed Dating
I had a conversation last summer with the parents of the kids I used to nanny for that has stuck with me. It went something like this:
Husband: “My brother has been speed dating. He really likes it”. (His brother is in his early 30s)
Me: “Wow. I hope my life never comes to that.”
This is where I realize maybe I shouldn’t have been so honest, but the conversation continues.
Wife: “I think it is...
December 2009
37 posts
It's the little things
posted by superbrew
We had just woken up and, as is her custom, Sarah had gone straight to the pantry to forage for something delicious to eat for breakfast. Her breakfasts always contain chocolate, and they usually involve cookies, ice-cream, or both. It was around ten a.m., and I was still groggy, unshaven, and pajama-clad. I stumbled over to sit next to her at the kitchen table, and we sat...
GUEST POST: Inescapable Drama
This guest post by my sister may remind you of a post or two that I have done…looks like it runs in the family.
Posted by superbubbly
One of the best, yet most frustrating decisions that I have made was to go to an all womens college. In high school I tended to bounce around dating anything that would look at me twice and then promptly dumping them for someone else. So you can see with...
GUEST POST: Tale of a Flying Dove
Surprise, cheesy. Your boyfriend and I are always working in secret behind your back…
posted by supertall
Dating long distance sucks, and we all know this. There’s all sorts of obvious reasons, but when I travel alone I think about all the little things that you miss out on by being apart. Every day we see so many things and think so many thoughts that it is impossible to...
Funeral crashers
I met my boyfriend at a funeral. Our mothers had been trying to set us up for years but it never worked out. While we grew up in the same town, we went to different high schools and had completely different social circles (i.e. I didn’t play Dungeons and Dragons). We also went to different colleges and therefore refused to be set up when we were home on breaks.
Then it happened. We both...
How Guys Show Their LOVE.
Aww, this is actually really cute. And accurate. I’ll talk your ear off until the cows come home unless it’s about my feelings or something.
rainesanity:
Studies show that men don’t rely on words to convey emotion. Instead, a guy’s brain is task-oriented. He’s more likely to demonstrate his feeling via action. So if you want to decipher the depth of your man’s devotion, pay attention to WHAT he...
GUEST POST: Facebook and Relationships
While I love the new “Petition to Make Bromance A Relationship Status,” in general facebook relationships scare me. Senior year of high school, a friend confessed that he liked me, then did nothing. We continued to go on the same, hanging out as friends. I didn’t know what to think, except that maybe he’d stopped liking me. Then, three weeks later, I get a relationship request from him to be...
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Gift for Military Brides →
Romantic Bookworms
Cute, loving, and literary. It is a diabolical combination
“For Christmas, I bought a dictionary and went through it, highlighting all the definitions that describe him or remind me of him.” —Jaynee Germond, Roseburg,
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Hopefully they were good definitions.
What?
I don’t like the reasoning (or lack thereof) behind this article:
“A small number of men have an addiction to cheating — regardless of what their relationship is like,” says Don-David Lusterman, PhD, author of Infidelity: A Survival Guide. “But most men stray because something is lacking in their union, be it sex, attention, or even excitement.”
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I know this is the biggest fad of...
5 Things To Remember About Flaccidity →
Didn’t even read the article - the title was all I needed to burst out laughing. Yeah, I’m really pushing the boundaries of the blog lately ;-)
The Phone
I love talking on the phone and I spend a lot of time doing it. There are 4 or 5 people I talk to at least once every day. I happily take their calls and don’t mind lulls in our conversations.
But at the same time I hate talking on the phone. I think it is some abnormal fear I have of getting stuck on the phone and committing to something because I’m not able to find a way out. Yeah, that is...
Guest Posts
Dear Faithful Readers (aka SWC 200 class),
This week, the members of this blog will be submitting posts by certain guest bloggers of our choice. Stay tuned for the opinions/stories of others.
Sincerely,
SuperNanny
How does your family impact YOUR relationships?
Fact: I have 3 older brothers
Fact: They are overprotective
Fact: They are nosey
Fact: They like making fun of me
Inconvenient truth (thanks for the phrase, al gore): they have an impact on my relationships.
What about you? Does your family have an impact on your relationships? Religion, culture, etc. What is your story?
Delicious!
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What a great way to propose! Then you won’t have to worry about the girl accidentally eating the ring when you hide it in her food, which is a ritual I have always found to be a little strange. Like did the guy WANT her to swallow the ring so they don’t have to go through that whole “marriage” thing? Oh the mysteries of life.
Don't Set Expectations High, You'll Always Be a...
From Glamour’s Smitten:
When Kate and her husband were newlyweds, they were strapped for cash. So, instead of buying regular holiday gifts, they gave each other…
…love letters!
“Things were pretty lean,” says Kate. “I could have written the book on ‘365 Ways With Pasta.’ But it wasn’t all bad. We stayed home and played a lot of backgammon....
Supercheesy's guide to the Sunday NYT
Every Sunday I read the Style section of the New York Times. I begin by reading the Modern Love column. Every week, a different author writes a narrative about love. The column is not always about romantic love and some of the most memorable pieces are about families or other relationships.
From there, I read the Vows column, which chronicles a recent wedding in more detail than the regular...
Technology and Exhibitionists
In an effort to shake the Disney-driven morals of our site, here is my risque post:
Here’s some data to think about before sending that next picture of yourself neekeed (akasexting): 17% of the recipients forward the image to someone else. But how many people have actually sexted?
