I stopped by this hot spot recently and was definitely digging the vibe.
The Violet Hour in Wicker Park.
This hidden gem has a dark, trendy atmosphere that is sure to promise for a pleasant evening. Even if you might confuse yourself for being in a giant game of Tetris (the high backed leather chairs look like “L’ pieces and all tables are small perfect squares), the drinks are impeccable and the intimacy is just right.
While I wouldn’t say this is an unknown spot from reading the crowd, it’s for sure a good place to stop by for a quiet evening of getting to know you.
This is a hilarious video from the 80’s with online dating videos. I don’t understand how some of these people can say this stuff with a straight face. Maybe it’s the radical mustache or the bodacious hair that gives them the sharp intellect to spout off favorites like “I’m a 25 year subscriber to Playboy” and “I consider myself a refined valley dude.”
Halloween is a fantastic night in Chicago. Plenty of Chicagoans are dressed up, out and about, and geared up in party mode. This is a great night to go out and meet a special crush out on the town.
Do you have your costume yet?
If not, here are some places you can hit last minute to throw something together.
Always full of the most random pieces of clothing and accessories, this is a great place to hit up that won’t break the bank. If you are going to go here, make sure you have a reasonable plan of what kind of costume you want. There are so many types of clothes and strange items, your head will be spinning and you’ll feel like you’ve walked into a life-size version of that old smelly box full of random crap in your parents basement. (more…)
Sometimes, people just don’t have the guts to break up with their latest crush in person. While there are certain rules to when this can and cannot be done, generally speaking, if the relationship is very young (a couple weeks), it is not necessary to break up with someone in person. But what happens if you know it won’t work with this person and have no desire to call them up and let them know they didn’t make the cut? (no guts, yes. does it still happen? absolutely.)
Enter: The Phase Out
The phase out occurs when you gradually remove this person from your life. Like a dying heartbeat, the tempo and rhythm of the short lived relationship pace themselves slower and slower. Text messages become ‘no-response’ statements instead of questions and phone calls become a rare gem. While there is nothing you can do on the receiving end of a phase out (dust yourself off kid and get back out there!), there are a couple keys when implementing it so you don’t come off as a complete jerk (or bitch).
Have a plan – Once you decide that watching paint dry is more entertaining than this person, commence the phase out and stick to it. Start hitting the brakes and slow that train down.
Keep it gradual - Slow and steady wins the race (or in this case, douses the flame). Draw out the texts and ease up on the calls. Baby steps.
Avoid weekend dates – If you’re going to hang out, hang out during the week. Weekends are prime real-estate, and you don’t want to play with fire after drinking… which leads to…
Don’t have a sleep over – This just resets the clock at zero. Everytime you get it on between the sheets, it sends a signal to the other person you’re in it to win it.
Axe the late night calls and drunk texts – “What you up to?” at 2am isn’t as innocent as your drunk mind convinces you. Have a little restraint or else you’re back at square one and just extending the phase out.
Whatever your opinion of the phase out might be, it’s still a tactic that is used in the streets of Chicago and many other cities around the globe. Do you phase out? Have you been phased out? Share your thoughts in the comment section!
I know that Cosmo puts out sex tips for women in each and every one of their magazines. It’s staring me in the face every time I walk through the checkout aisle at the grocery store.
“745 Ways to please your man’ (really?), ‘Where to meet your man” (hey, how about EVERYWHERE), ‘4,354 Ways to tell if he’s into you’, etc, etc…
So I found this article on Cracked.com that picked out 7 sex tips from Cosmo that will put you in a hospital’.
Please ladies, DON’T do any of these…
Bite the Family Jewels – Self explanatory… they’re not seeded grapes.
Shake His Nuts – I really don’t think it’s going to help bring the rain.
Yank His Crotch Hair – You yank. And I’ll yank.
Give Him a Sneezegasm – Keep the black pepper where it belongs… in the kitchen.
