What I’ve done, not really on purpose, is screenshot the worst bits of messages and when I go through my pics I’m reminded of how much of a loser that person was. Even though I don’t delete texts anyway, that could solve the storage problem. Maybe just a “read before thinking about texting” folder in your photos so to speak.
Good for you Duda. But one month of casual dating definitely seems a tad premature for a weekend with her family even if you established you are exclusive. How is she going to introduce you as?
Freedom certainly is not free. Frankly, things like these put the whole “post grad problems” into perspective. Thank you for your service and God bless this great nation.
Making the big move out of the rents place in the burbs to Old Town. Going to be fun moving in the Chicago rain tomorrow. Afterwards I’m expecting to throw back some michelob’s and overly compensate for my newfound freedom
Also, how could I forget Halligans? Crowd is mixed but some of the consistently cheapest drinks in Lincoln Park make for a great post pre-grame-before-we-hit-the-bar bar.
Hangge Uppe is the best late night spot imo. While I avoid River North going out at night, there are some great happy hour specials. Check out Hubbard Inn, decent drink prices but the real deal $1 oysters, crab legs, clams, etc. Great 2nd date spot. But there are a handful of similar deals going on there that says “I enjoy the finer things (and places) in life, but I also have a slightly above average job and cannot afford full prices so we’ll be out of here 5 minutes after happy hour ends”
Had this exact conundrum in with my ex. Met on app, met each other out a few times, started going on dates and about 2 months in had the exclusive/bf/gf talk. Used that as the date, because even though I had not been seeing other people for those 2 months, I thought it would be weird to have the first date (or first time we actually met?) be it because I 100% was still swinging (read:missing) for the first few weeks of seeing her. Seems weird to have it be the first date if you had hooked up with other people between that and the talk. On the other hand some people seem to be together for years and never even had the talk in which case I have no idea what you would do and that gives me anxiety just thinking that someone could play the we never had the talk card at any time.
On the contrary, spitting some game on dating apps the week before and dropping your number then getting the “Maybe: Emily” text Sunday afternoon gets me going for the week ahead.
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If you (very) conservatively estimate $100/pair, that’s a down payment on a house. Red flag for sure
What I’ve done, not really on purpose, is screenshot the worst bits of messages and when I go through my pics I’m reminded of how much of a loser that person was. Even though I don’t delete texts anyway, that could solve the storage problem. Maybe just a “read before thinking about texting” folder in your photos so to speak.
Good for you Duda. But one month of casual dating definitely seems a tad premature for a weekend with her family even if you established you are exclusive. How is she going to introduce you as?
Move went well despite me drinking all my new roommates on the first night.
5,000 pounds for a flyover? This seems very reasonable actually.
Freedom certainly is not free. Frankly, things like these put the whole “post grad problems” into perspective. Thank you for your service and God bless this great nation.
Clearly missed the entire point.
Making the big move out of the rents place in the burbs to Old Town. Going to be fun moving in the Chicago rain tomorrow. Afterwards I’m expecting to throw back some michelob’s and overly compensate for my newfound freedom
Great for a college town but being in any decently sized city sounds like a recipe for a nice ER visit
Couldn’t have said it better myself as a aspiring trophy husband and stay at home dad.
Why not vodka soda? The carbonation makes it going down smoother. Personally I enjoy replacing the standard lime with a couple lemon wedges.
Congrats on the elevator sex
I did the same exact thing. Except I was hammered and in the Mother’s bathroom. RIP
Also, how could I forget Halligans? Crowd is mixed but some of the consistently cheapest drinks in Lincoln Park make for a great post pre-grame-before-we-hit-the-bar bar.
Hangge Uppe is the best late night spot imo. While I avoid River North going out at night, there are some great happy hour specials. Check out Hubbard Inn, decent drink prices but the real deal $1 oysters, crab legs, clams, etc. Great 2nd date spot. But there are a handful of similar deals going on there that says “I enjoy the finer things (and places) in life, but I also have a slightly above average job and cannot afford full prices so we’ll be out of here 5 minutes after happy hour ends”
Under the Sea. It’s my current ringtone
Didn’t even see this and said the same exact thing. Healthy? No. Coping mechanism that gives me a little confidence? Absolutely.
I redownloaded tinder/bumble the day before I met with my ex because she “wanted to talk.” Figured I’d get a running start.
Had this exact conundrum in with my ex. Met on app, met each other out a few times, started going on dates and about 2 months in had the exclusive/bf/gf talk. Used that as the date, because even though I had not been seeing other people for those 2 months, I thought it would be weird to have the first date (or first time we actually met?) be it because I 100% was still swinging (read:missing) for the first few weeks of seeing her. Seems weird to have it be the first date if you had hooked up with other people between that and the talk. On the other hand some people seem to be together for years and never even had the talk in which case I have no idea what you would do and that gives me anxiety just thinking that someone could play the we never had the talk card at any time.
On the contrary, spitting some game on dating apps the week before and dropping your number then getting the “Maybe: Emily” text Sunday afternoon gets me going for the week ahead.