Hiatus + Relationship Resolutions

Posted by Alex on January 6, 2009 under Social Awareness
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StephanieSaveMe is going on a week hiatus.  We worked hard throughout the holiday season to bring you the 12 Days of Meeting the ‘Rents, and boy are our arms tired!

Now, it’s not your fault, and Stephanie and Alex still love you very much.  We’re just taking a little break.

Meanwhile, I have two Relationship Resolutions to share.
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Relationships: What the Hell are you Saying!?

Posted by Alex on December 31, 2008 under Social Awareness, gender relations
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Alex Seeks

I get this feeling that I don’t interpret the world the way my female friends do. I see the signs all over: from the way they ask me questions like “What are you wearing on Tuesday?” to the way they talk about events that I was certainly present for, but somehow missed like “I wonder what’s bothering Juan.” Juan’s bothered?

I feel like the kid who didn’t have cable must have felt when everyone on the bus started talking about favorite episodes of Fraggle Rock. “I know it’s a T.V. show, but what the hell is a fraggle?[1] Read the rest of this article »

[A Nice Way to] Play Games

Posted by Alex on November 17, 2008 under Boys and Girls
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Alex Solves

How do you maintain excitement with someone after the first meeting?

I met this brilliant girl the night before she was scheduled to embark on a week-long trip across a small portion of the country. How do I know she’s brilliant? Because she knew she had to do something to keep up the positive feelings we had for each other over the course of the week.

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Hepburn After Reading

Posted by Rich on November 8, 2008 under Boys and Girls, Guest Stars, Social Awareness, gender relations
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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Let’s get this out in the open: I am a hopeless romantic. I believe in one true love for all. I wish for the fairy tale ending to every story. I watch and thoroughly enjoy what can only be described as “chick flicks.” I’m a working 20-something male and am not ashamed to announce any one of these things in public. So, you may be wondering why (as alluded to in my previous article) I am single.

This week, I would like to take a retrospective look at modern society’s portrayal of women. Yes, that sound you hear is that of a dead horse being beaten, but I’d like to take that a bit further and look at why, I believe, the odds for men like myself are quickly dwindling and what we can do about it.
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