After 76 first dates, I stopped trying to optimize for love and learned to enjoy the experience of meeting someone new.

First dates are exciting, nerve-wracking, and full of little details that can make or break a first impression. You want to look good, feel confident, and show your personality without going overboard ...

First dates can be exciting, nerve-wracking, and straight-up confusing. You’re meeting someone new, maybe even that person you’ve been vibing with online, and you want to make the kind of impression ...

First dates are The Worst. It’s likely you’re both nervous, you’re both awkward, and you’re both sussing out whether or not you’ll need a friend to ‘call with a major emergency’ in the next 30 minutes ...

It’s impossible to predict how long a first date will last. You could be with a person for one hour or five, depending on how things go. Sometimes a long first date feels like a good thing, especially ...

Let’s keep it real, people: First dates are a high-wire act, and that’s especially true in Miami.

I have been on 76 first dates in the past three and a half years since moving from a small town to New York City. I know this because (like many before me) I have been keeping a spreadsheet. Dating ...