New York Dating Blog

I guess for my first real post here I'll share a story about a girl I took out a couple of weeks ago. First off, about the girl: She is 24, just graduated from Columbia in English and is trying to get a job as a school teacher. Not really my type since I didn't go to college and most my friends work for internet businesses, but we really seemed to hit it off so after our first date (which was not much more than coffees and a walk through the park), I decided to try to impress her with something a little higher class without breaking the bank (expensive cocktails aren't that bad if you arrange to meet after dinner!) Plus I've been meaning to check out the Please Don't Tell Club for a while...

The club itself was cool as hell! You walk in through this phone booth inside of another restaurant (Crif Dogs... yes it's gimmicky, but it gave it a great underground exclusive feel). We were there somewhat early (9pm) and on a weekday (tuesday), so it was easy to get intimate seating in the corner... The bartender threw together some great drinks which really was the highlight of the night. I'm usually a beer, wine, and scotch guy, (although my usual clubbing drink is a captain morgans and coke), but I decided to step out of my comfort zone and try out some of their featured items, like a martini made from bacon-infused bourbon and maple syrup! I really did have a blast, and got pretty tipsy towards the end.

My date was not as impressed with the place though... I think it was a bit intimidating for her, and she was kind of uncomfortable until she had a few pomegranite martinis herself... That's not to say we didn't have a good time together, but I think the environment kind of threw her off (especially coming from a college background) and we may have had a better time at a local sports bar type of place. Oh well, live in learn... I'll definitely go back there even if she doesn't!

We agreed on a date number three, but I haven't called her yet... Maybe one night next week if I'm in the mood for something more cultural, like theatre? Not really my style but I try to keep an open mind.

Well I'm 27, and I've been living as a bachelor in Manhattan for a few years now, and I figured with how popular blogging is that I could start my own site about being a single guy in the new york dating scene (fuck I hate terms like that). So here's a little bit about me...

I work for a pretty big web design firm in sales... Sounds like a boring job but it's actually pretty cool, most of our clients are either clothing labels or restaurant chains, and we have two music labels as well so we get to design each artists website. No, I am not allowed to drop names.

I live in Chelsea. I share a townhouse with a buddy and we've lived here a couple years (yes we're both straight, lol). I've been thinking of checking out the Battery Park area as that seems a little quieter and a little more my style, but we'll see.

My last long term relationship was over five years ago, and since then I've had a couple of girlfriends here and there but nothing that materialized into anything meaningful. My goal I guess is to keep enjoying single life until my thirties, and then think about settling down... Hopefully by reading this blog I will help any guys in a similar situation with meeting women!