A third of young adults have sexted at least once in their lives. Almost half of those saw it as a normal sex...
You Must be Joking
It seems the dating gods are no longer smiling down upon me.
I’ve been sick for a few days now, and yesterday it got so bad that I went to see a doctor. Turns out I have mono…and very well may have given it to my lady friend. Worse still, it could last up to 6 weeks and 6 weeks from now is the point where this relationship starts to go up in the air (because she’s likely to move...
On Cars and Relationships
A couple of years ago, a boyfriend and I were heading in different directions at the end of a summer. I was planning on avoiding the topic of the future of our relationships for as long as possible and was caught off guard when he brought up the topic in July. While I wasn’t up for having the conversation, the way he presented it was so wonderful that there was no way I could be upset.
In order...
Go ahead, kiss your co-worker
According to this Vanity Fair/60 Minutes Poll,
Zero percent of men and women ages 18-44 predict that they will kiss a co-worker at their company’s holiday party.
On the other hand, eight percent of people in the same age group predict that they will drink too much. Hmm, I would think that these go hand in hand.
I’ve never been to a company’s holiday party, but from what I...
Banning Divorce in California →
I love it. Sanctity of traditional marriage, SAVED!
Excerpt: “The 2010 California Marriage Protection Act is meant to be a satirical statement after California voters outlawed gay marriage in 2008, largely on the argument that a ban is needed to protect the sanctity of traditional marriage. If that’s the case, then Marcotte reasons voters should have no problem banning divorce.”
Sometimes, I Can be Cheesy Too
This post is totally dedicated to supercheesy. Mostly because she’s constantly asking me about my new lady friend, but also because it’s super cute, in that kind of cheesy kind of way. So, for her and everyone else, here’s up update of the week.
I got sick this weekend after Thanksgiving (still hoping it’s not the swine), and so while I was planning on maybe seeing her the...
Cops: Man steals woman’s car on 1st date →
Bummer.
snapalicious:
And we ALL thought we had bad first dates!
Marriage for convenience
A new study shows that cohabitation before marriage causes higher divorce rates:
Those who moved in with a mate before engagement or marriage reported significantly lower quality marriages and a greater potential for split-ups than other couples. For instance, about 19 percent of those who cohabited before getting engaged had ever suggested divorce compared with just 12 percent of those who only...
Brothers, ugh.
I have 3 old brothers, which often leads to problems in the dating scene. These brothers are pretty protective of me. Not like creepily protective, but they definitely have opinions on who I date. For this reason I haven’t mentioned dates/dating in probably close to 4 years (and I am only 22, so that is really saying somethin’). A couple of months ago, one brother actually asked me if...
More About First Dates
Supernewlywed’s post before this one has me reminiscing about past first dates. The one that really stands out to me was a date I had my senior year of high school. It wasn’t until a couple of - ok fine, it was closer to 6 - months after I found out this boy (who later became my boyfriend) liked me that I came around and said yes to spending some time with him. After he asked me out, I...
November 2009
64 posts
First Date Advice
Here is an interesting take on first dates:
Don’t: Put Yourself in an Uncomfortable Situation Kristen: Cooking you dinner at his house as a first date may seem like a romantic gesture, but someone’s thinking he’s gonna get lucky if you ask me. Stick with something a little more public to put your nerves at ease. I have one guy friend who swears by going out for coffee on first...
Webiquette
While most of Glamour’s article about “How Facebook, Twitter and Gchat can Ruin Your Relationship” is incredibly obvious, there are a few dos and don’ts that people need to be more aware of. For example…
DON’T post your make-out photos.
A PDA can be nauseating when you witness it on the street, but online, it can be downright destructive. If you do feel the need to...
(Don't) show her the money
This is from Post Secret this week. I’m assuming that there are some underlying issues in this relationship. Then again, I don’t really blame the guy for not telling her, it keeps things simple.
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Last week I had a very interesting conversation with one of the little girls I nanny for. She is 10 years old and very interested in my life, especially the boys in my life. I don’t share much but she has managed to pick up bits and pieces, which has fueled her interest.
This most recent chat was about the reasons for dating, specifically why someone would date a person if they didn’t think they...
Why breakup over Thanksgiving?
Here is an interesting take on breakups:
“Thanksgiving is really when you have to pull the trigger if you’re not willing to tough it out through February,” Savage says.
Savage has a point: it’s pretty rough to break up with someone at Christmas, and even harder to ditch a relationship right around Valentine’s Day. But at the same time, it’s even crueler to...
Harry Potter Pickup Line
danielle-darling:
“Y’know Platform 9 3/4? I know something else with those measurements.”
Bad pick up lines are the best. Those involving Harry Potter references are even better.
When you date someone, you're taking one long...
(via raspberry-frappuccino)
"Turkey Breakup"
Definition: When a long-distance relationship between two high school sweethearts off at different colleges doesn’t make it through the first big holiday back home.
Evil Woman
It was awful watching that video. It was like seeing someone beat a puppy. And she looked pretty boring, so why on earth would he pay attention to her anyways? I hated at the end, how she was all, “I’m teaching you a lesson!” Why on earth didn’t she try talking to him more? Was it more fun to make a video that made her look insane? Well, now there is proof that no one who...