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 kleslie@ajc.com 2008-07-23T07:00:00-05:00 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/2008/07/23/the_best_first.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Alright kids, enough heartbreak and gnashing of relationship teeth for now. Blanca needs a dose of gushy pitter-patter love vibes and is taking a walk down a happy memory lane. Why? I recently heard from an ex of mine from... 5439903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-07-23T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/22/fighting_fair.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta A friend of mine’s marriage is in a rough spot, a patch so rocky and sharp that the union may not survive after a decade. As an outsider, I observe the ways she and her husband “work through things.” It... 5290903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Relationships 2008-07-22T07:30:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/21/you_shouldnt_lo.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I’m mad as hell. I’m hurt. I’m disappointed. And luckily, I have a blog on which to share my story for therapy. I recently had my first big party at my new house, and invited this guy I’ve been dating... 5265503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Breakups 2008-07-21T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/18/the_fast_the_fr.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Sometimes I wonder if guys (I date) understand the concept of finesse. If they could only grasp the idea that a woman who wants a relationship doesn’t want to be rushed into anything she isn’t ready for. Two weeks after... 5340603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Mix & Mingle 2008-07-18T07:50:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/17/first_time_for.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Have you ever heard a married person say, “The first time I married for love. The next time will be for money”? Well, if I had a dollar for every time I heard that one, I could afford the entire... 5310203@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Marriage 2008-07-17T07:50:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/16/dont_make_me_ov.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta When you are trying to end things with someone, it becomes a real challenge removing them from your life. It’s easy to return their DVDs, workout gear, or house keys, but what happens to all those emotions you felt about... 5279303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Breakups 2008-07-16T07:50:02-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/15/just_too_good_t.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Have you ever met someone so great and wonderful that you find yourself actually wondering if this person is just too good to be true? Do you ever question why they are they are interested in you? Or, why are... 5250603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-07-15T07:25:04-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/14/shes_on_a_missi.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta We keep on waiting (waiting). Waiting on the world to change One day our generation Is gonna rule this population Good news, John Mayer! The wait is OVER. I happen to know that our generation is already making moves to... 5221803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ About Wise Diva 2008-07-14T07:26:42-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/11/grab_a_mirror_w.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I’m feeling introspective, maybe because I’ve dated no less than half a dozen guys this year with no real luck. Still, I don’t regret ending those brief relationships, because I knew they weren’t going anywhere. I was turned off by... 5168103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-07-11T06:30:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/10/uhoh_my_date_is.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I knew my date with “Joe” was over in the first 10 minutes. We were on a blind date, set up by a mutual acquaintance. I had been warned I might find “Joe” a little anal-retentive, but my friend encouraged... 5147103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-07-10T06:30:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/09/facebook_faux_p_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta A friend called me today with an all-too-familiar quandary: Her ex from more than two decades ago “friended” her on Facebook, and she didn’t know what to do. In my opinion, it’s easy. Are you actually friends? No? Then ignore,... 5119603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Pop Culture 2008-07-09T06:00:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/08/coming_back_for.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta Day 1 of “Misadventures” blog-dom down. I’m hoping this doesn’t develop into bad boy syndrome: “Treat me like trash and I’ll keep coming back.” (Luckily, that’s never been my style…yet.) My peers didn’t lie: you all definitely keep it real.... 5095403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Mix & Mingle 2008-07-08T06:00:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/entries/2008/07/07/introducing_bla.html?cxntfid=blogs_misadventures_in_atlanta I’m channeling Charlotte York for my first “Misadventures” blog: “I’ve been dating since I was 15. I’m exhausted! Where is he?” That’s how I come you; a tired, weary, yet hopeful 20-something woman still looking for “The One.” I was... 5069403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dating/ Dating 2008-07-07T06:00:11-05:00 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