http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta A 24-year-old recent transplant to metro Atlanta -- who finds the dating experience here, well, daunting... en-us wise.diva@gmail.com 2008-07-03T08:06:28-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 A 24-year-old recent transplant to metro Atlanta -- who finds the dating experience here, well, daunting... http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/03/breaking_up_wit.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta It seems to be an all too familiar tragedy we see in the news. Woman leaves man, man attacks, kills, or disfigures the woman. The saying, hell has no fury like a woman scorned, certainly rings true when an ex-girlfriend... 5024403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Breakups 2008-07-03T08:06:28-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/02/future_freaks_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I was watching the band Motion City Soundtrack perform a show live on the internet recently. One of my favorite songs is The Future Freaks Me Out: From an era we hate to... 4584803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Family 2008-07-02T07:17:21-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/01/the_little_blac.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Recently, I was talking to friends about former playboys who finally marry after years of playing the field and breaking hearts. I started to think about the men that I know who used to enjoy their bachelorhood so much.... 4969603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Relationships 2008-07-01T07:34:20-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/30/bad_boys_just_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I am starting to think that bad boys get a bad rap. Just because a man has a little bit of edge and slickness to his “image” doesn’t necessarily mean he is a heart breaker. I think women can... 4940603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Mix & Mingle 2008-06-30T07:51:51-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/27/back_to_basics.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Good morning! Today will be my last entry on the MIA blog! I’ve enjoyed navigating the dating scene with all of you for the past year! I find myself wondering what, if anything, I’ve learned about my dating life in... 4796103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Matters of the Heart 2008-06-27T07:36:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/26/expiration_date.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I think almost everyone’s experienced the very fast-paced relationships—the ones usually filled with passion in which you feel an immediate spark with someone, the feeling’s mutual, and you wonder how you ever enjoyed life without this person. Consequently, you attempt... 4753503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-06-26T07:30:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/25/heating_things.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Now that it’s toasty outside, I find myself both wanting to spend more time soaking up rays but also retreating into air conditioned buildings whenever possible! Am I the only one with a split personality in the summer? I guess... 4827903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-06-25T07:30:11-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/24/second_best.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta This weekend we were at a bar with a group of friends having a great time, and all of the sudden I started getting signals from the male acquaintance sitting next to me. The compliments, the heavy flirting, the tickling,... 4796603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Mix & Mingle 2008-06-24T07:45:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/23/dinner_for_twoo.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I’ve been hanging out with a particular man lately, but that’s all it’s been — hanging out, because there have been no formal dates. We’ve definitely spent some time getting to know each other in groups, which can be super... 4753403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-06-23T07:45:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/20/colossal_waste.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta When it comes to dating, I generally don’t like to waste anyone’s time. I just don’t think it’s fair to someone who expressed an interest in me. If I feel as if I would be a bad date, or at... 4743603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-06-20T07:48:21-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/19/operation_date.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Ladies, the mission, should you choose to accept it, is to secure date 3 with Mr. Wonderful. This is the same Mr. Wonderful who brought his “A” game on the first two dates. He had solid date plans, he had... 4717803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-06-19T08:05:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/18/space_to_breath.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta If a guy meets someone who he really likes, is it possible that he will lose interest if she has too much going on in her life? I ask because many men don’t want to start relationships with “party girls”,... 4686403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-06-18T08:11:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/17/sexist_in_the_c.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I don’t know about you guys, but I am personally hooked on media and politics these days. I can’t get enough of political talk shows, blogs, and any coverage related to the presidential campaign. Part of what has me so... 4655303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Current Events 2008-06-17T08:00:01-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/16/cant_finish_wha.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Have you ever met, dated, and decided you weren’t a good match with someone in 10 days or less? You haven’t? Oh you should try it, it’s BIG fun (NOT!). So here is the Reader’s Digest condensed version of my... 4585003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Relationships 2008-06-16T08:19:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/06/13/dateiversaries.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I had a friend in college who didn’t celebrate anniversaries with his long-time girlfriend. He celebrated “date-iversaries.” His rationale was that anniversaries were for people who were married, and it almost cheapened the word to use it on someone you... 4483803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Relationships 2008-06-13T07:29:00-05:00