Sex and Dating

08 Feb 2012

Getting Stood Up at a Taco Truck

In honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about love. The happiness, the longing gazes, the tender moments shared. And sometimes: the drama, the emotional rollercoaster ride, the letdowns. Almost everyone has been in an intense relationship with someone who is Simply Not Good For Them, including myself. Except,

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
07 Feb 2012

‘I Heart Nerds’ Speed Dating Party is Back!

I had a regular when I was a bartender. 33, classically gorgeous and a bar owner, he had a crush on me because I didn’t give a shit, i.e. wasn’t hot enough to be seen in public with.  He’d bring in every feminine cliche (Biracial Burlesque Performer, Marketing Intern Who

Nadine Friedman - Vice President of Snark 0
03 Feb 2012

FREE Saucy Singles Party at Babeland Tonight

Are you single? Will you be sitting home alone on Valentine’s Day while everybody else is getting laid? If you answered yes to these questions then head down to Babeland in the Lower East Side tonight and meet others just like yourself. Have no worries if you’re shy, Babeland is

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
23 Jan 2012

Regal Battery Park- The Best Movie Theater to Give Head In

One time I went down on a guy during a matinee of ‘The Queen’ at the Angelika. Fittingly enough, he came out to me a year after. We went out only a few times before he left for a tour of Asia in 2006; we  had a coffee the following

Nadine Friedman - Vice President of Snark 0
16 Jan 2012

South’s: Where to dump your girlfriend. And have fries!

Visitors, even natives, to the city are constantly searching for the right place for special occasions. Where’s the perfect lighting for a proposal? Which brunch restaurant have children’s menus? Can I get a birthday reservation at that Indian restaurant for Saturday?

Nadine Friedman - Vice President of Snark 0
04 Jan 2012

How to Successfully Meet the Parents When You’re a Broke-Ass

So you’ve finally done it– you’ve met someone who makes you happy.  Someone who doesn’t make you want to barf when you look at them.  Someone who doesn’t care that you drool during your sleep, or sometimes like to re-enact dance sequences from Billy Elliot while wearing a Forever Lazy

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
18 Dec 2011

Virgin Diaries: TV’s Awkward Creep-Fest

It was the promo video heard ‘round the world. Look at that awkward couple getting married. Is he feeding her momma-bird style? Oh wait, their first kiss was at the altar? And they’re going to have sex for the first time later that night?? This is just one of the

Quincey Trigillo - Judicious Journalist 0
30 Nov 2011

The Perks of Being a Bilingual Broke-Ass

  I want to be bilingual, for a variety of reasons.  Personally, I don’t like feeling like such an “ugly American” when rubbing elbows with the international crew that comes along with dating a well-traveled half-Brazilian.  Being able to speak another language would make me seem more worldly in front

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0