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We have another short post for yall so at the end I am including a list of good and bad first dates to reflect on this journey June 2, 2024 I travelled a good way for Date #41 – an hour drive to Columbia, MD for a bowling date. He said he would pay for my gas so he already had points in my book. We met at Main Event , an entertainment center similar to Dave & Busters, and something told me to arrive early because why would I not think it would be crowded at the mall on a Sat

Since this one will be a short post I’ve included a list of first-date questions/topics for when conversations get stale. Keep reading to...

I didn’t expect for this story to be told in two parts, but here it goes: So Germany goes back to Germany and I truly did think we...

This story isn’t family appropriate and although all are welcome to read, content may be uncomfortable for some March 21, 2024 So in my...

February 17, 2024 I met #35 at Punch Bowl Social  in Arlington, VA. By this time I’m already familiar with the place so although I like...

February - March 2024 Ivory knew I was looking for a job, so the day after we agreed to stop all communication, he sent me a position he...

October 14th, 2023 Date #33, we’ll call him Ivory being that he was from Ivory Coast, was the first guy I dated “seriously” after...

April 27, 2023 Around this time is when I started therapy. There wasn’t a specific reason or event that led me to it, just needing...

Author’s Note: In no way should Date #23 have his own post but the next two dates will have their own and I wanted to continue keeping...

October 2023 I started dating someone else, again… and was more into him than I was Syre. Of course I’m posting him, us going out, what...

January - March 2023 Me and dude I was really feeling (Date #28) stopped dating. Yes I was real hurt over this one, but this forced me...

February 2022 Date #22 is probably the one who unlocked my want for a relationship. Imma tell yall this story, and you’re gonna ask...

April 2, 2022 This date is what made me realize why the hood dudes had the girlies in a chokehold. This man didn’t do anything...

February 26th, 2022 Date #18 lived far. The day of our date I was a good hour late because my cousin (who was out of town) had some...

January 30th, 2022 Date #16 was a very spur of the moment date. I was getting off work some time in the evening and I told myself I...

October 8th, 2021 Date #13 took place at Langano Ethiopian Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD. My second time having Ethiopian food but my...

Oct. 2nd, 2021 Date #12 was my first heartbreak after moving. Let me clarify that I was never in love with this man – I’ve actually never...

Sept. 10th, 2021 If y'all read Date #6, you might remember that although Date #9 and I matched on Hinge, my first time actually seeing...

Sept. 3rd, 2021 Now, Date #7 and Date #8 were the finest of the fine. I was asking God how I lucked out twice in a row. My first (and...

Aug. 27th, 2021 I don’t think I’ve ever stepped foot in a Trader Joes before this day. I’m walking around Eastern Market and decided to...