http://dir.salon.com/topics/dating/?source=rss&aim=dating en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Sarah Hepola Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/13/spanx_makeout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/13/spanx_makeout/index.html?source=rss It was hot. It was heavy. There was just one problem: I was wearing control-top undergarments By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/27/los_angeles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/27/los_angeles/index.html?source=rss How do I get over liking him so much? I know it can never work! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/27/williams_friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/27/williams_friendship/index.html?source=rss Ladies: Want to not talk about feelings? Want a pal who'll offer to kick someone's ass for you? Hang with dudes By Jennifer Finney Boylan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female By Rebecca Traister Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/04/traister_dating_recession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/04/traister_dating_recession/index.html?source=rss In this sinking economy, the media trots out icky cliches about spoiled women and emasculated men -- maybe because the reality is so much messier. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/dating_a_drinker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/dating_a_drinker/index.html?source=rss She was once in the program but says she's got no problem. Can that be true? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/16/iphone_addict/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/16/iphone_addict/index.html?source=rss He won't put down his toy, even at dinner By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/12/abuser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/12/abuser/index.html?source=rss I'm afraid she'll leave me if I reveal my past By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/25/time_for_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/25/time_for_marriage/index.html?source=rss I'm tired of fooling around with guys who just want one thing By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/14/rich_young_and_single/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/14/rich_young_and_single/index.html?source=rss My girlfriend doesn't know the value of a hard-earned dollar By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/10/twin_sister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/10/twin_sister/index.html?source=rss That toxic beast I once called my boyfriend is watching the ballgame with my sister! Argh! By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/23/wants_her_back/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/23/wants_her_back/index.html?source=rss I showed up unannounced in Asia to try to reconcile: Now she wants no contact! By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/09/orphan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/09/orphan/index.html?source=rss Only someone who's been through it can know what's like to lose both parents at 16 By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/06/perfectionist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/06/perfectionist/index.html?source=rss He thinks I'm supposed to be perfect and seizes on my tiniest mistakes By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/16/wants_both_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/16/wants_both_women/index.html?source=rss I thought I liked this guy, but his message to me and the other woman he's dating seemed pretty tacky. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/01/introvert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/01/introvert/index.html?source=rss Self-help books say "be yourself." They also say "be interested in others." For me, it's one or the other. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/11/dark_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/11/dark_side/index.html?source=rss They don't make good boyfriends, but I keep coming back for more. Why? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/25/hot_sauce_in_condoms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/25/hot_sauce_in_condoms/index.html?source=rss He heard on the radio that scheming women will do anything to get pregnant. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/17/behrendt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/17/behrendt/index.html?source=rss But could a woman peddling emasculating generalizations about a man's singlehood become a media superstar? By Curtis Sittenfeld Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/14/curtis_sittenfeld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/14/curtis_sittenfeld/index.html?source=rss I'm terrible at setting up my friends on dates. So why do I love doing it so much? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/11/man_that_got_away/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/11/man_that_got_away/index.html?source=rss I can't believe this guy even went for me at all, but he did, and I fell for him. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/03/two_men_problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/03/two_men_problem/index.html?source=rss I want kids. I want security. I want laughter. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/12/two_boyfriends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/12/two_boyfriends/index.html?source=rss I miss the one I left, but I don't want the one I left him for! By Sarah Hepola Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/06/love_you/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/06/love_you/index.html?source=rss I asked my male friends about this asinine advice, and dammit, they agreed. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/24/restaurant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/24/restaurant/index.html?source=rss I secretly fell for a higher-up at work, and not even my best friend knows.