Dating in NYC. It has inspired movies, television shows, and songs. Having lived here for almost three years, I have certainly had my shares of encounters, all of which will remain OUT of this blog because who knows who will actually end up reading this thing.
One of my favorite parts of dating is the day or two after a date where you recap the events over and over (and over) both in your head, and with your girlfriends (sometimes guy friends). This is where, usually only when discussing the bad dates, the nicknames come in. This enables the conversations to continue, without ever having to use the person's name. And I'm not talking about nicknames like Blue Eyes (although Tongue in Ear Guy still makes me laugh to this day), I'm talking about names like The Irish Curse, Oscar, Big Bennett (although he wasn't a bad date... or a date at all), Chewbacca, Robin, Batman, BTLC, that, unless you explain it to people, only your closest girlfriends know what it means. It's what makes the bad dates just that much more bearable. Well, that and the knowledge that you never have to see them again.
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I'm ecstatic that you're now ruling out "Treats Me Like Shit." Because the Alison that I know is a beautiful, funny, intelligent woman, and there's no reason you should let assholes run (or ruin) your life.
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