Milk His Cow – What’s good for the cows, is NOT good for the guys.
Go Joystick On His Boner – This isn’t asteroids. Hit the wrong button and you could trigger an accidental roundhouse kick.
Put Him in the Fucking Hospital – This one said to basically GIVE HIM AN INDIAN BURN down there. Don’t!
While not a terrible idea, buying drinks for girls isn’t the most inventive or memorable way to introduce yourself to a girl.
Here’s the part that threw me off my game. The past few weeks while I’ve been out, I’ve had two girls walk up to me and say “Want to buy me a drink?”. Personally, the first thought that goes through my head is “Are you serious? Get lost lady.” Do guys actually fall for this? No matter how attractive or unattractive the girl is in this situation, I find it to be completely obnoxious and she’s thrown all credibility out of the window faster than a starving fat kid devouring chocolate cake.
If I were going to buy a girl a drink, it would be after we’d been talking for awhile and there is obvious chemistry or solid conversation.
Ladies, do you actually see any success with this? Or are these ladies just crazy?
So I was running through some funny clips on youtube and came across this one that I thought would be a good way to show people on what NOT to do for a dating video.
Best line: “I deserve love like everyone else! I dont need to rummage through the dumpster for a playboy!!!!!!”
While this is a fake video, I wouldn’t be shocked to see some people actually do this. Seen any that are too good to not share? Send them over or post them in the comment section!
What does that mean? Never heard of it? Did I just make it up?
National Singles Week was started in Ohio back in 1984 to appreciate and acknowledge the growing number of unmarried Americans, who are now 96 million strong, or 43 percent of the U.S. population age 15 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
I’ll just consider it the opposite of Valentine’s day. For all those singles out there who feel that twinge of envy when their coupled counterparts are celebrating on that red velvet night, now’s our turn to rock out.
The only thing is, we get a WEEK instead of a single night.
So break out the party streamers and the secret booze you keep hidden in your drawer at work. It’s time for a celebration.
I’ve combed through and found some good places to hit for happy hour each night so you can go hang out with that support group of yours and soak in your freedom. (more…)
I received this forward the other day and it’s too funny not to share. This was apparently written by little kids (and my thoughts).
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
“You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.”
Alan, age 10 (don’t forget beer pal)
“No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.”
Sometimes when you’re bored out of your mind, or sitting on the toilet without a magazine in arms reach, you pull out that cell phone and start combing through the lost barrage of names in your phone book. Lost old friends, single serving friends you met on a random night, or even that name that just as a single letter “M” who you can’t recollect to save the shirt on your back.
Occasionally these lost souls have a way of coming back from the past to once again appear in that Recent Call list. A friend recently asked me what it means when a guy she used to date or “hang out” with contacts you after a long period of radio silence. (more…)
Sometimes, people just don’t have the guts to break up with their latest crush in person. While there are certain rules to when this can and cannot be done, generally speaking, if the relationship is very young (a couple weeks), it is not necessary to break up with someone in person. But what happens if you know it won’t work with this person and have no desire to call them up and let them know they didn’t make the cut? (no guts, yes. does it still happen? absolutely.)![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=e36abd0b-53aa-4738-9674-c0b16e55c05d)
I know that Cosmo puts out sex tips for women in each and every one of their magazines. It’s staring me in the face every time I walk through the checkout aisle at the grocery store.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=69dadeb6-3abd-4a62-9be8-aac55202b4d0)
While not a terrible idea, buying drinks for girls isn’t the most inventive or memorable way to introduce yourself to a girl.
What does that mean? Never heard of it? Did I just make it up?
Sometimes when you’re bored out of your mind, or sitting on the toilet without a magazine in arms reach, you pull out that cell phone and start combing through the lost barrage of names in your phone book. Lost old friends, single serving friends you met on a random night, or even that name that just as a single letter “M” who you can’t recollect to save the shirt on your back.