She's Lovely, But Dump Her and She'll Slash Your Tires
Okay, so we’ve all experienced this. At least, I think we’ve all experienced this. You are newly dating somebody you really like. They mention that their last relationship was kind of a rough one. You smile sympathetically, nod, and say “Oh, I know how that goes.” You take secret delight in the fact that this guy doesn’t seem to have a very high opinion of his ex, and you smugly say to yourself “I would never act like that.”

It’s …

Some Hobbies Should Be Left Private
I guess you could have called it a first date…but only loosely. Truthfully, we were old friends toying with the idea of making our friendship more of a “relationship.” We’d been friends for about four years at that point and had almost always had a mild flirtation going on.
The plans were simple: eat dinner, hang out at his place and then go to a party. He took me back to the house he shared with his brother and his brother …

Boring design but articulate and grateful.

Does the description match the reality?

Thinking before diving head first into your date’s lap.