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!

When I think of museums, one of the first things that comes to mind is this pleasant scene from one of the greats… Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

We could all use one of these days every now and then.  While that movie has plenty of date ideas scattered throughout (ball games, obnoxiously fancy restaurants, and doing a rendition of Danke Schoen on a float), the countless museums around Chicago are all possible date locale’s for that first time encounter.

Let’s break it down… (more…)

“He’s my best friend and you’re either OK with that or you’re not.”

“I love him, but I’m not in love with him.”

“We have such a long history, there is no separating us, he will be in my life forever.”

Any of these sound familiar?

It’s in the back of your mind and you just can’t seem to shake it loose.  It’s not as if you’re talking to any of your ex-girlfriends anymore.  Every girl that has been in your past, has quietly bowed out with her time.  There are no phone calls, there are no text messages, and there surely aren’t any thoughts that pass through your head which incline you to reach out to them.

Her situation is quite the opposite. (more…)

The first few times you hang out with someone, the air is filled with ‘getting to know you’ moments.  “You love Wilco too!?  I have their entire discography!”, “You have two brothers and a sister?  That’s crazy, I have two sisters and a brother!  We’re a match made in heaven!”.

Before you know it, you’re being asked to hold their nephew’s legs at the Bris, or you’re hauled off to church in order to absolve your sins.

There is nothing wrong with following your faith if it makes you happy.  But what’s the path to righteousness if you’re not religious and the person you start dating is their respective religions favorite customer? (more…)

Take a deep breath and calm yourself.  Here’s a shot of morphine… feel a little better?  So that crazy ex of yours is hanging outside your window with binoculars.  From the 14 text messages an hour, 2AM pop-ins at your apartment, and that sudden spike in searches on the internet for your name, you’re tempted to quarantine yourself from society.

Even the city traffic camera’s are beginning to look suspicious…   what was that flash!?  Was that a ticket or just the next glamour shot for their shrine? (more…)

One of the perks of being a grownup, in addition to buying candy without asking for permission, is the ability to choose your own friends.  If a person rubs you the wrong way, you don’t have to join their softball team or put up with mindless chatter about the always interesting Chicago weather.

It’s the ultimate power that is often taken for granted.  Don’t like the way I talk?  Then get lost pal.  Oh it bothers you when I talk about something other than your life?  Then scram!

The one time this situation gets sticky is when your lady’s friends are the enemies you’re trying to swear off.  She wants you to meet up for drinks with her gals, or even worse, spend the day with them while you’re stuck thinking of a hundred different excuses that will get you as far removed from these creatures as humanly possible.

How and why should you have to put up with this? (more…)