Tag: love
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when did you know?
Last fall, I conducted a “deep dive dating survey” which was an effort born out of hours spent with friends discussing dating in the age of apps. Instead of just guessing about dating successes and misfires, I decided to gather some data about how people find true love in a digital world (especially since my…
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unsure about your relationship? call me (or maybe don’t)
About a month ago, a friend asked me if I knew a guy from UCLA – someone who is close friends with her husband. He seemed vaguely familiar to me so I sent the photo to a college friend and asked, “Do we know this guy? His photo looks so familiar.” She quickly responded: “Don’t…
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the best of the coasts: nyc vs. sf bay area
After two months away from writing, I am back at my desk and hoping to remember how to be entertaining. January is typically a tough month for me to find creative momentum. I have a plethora of topics to write about but, after I am away from routines during the holidays and new year, I…
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deep dive dating survey, part 3
This week, I am publishing three questions posed for my survey by mom friends about their own kids. A few of the young adult respondents thought that these questions were coming directly from me and answered specifically about my son’s dating life – but most responded about their own experiences. Because the survey was anonymous,…
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deep dive dating survey: insights from 20-somethings, part 2
Here is the second set of responses from my eight question informal survey about dating in your 20’s right now. Consistent with my last post, I have bolded each question and then portions of answers that I thought were the most revealing. The first question was inspired by a friend who told me that her…
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deep dive dating survey: insights from 20-somethings
A few months ago, I started a really fun project inspired by the frequent conversations I have with my friends. We, as moms of 20–somethings, are often discussing dating norms and comparing them to when we were navigating the same challenges in the 1980’s/1990’s and early 2000’s. Because my kids do not seem to enjoy…
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where are they now?
In February 2020, I wrote a blog post called, “The year of the throuple.” What is a little bit funny is that 2020 was the year of so many things but alas none of those headlines included a throuple (think Covid 19, George Floyd, Presidential election). In this post, I introduced the concept of a…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 