avatar

Anna David

happy hour

Nice to Meet You, No I Don’t Want a Drink: Dating After Sobriety

Dating While Sober can be a hassle, but to most of us, it’s worth it—mainly because we got sober to live as full lives as possible, a goal that includes finding the right mate.

86525557

In Defense Of Being A “Cat Lady”

Stop picturing the dilapidated house with the 86 unneutered felines scampering around every which way when we mention our cats.

18718154670835626_QC24Q5dP_b

How Owning A Pet Prepares You For a Relationship

While I have to imagine that the guy I end up with isn’t likely to take to purse peeing, it’s a guarantee that he’ll do something to drive me batty.

romantic-ferris-wheel

10 (Awesome) Sober Date Ideas

You really haven’t bonded until you’ve shared a fried Twinkie.

And-they-lived-happily-ever-afterhp

4 Universal Dating Mistakes We Can All Learn From

Dating seems basic: you show up, someone else shows up, you enjoy (or don’t enjoy) each other’s company. Easy, right? Wrong.

creepy_flowers

3 Basic Dating Rules Men Are Still Getting Wrong

Just because you’re a dude and thus supposedly not great at sharing your feelings doesn’t mean you can tell us overly personal information and make us swoon.

reality_bites

How “Reality Bites” Completely Screwed Up My Perception of Dating and Relationships

In the angst that was my early twenties, I saw a guy who could say all the things I longed to hear one moment only to take it all away the next as the most powerful, seductive man alive.

Pheromone-Party-1

So I Went to a Pheromone Party (and Almost Didn’t Get My T-Shirt Back)

Did I think that smelling a strange man’s dirty laundry would unleash heretofore hidden feelings of desire? No. But I did think fondly of an ex’s scent and the way I would bury my nostrils in his shirts whenever he left them around — almost as if the aroma itself had super powers.