Cheat Sheet 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 Few Good Men is a great movie, right? In the last scene, Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson) argues that Tom Cruise's character can't handle...

I typically don't date guys more than four years younger than me, but Bank Boy could be the exception to that rule. He made me...

September 2005Philly Matt and I were in love. Three weeks after my surgery, Matt came down to DC to spend the weekend with me....

I spent New Year’s Eve at the beach with a few of my closest friends. It wasn't hard for me to keep a smile on...

Improv Boy was out of the picture, and I found my lineup in May to be rather thin. I needed to remedy that quickly!...

Was I being punked?While in the cab en route to meet Best Boy at Ceiba, he called to inform me that his best friend and...

What do you get when you mix one City Girl, one Best Boy and his best friend and a guy that I dated for a...

As Summer 2010 draws to a close, I find myself thinking about what an eventful summer it has been. It was the perfect blend of: 1....

I headed upstairs after my fun date with Best Boy AND Mr. Exec, his best friend and the guy that I had dated for a...

Mr. Exec and I had slept together, and I wasn't entirely sure how to balance out my attraction toward him with his penchant for nonconsensual...

I left for the American Association of Sex Counselors, Educators and Therapists Conference in early June.  I figured that Mr. Exec and I would engage...

On June 22, 2010, I received the call from my doctor, informing me that I had early-stage breast cancer.  When I hung up the phone,...

I had just been diagnosed with breast cancer several hours ago.  Now, I was at an event with Mr. Exec, watching him grab another woman’s...

I had thought that June 22, 2010 would be a memorable day in my life because that was the day I had been diagnosed with...

I was on board the Mr. Exec Roller Coaster and was surprised at how many unexpected twists and turns the ride took on the night...

The morning after I learned I had breast cancer, I awoke and called my breast surgeon to figure out what the next steps were.  Unfortunately,...

Before Mr. Exec left my place on June 29, 2010, I brought up his desire to have a meeting with Best Boy and Melanie about...

I found myself at the Masquerade Party without a mask or the proper attire, but that didn’t stop me from having a fabulous night!  I...

After meeting Mr. Agency at the Masquerade Party, we became friends on Facebook.  That led to an email exchange, and then we began texting each...

As my friend, T, and I arrived at Marvin, I caught her up on the latest with Mr. Exec and Best Boy.  Although Mr. Exec...

The weekend prior to my surgery, Mr. Agency and I had planned to get together.  It was tough to coordinate our schedules, though, since his...

Boston Christian arrived at my place, and we stood in the doorway and hugged each other for over a minute.  We looked into each other...

When Boston Christian and I woke up, we had very different takes regarding the prior evening's events. Christian couldn’t stop smiling and talking about how...

Meeting Jim -- Part 4 By Sherry I answered the call from the restricted number: Hello. Strange Woman on Phone: Hello, is this Sherry? Me (wondering if it was a...

After Best Boy and I had sex for the first time, we didn’t talk about what would happen next.  I didn't know if we would...

Boston Christian called me on Tuesday morning to thank me again for taking him out to dinner for his birthday.  He also let me know...

Best Boy arrived at my place, and I gave him a quick kiss – sans open mouth and tongue – at the door before introducing...

“Buckeyes” Boy reached out That leopard can’t change his spots Once a con artist… He gave me blog gold Who breaks up via Twitter? Milked every last post Saw him in...

Shortly after Best Boy left in the morning, I received a text from Boston Christian.  He had forgotten his phone charger at my place and...

For one week in mid-August, my place became a revolving door of men.  Best Boy, Boston Christian and Mr. Agency had all spent nights at...

Best Boy and I continued to spend more time together, and I appreciated the fact that he put the “friend” in “friend with benefits.”  He...

My friendship with benefits arrangement with Best Boy thankfully didn’t bar me from pursuing a relationship with Mr. Agency.  I use the term, “relationship,” loosely,...

As August turned to September, I found myself enjoying a beneficial friendship with Best Boy and wondering if there might be relationship potential with Mr....

Philly Matt spent the night in my bedroom, but our interaction was more G-rated than XXX.  We slept in the same bed together without kissing...

Shortly after Best Boy left my place, the phone rang.  It was Mr. Agency, letting me know that he was back in DC after his...

The week after Labor Day, Mr. Agency and I continued to spend a lot of time together in bed.  Mr. Agency: I don’t understand those couples...

After my recent conversation with Mr. Agency, I had some concerns.  Would his lack of work/life balance be problematic for us in the long run? ...

I had let Best Boy know that we needed to take the “benefits” out of our “friends with benefits” arrangement.  It surprised me that he...

Mr. Agency stepped up and stood by me as I was recouping from having my medical port installed.  The night before my first chemotherapy treatment,...

The morning of the Charity Gala on the Hill found me still recouping from my first round of chemotherapy.  I had planned to attend the...

After my second round of chemotherapy, my concerns about whether or not Mr. Agency was going to be there for me were placed on the...

Best Boy was coming over my place for the first time in seven weeks.  (I wasn't sure of his motivation for doing so, but I thankfully...

I awoke from my night of snuggling with Best Boy, feeling both content and confused. My uncertainty about my future with Best Boy and Mr....

I accepted the fact that Mr. Agency wasn't interested in being in a committed relationship with me and focused on what would make me happy. ...

On the night of the party to toast Sisarina’s amazing redesign of my website and raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, I wasn’t...

I tried to contain my shock, as Mr. Agency walked toward me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. (For all intents and purposes,...

When Mr. Agency and I woke, there was one thing on my mind. Correction. There were two things on my mind, but I knew that...

