V-Day Revisited

12Feb08

Single or not, I never liked Valentine’s Day. The consumer focus and the pressure to harbor and display emotions that I may not actually feel — well, the whole thing just turns me off. I would always tell my love interests not to buy flowers or presents. We would go out to dinner so as […]

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Sympathetic Singles

05Feb08

    Being single in New York is difficult. Everyone knows that. One thing that isn’t difficult, however, is finding singles events in New York. Even the Cornell Club hosts singles events for its members. My favorite innovation: singles charity events for young professionals, held at city hot spots. In October, I attended a singles […]

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