#NerdsUnite: Tips for calming your nerves before a big date
Either way, I immediately liked this dude when I met him so finding out that he was not only single but also into me sent me on a one way ticket to nervous town.
#NerdsUnite: Ask That Nerdy Chick (I kissed a co-worker on NYE. Now what?)
I worked 9-5s for years and I pretty much made it a rule to never date a co-worker. It's too incestuous and you spend too much time in an intimate setting. Obvi sexual tension and chemistry can't be denied - but it HAS TO HAS TO HAS TO stop at just a friendly flirtation.
#NerdsUnite: An Analysis of 103 #OkCupid Dates in 9 Months
All of the dates were a total blast. There were less than 5 that I can honestly say I didn't enjoy, and only 2 that I actually wanted to walk out from. The OKC algorithm is AMMAAZIINNNGGG at matching people, but chemistry is intangible. I was curious to find the organic root of attraction. What are the butterflies we say we feel when we meet that special someone? If I no longer believe in this notion of there being a "one" or a "soul mate," - what is the "it" then? And how can I solve for it?
It took me 96 dates to find out that the "it" was me. Life is reflective. What I was attracted to in dudes was something that resonated deeply in myself - I am emotionally unavailable.