Portland Dating Dispatch

Okay, so I’ve never had good luck in love. Not for a lack of trying, though. One day in ’08( pre-app era) i try internet dating. I found someone, and take her to the Montage. Things are good. Conversation is flowing, she’s laughing, I’m charming. When before the entree shows up, guess who walks in […]

She was cute, enthusiastic, energetic, and slightly neurotic. I could tell all of this by her Match profile and our messages leading up to our first date.Our first date was full of enthusiasm, energy, and she was quite the drinker. In the middle of one my stories to entertain her she interrupted me to say, […]

Went out with a guy upon first moving to Portland via Tinder. We had a nice time out at a bar on SE Powell: drinks and a few Big Buck Hunter video games. Once some casual flirting and a kiss had happened, it was time for me to go. That night I had decided to […]

I met a guy on okstupid and we hit it off great and would talk for hours. Then came the time to meet and i go over to his house to meet him. He was considerably shorter than me and lied about his height, also the power was out so we sat in the dark […]

About a year ago, my (ish) long-term boyfriend broke up with me, and I ended up on a dating fart that lasted about eight months. During this time, I downloaded all the usual suspects: Okcupid, Grindr, and Tinder. One guy, “Dan” and I made plans to meet off grindr for macaroons. Some call me picky […]

I met a girl on tinder. She was a firecracker. Redheaded fetishists rejoice! We went on hikes, attended street fairs, ate good/bad food. Standard dating-fare. I fell prey to my male tendencies and it quickly became a fwb affair. It was great for a bit but when she heard a previous partner of mine was […]

I met you on okcupid. You were cute and nerdy and I was fresh out of a long term relationship. You told me that you thought it was hot that I was a female chef. When you picked me up, there were about 50 empty Mcdonalds bags in the back seat. We got stoned and […]

Some horrible dating experiences over the last 4 yrs (I’m a 46 yr old single mom, dating here is extra shitty for the over 40): *the guy who was on Ecstasy during our first 2 dates (I just thought he was SUPER INTO ME)*the guy whose therapist told him he shouldn’t be dating anyone, so […]

Once I was out on a second date with someone. Met for drinks, hit a movie (more drinks there), a couple more after that, some photobooth opportunities that made me feel the night was going awesomely, then eventually back to her place for a nightcap. Wasn’t too long before things were definitely heating up. Going […]

The first Tinder date I ever went on was with a very nice guy who had recently moved to Portland. He had a kind face and we had some good banter in our messages so I took the initiative and suggested we meet up. Because he was new to town he asked me to pick […]

I met up with a man from OK Cupid. In addition to showing up late, he appeared to be around 25 years older than his profile photo and visibly very high on something. I didn’t think much of it, and decided to give him a chance. First, he kicked off our date by asking me […]

Things that happened prior to my first date with a coworker:1. I did not eat lunch. 2. I did not eat dinner.3. I got stuck in traffic for an hour and my nagging fear came true, I was late to our date. Things that happened during our first date:4. We smoked pot in his car […]