After I had dried the first of many tears over Rod’s passing, I picked up the telephone to call Mr. Agency. It went to voicemail,...

My third round of chemotherapy was looming so I made the same request to both Best Boy and Mr. Agency: Let’s get together before my next...

I had just started to feel better from the second round of chemotherapy when I needed to return to the doctor's office for my third...

My ex-boyfriend, Philly Matt, and I see each other two or three times a year. In a typical month, we’ll text and email several times...

My red blood and iron counts were low, and I needed iron transfusions for five out of nine days in November. The nurses advised me...

I started to evaluate my dating adventures with Mr. Agency and Best Boy by who was in the lead. When Best Boy came back on the...

My energy and strength finally started coming back toward the end of the third round of chemotherapy. My iron counts were up after five transfusions,...

As I began to wonder if Best Boy and I could be more than just good friends with benefits, I tried to gauge where he...

I was beginning to think that I might want to finally pursue a relationship with Best Boy, but I feared that he no longer felt...

After Mr. Agency and I discussed what worked for both of us, I had thought that we had agreed to spend one night a week...

Best Boy reached out to me on the last night of my last round of chemotherapy. My emotions were all over the place, but I...

After I was finished with chemotherapy, I just decided to simmer. Treatment and all the accompanying side effects had drained me physically and emotionally so...

I had hoped to go out again with Stanford Man after our inspiring and enjoyable brunch, but much to my dismay, he needed to go...

Best Boy had just told me that he loved me. Did the fact that he said it for the first time ever while we were...

I felt like a little girl in a grassy field, holding a daisy in her hand. I love him. I love him not. I really like him. I don’t...

Best Boy and I were stuck somewhere between friends with benefits and a relationship. Limbo City was traditionally not a place that I enjoyed, but...

Two girlfriends were in DC for a conference in early February, and we gathered at Proof to eat, drink and talk about work and boys....

Several nights after our dinner at Proof, Ash and I headed to Teatro Goldoni for a charity event. I let her know that there were...

Our texts went from sporadic to frequent. As we wrote each other more and more, the topics went from light and innocuous to sexually charged....

The week after Mr. Agency and I slept together again was a busy one for me. In the midst of five radiation treatments, I also...

What constitutes a perfect first date to you? From my perspective, I like when I find myself giddy with excitement and a touch of nervousness before...

As my odd first date with Hampton Man continued, I felt like I was watching a fender bender. It wasn't the worst first date that...

As I walked home from my date with Hampton Man, I texted a girlfriend who frequented some of the same bars and lounges as he...

A year ago today, I was sitting in my stylist’s chair at my hair salon, when my cell phone vibrated in my lap. I saw...

In 2011, Best Boy and I went from seeing each other twice a week to once a week. (I wasn't exactly sure why that was,...

Receiving radiation treatments five days a week was both painful and exhausting. I took a lot of afternoon naps and had trouble keeping my eyes...

As my radiation treatments came to a close in March, I felt quite unsettled about my relationship with Best Boy. What were we? Had sex...

Radiation therapy may be used during cancer treatment to shrink the tumor and kill the bad cells. In some cases (like mine), radiation has been...

This week's Ten on Tuesday was about zoos. I wouldn't have had a lot to say so I decided to answer a set of ten...

I typically wake up several times in the middle of the night. Each time I did so on the morning in March after Best Boy...

At some points during my six weeks of radiation treatments, I wasn’t in a lot of pain and actually enjoyed being at the Cancer Center...

A year ago this week, I met Mr. Agency. A few days later, we grabbed drinks together. A year ago this week, Best Boy spent...

When I first saw a photograph of Bank Boy online, his smile, big brown eyes and muscular build caught my eye. I don’t normally pay...

I had met Tech Boy at Old Ebbitt Grill in February. I was at the back bar with my girlfriends, wearing baggy jeans, silk underwear,...

After I announced that I’d be turning my blog into a Choose Your Own Adventure for three months, I’ve received a lot of enthusiastic comments...

I can count on one hand the number of times that I've let friends fix me up with a guy. If I had to guess...

Thank you to all who attended my End of the Treatment Celebration and Fundraiser on Thursday night! For those of you who still wish to...

What's the latest regarding my Usual and Potential Suspects? Here’s all the scoop that's fit for blogging: Boston Christian: I haven’t seen him since his visit...

One year ago last week, I got back together with Best Boy. In a post about that decision, I wrote: In the midst of treatment, all...

In October, I was focused on teaching and my charity and advocacy work. Guys weren’t a priority. I didn’t just put them on the back...

“I see you finding your partner in a year or two. He’s the best friend of someone you go out with. [The intuitive pauses.] You...

The end of November always proved to be an eventful time for her on the dating front. Major relationships had started and ended all around...

I’m rarely one for clean breaks with a guy. Instead, our relationship turns into a game of Frogger. We move closer to each other, then...

Two years ago today, my boyfriend broke up with me by blocking me on Twitter. That was one of those experiences that I couldn’t have possibly...

Today is the third anniversary of my blog. In December of 2008, I was getting over Lawyer Boy, working on my thesis, and battling the side...

Twenty Eleven Started year in chemo haze In my bed? Best Boy. He said he loves me But does that mean he’s in love? Neither of us know. Winter beach weekend With...

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, 2011 was the best of times and the worst of times for me. Lessons I wish that I didn’t have to learn...

On New Year’s Day, I happened to see another psychic. (It wasn’t planned, but when the opportunity presented itself to receive a reading from a...

Best Boy played a huge role in my life during the past two years. He was my friend, my lover and my crutch, as I...

Earlier this week, I heard my cell phone vibrate. I assumed that it was a text with birthday wishes, but my smile turned to a...