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And yet another reason for why I am single...
Last week, while I was studying at Starbucks, a cute guy came up to me and asked me a question. For some reason I thought he was asking about the air conditioning, so I said, "Yeah, it IS cold in here!" Turns out he wa… -
The Price of Admission
My friend Ailanna sent me this video. I've listened to Dan Savage's podcasts pretty regularly for a while now, and I think this might be one of his best insights: It is so true that any long-term relationship … -
Mate Poaching
A friend of mine sent me THIS ARTICLE from The New York Times. Not particularly revelatory. The article says what I think anyone who's ever been active in the dating scene can observe: People who are taken are deemed… -
How We Met
A friend of mine told me the story of a woman she knows who married a man she met three weeks prior, when he popped out of a manhole. No joke. Let me pause to let that sink in. (No pun intended.) I guess he was doi… -
An Open Letter
Dear Universe, In the last month, as I've been trying to reclaim my single girl swag after having been dumped, and as I've been anticipating having to attend three weddings without a date, the following people have foun… -
My Dad Tries to Fetch Me a Husband
My mother tells me this morning that my Uncle Gerard wants to set me up with someone. Apparently, Uncle Gerard knows a guy who has been working as a post-doc or temporary lecturer at UC Berkeley. The guy got an offer f… -
I Hate This Part
So Mr. New Year will heretofore be referred to as an EX. I realize I never referred to him as a BF on this blog, mostly because I didn't write much about him in general. (I decided to practice more discretion after my … -
Delayed Gratification
Lately, I've been feeling at once restless and exhausted. Part of this feeling, I'm sure, is the typical end-of-the-year burnout. I've had a pretty draining one, both professionally and personally speaking. But the t… -
Complimentary Words
After my parents got to meet Mr. New Year over a casual lunch on Sunday, my mom said, as a favorable estimation, that he seemed very "zeng geng," which is a Cantonese phrase meaning something along the lines of "serious"… -
An Email From My Dad
My dad sent me and my brother the cutest email today. The very last exclamation, "Tai Ching Cho Di!" is his phonetic translation of a Cantonese phrase my mom often uses. It translates to something like, "See with clear…
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