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SingleGirl Chronicles

Introducing… SingleGirl 3

10th January 2011 by Jess View Comments

Single Girl 2 has passed the baton to me, your Single Girl 3, and I’m ready to dash off in search of L-O-V-E, or at the very least, some proof that life sometimes gives us second, third, and fifty-seven chances for finding love.  I would also like to take my hat off [...]

New Year, New Single Girl

3rd January 2011 by Jess View Comments

Happy New Year! And welcome back!

It’s the Monday after New Years and we’re officially in a post-holiday slump. A slump adorned with the now-gray snow that’s melting on our city streets. Le Sigh.
Like you, we spent the holiday eating, drinking, shopping, and bickering with family. Is it just us or were the after Christmas sales [...]

A Tale from the Dating Battlefield

23rd December 2010 by Leigh, "Gal About Philly" View Comments

I can’t remember a post that had generated more reader inquiries. Everyone wanted to know what ever happened to the guy who stood Leigh up. Last U heard, he read this blog and was forced to face the music. We consider it our charity work of 2010.
The story in full…
I remember when I first [...]

The Good Date Gone Bad (from The Senor)

13th December 2010 by Guillermo, "The Senor" View Comments

This week the Senor tells about his unhappy encounter with a DGB: Date Gone Bad…

There was no smile looking back at me as I glanced in the mirror.  This date was not going well.  I was annoyed that I had given up a free evening for what so far had turned out to [...]

Best Date Ever With Gunshots (Juan)

6th December 2010 by Guest Author View Comments

Guest author Juan Tanamera joins our Best and Worst (ever) Date Story series. And if you thought some of the previous ones were outrageous, then you haven’t watched enough action flicks….

We both agreed to an easy, low-key night: I’d pick her up at home, hit a nice place for dinner and play it by ear from there. [...]