Girls- Here is some simple dating advice

Five places to go on a spring date

Spring is slowly approaching and thoughts of summer love are in the air. The weather on Monday had the streets flooded with smiles and hand holding. So below are our suggestions for 5 places to bring that special someone:

1.       1. Frying Pan: This is just a great bar in general. If you are a local New Yorker chances are you have been here, and you love it. Located right off of the west side highway, the bar opens up at the sight of summer. Come here on a date and share a bucket of beer while you watch the sun set on the Hudson. Yeah, sounds romantic…exactly. 

2.     2. Eataly: This place is semi new to Manhattan. Located right near the flatiron building, Eataly offers its guests a chance to enjoy wine in a different kind of setting. In the heart of Eataly is an area called “LaPiazza”. I often see couples tasting wine and enjoying the crudo menu. If your date is a foodie, then this place is perfection.

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5   3. Central Park: This is a tried and true date spot. If your date is into fitness, go for a run together. Sit on a blanket and relax on the great lawn. Get an ice cream cone and watch the street performers. Day dates are great, and central park knows how to facilitate that. The romance is there, it’s up to you to bring the charm!

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3. 4.. Ace Bar: This is for the non-intimidating date spot. This is a pretty divey bar, however it is still fun. They have skee-ball there, and the drinks are pretty cheap. Nothing like a little healthy competition on a date and to get the conversations rolling. Plus, if you get hungry you can walk over to Pommes Frites and enjoy their epic fries.

5.     5.The not blind date-blind date: Simply put- tell your date to just meet you at a random location. Don’t tell them the plan, but just be open to having fun. Bring them to a few different restaurants and do dinner all around town. Stop by places like Beauty & Essex and enjoy a few tapas. Then walk over to S’mac and nibble on some mac and cheese. Grab coffee at theRoasting Plant and take a stroll down The High line. The suspense of not knowing where you are going will keep your date on their toes.

 

Who are you Freddie Fackelmayer?

WHO ARE YOU FREDDIE FACKELMAYER?

We see you are a good looking guy that lives in NYC...

But we want to know more!

A) Why are you on the city?

B) Do you have a girlfriend like the show implies?

C) If not, where have you been hiding?

xoxo

As good as its guests

The Ugly Truth...is it true?

Last Friday, Lauren Nutt and I attended an advanced screening of "The Ugly Truth." The movie was hilarious and a bit " OMG, did they really just say that." While watching the movie, I started thinking about myself in terms of dating. The character played by Gerard Butler explains that a woman must be a mix of "sinner and saint." That the trashy girl in the bar may get a guys attention, but he will never keep her around. However, the sweet girl that cooks for Grandma must also be comfortable with herself and adventurous enough to try new things. Then, like all chick flicks... the lesson ends in the result of the teacher loving the student for who she really is ( can somebody say "he's just not that into you".) Yet, I think there is an important lesson here. You should always "date" the person you're seeing. Yes, wearing comfy cozies on the couch and watching Jeopardy is allowed, but you can also still hit the treadmill and apply some make-up when going out for drinks. Fellas...this rule applies to you as well. You may have gone on 4 dates in one week, but bringing a girl breakfast in bed never killed anyone.
XOXO

Jessi Marquez

We are just not that into you

Here is a little note I wrote back in 2007, before books on break-ups were now movies....

Enjoy!!

The book of Black and White....right?

I recently had been thinking about relationships...how they work, the process, the games. Everyone proclaiming to hate the game and inevitability not be able to avoid it. Thing's changed from simple to hard in such a few amount of years.
When you were younger you wrote in a box :
I like you, do you like me?? Check Yes_No_Maybe_
and by lunchtime you were dating.
Now thing's have become so complicated that there is a book for every question, every method, and every kind of relationship out there. But how do these books pinpoint the answers to your relationship problems, if half the time the problem is that you can't address that there is a problem.

I feel like this age is the most complicated, it's filled with gray and murky situations. There is no such thing as casually dating without being called a slut, or hurting someones feelings. There are no more dinner and movies. And the waiting three days to call the person theory no longer applies because you have been friended on facebook by the time that person had drunkenly walked into their house.

How do you define if you are:
a)hooking up
b) dating casually
c) dating exclusively
or
e)the prospect of the above three choices.

I find myself and my friends in many similar situations where you are often unable to define what exactly your in, which is hard in a definition world. A creepy guy approaches you in a bar and asks to buy you a drink,while you are standing with a guy that you have been "casually dating" for 2 years, and the proper response is clearly "This is my brother".

No one ever wants to be hurt and the prospect of a new relationship can be scary, but for how long do you do gray. If he/she acts like your boyfriend/girlfriend and isn't hooking up with anyone then shouldn't that equal possible future?
POSTED BY JESSI AT 4:04 PM June 27th, 2007

Hope you enjoyed! Love ya- Jessi Marquez

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