Tales from Queens
under Relationships,Single LifeIn addition to being a failure at dating and relationship-tending, I am a lover of offering my advice on the subject. I was excited to learn that both my new roommates find the topic worthy of semi-frequent discourse, and tolerate my endearing habit of peppering their tales of woe and whoa and whatever with my unsolicited two cents.
As such, here I will share the juiciest tidbits of this little nook of the planet’s romantic life:
One of my roommates recently endured the suggestion from her online date to meet at a bakery at drink/dinner o’clock on a Friday night. I learned from her a brilliant first date maneuver: Arrange plans with friends for later in the evening for an easy bail out method should things get boring or awkward.
As for my other roommate, she finds herself currently without technique, after a brief six-year hiatus from the dating scene. Suddenly single, she will need to rediscover the joys of being alone, of which there are many. She listened as I sung the praises of life without a boyfriend. Her mildly skeptical countenance returned when she read a text message from her little sister bearing a similar line of thought: “Being single rox!!!!”