10.08.09
The start of something good?
August 2009
Reservations were set for dinner with JAG Man on Thursday night.
“Where are we going?” I asked him enthusiastically.
“A new steakhouse in town,” he replied.
“Hmm…Bourbon?”
“Newer,” he informed me.
“BLT Steak?”
“Newer. I don’t think you’ll guess it,” he teased, knowing that I hate surprises.
After we hung up, it hit me. The new W Hotel had [...]
07.19.09
The Usual Suspects (aka Who’s Who)
I have had a “healthy” dating life. (Feel free to submit that comment for the understatement of the year.) Several people have asked for a chart or diagram so that they can easily remember the usual suspects or my main partners-in-crime. Before I get back to the next set of filling in the blanks, here’s [...]
04.16.09
Married Matt — In The Beginning
Last night I was at a charity event at Whitlow’s. Whitlow’s is your typical white-boy bar in Arlington, Virginia. There’s live music, pool tables, several bars and some so-so food. I’ve been there once for brunch in 1997 with the guy who hooked up with other men, but denied being bisexual. [...]
04.06.09
In need of some changes to my lineup
2002-2003
For our first date, Baseball Boy and I went to Front Page for dinner and then a comedy show at the DC Improv. He was living in Baltimore at the time and rarely made it down to DC so we didn’t talk much for the next six months. Once Baseball moved back to [...]
03.14.09
One bar and way too many exes
1995
I had been dating Orioles Boy for several months. He won huge points for being there for me after GWU Boy broke my nose during sex. In some senses, Orioles Boy and I were very close. I spent almost every night at his place. We caught much of the season at [...]
03.03.09
From ‘Roids Boy to UConn Boy — Part II
I walked out of Bodybuilder Boy’s car and over to UConn Boy. Maybe I should have thought to myself that I was being rude to Bodybuilder Boy, but my thoughts were solely focused on UConn Boy. We stood outside the bar for a bit, and he said how great it was to see me…how he’s [...]
03.01.09
Athletes are sexy. ‘Roids aren’t.
In September of 2006, I was bored and signed up for Yahoo Personals for a month. I went out with two of the guys that I met through the site. Military Attorney Guy in the post on The Question Guys was one, and Bodybuilder Boy was the other.
From his photos, Bodybuilder Boy was definitely my [...]
01.18.09
How to scare off a commitment-phobic girl
2000
I was heading home from work on a crisp fall night. The city was quiet as I turned the corner onto Massachusetts Avenue. There he was, talking to one of the doormen at The Westin Fairfax. He caught my eye and not just because he was easily 6’7”. His suit was impeccable, his body could [...]
01.07.09
Tabasco — so what do you put it on?
1994
Sometimes I don’t have the best filter. That can be both a strength and a weakness, depending on the occasion, the company and the comment. At least I was with friends when the following conversation transpired at a restaurant:
“Do you like Tabasco?” a friend asked me, as he doused his eggs with the hot sauce.
“Not [...]
