Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Dating is hard. There, I said it. I love being single, the potential of a new adventure with an as-yet-unmet Prince Charming, the freedom of painting the town and shamelessly flirting without remorse, and ultimately not having to think of the well-being of anyone but myself at the end of my day. I do not … Continue reading Very Special Entry: Blogs, Dating & Shameless Self-Promotion
Ever since reading He’s Just Not That Into You I’ve been pretty blase about guys who don’t call back. Virtually everyone I’ve dated in the past year has just “stopped calling” at some point (a few because I ripped them apart on the world wide web and they took the hint), and it was all … Continue reading The Drop Off
Say you were out in a bar on a random Monday, and you met a lovely young lady, and she had her beer goggles sufficiently affixed enough to actually give you her phone number, and you don’t actually know anything about her other than how old she is and what she does for a living. … Continue reading RHS #16 – Wear Your Own Skin, and Wear it Well
Here’s another totally ridiculous neurosis of mine – one that puts the ‘ridiculous’ in the ridiculously high standards. Thing is, every now and again I get into a funk (shocker, I know!). I am in a foul mood for no discernable reason, and I’m just fed up with people and life in general. The truth … Continue reading RHS #15 – Moody
This one’s for me. A reminder not to break my own rules – they’re there for a reason! So my minor meltdown the other week was a direct result of breaking my own rule. I had been dating someone a while back, and while things didn’t work out, we agreed to be friends. We did … Continue reading RHS #14 – Never Go Back, A Handy Guide for Avoiding Heartache
This is a quickie, but I have a huge pet-peeve with people who misuse words and language. I physically want to claw my eardrums out whenever I hear people use the words irregardless or orientate – yes, they’re recognized on dictionary.com as “slang versions” of regardless or orient, but it doesn’t mean it’s correct or … Continue reading RHS #13 – Use your words, unless you don’t know them, then don’t.
One of my biggest pet peeves about first dates is the frequency with which guys tend to choose restaurants based on seemingly a wish and a prayer, and have no idea what they’re in store for – both in terms of their dining experience and the financial hit they’re about to take. Now I’m all … Continue reading RHS #12 – Do Your Homework & Pony Up