dating mr big
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Mr. Big, Therapy and Creating Closure for Myself After a Toxic Relationship
You probably were not expecting another chapter in the saga of Mr. Big and, quite frankly, neither was I. That relationship ended on a less than cordial note, and I had put it behind me and begun focusing on working my own shit out. I tend to do that after intense situations. I always want…
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Why I Had to Stop Seeing Mr. Big After Our 5-Day Date
I wrestled with this experience for weeks. I had to sit with it, talk with Mr. Big and ask questions, sit with it again, meditate, journal and talk to my confidante—all to process what turned out to be a very eye-opening and enlightening experience in more ways than one. In “regular” dating, you usually go…
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The 1st Date Was Successful. Now What?
Dating in the age of Twitter should really come with a manual or a rulebook or at least some guidelines for what happens after you successfully complete the first date and decide that you want to continue seeing the person. I either like you all the way or I don’t; there is no in-between. This…
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The 48-Hour 1st Date: A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a continuing series. Get caught up by reading part 1. Normally, a round-trip airline ticket between Los Angeles and Las Vegas would cost about $100, at most, if booked far enough in advance. Because he didn’t book our trip until one week before we were scheduled to leave,…
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Dating in the Age of Twitter, or How I Met Mr. Big
I had a 48-hour first date in Las Vegas with a man I met on Twitter. If this column had a subtitle, it would be “A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy,” because that’s just what it is. I’ve been on the internet for well over 20 years, and I would never have…