3six5dates

Four women in four cities take on 365 dates between them. Follow their adventures and misadventures.

77. Gutter Balls – Mr. Potential Dream Partner

This is Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. Potential Dream Partner. Read their date 1,date 2. Mr. Potential Dream Partner emailed me to ask what I was in the mood to do for our date. I wrote back:


17. When Two, Is Too Much. – Mr. SoNotMyType

 This is Maria’s date 3 with Mr. SoNotMyType. Read their date 1, date 2. It was Australia Day eve, and after spending the afternoon with Mr. SoNotMyType, I felt all giddish, like a 16 year old school


62. A Prescription For Anxiety – Mr. Kind Of A Big Deal

This is Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. Kind Of A Big Deal. Read their date 1, date 2. Tonight, it was obvious to me that my guard was up with Mr. Kind Of A Big Deal. I called


58. Abortive First Kiss – Mr. Moving On

This is Ginger’s date 4 with Mr. Moving On. Read their date 1, date 2, date 3. The night started with him telling a funny story about something that happened to him that day. He was all “Ha ha


3. One Who Lives Off Parents – Mr. Trust Fund Baby

Mr. Trust Fund Baby looks great on paper: Italian, charming, handsome, and very wealthy. We met at a French Restaurant. He was dressed to kill and I noticed a group of young twenty somethings oogling


53. Suicide – Mr. One Year Later

This is Ginger’s Date 3 with Mr. One Year Later. Read their date 1 and date 2. I did not expect Mr. One Year Later to remember the “forgotten” T-shirt, but he did. “Are you going


48. Recycling Men – Mr. Very Much My Type

This is Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. Very Much My Type. Read their date 1 and date 2. Perhaps there should be a support group for daters like me. I would stand up and say: “Hello.


46. Matchmaking 101 – Mr. Not What I Thought

Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. Not What I Thought. Read their date 1 and date 2. Everything with Mr. Not What I Thought came full circle tonight. A painful interaction proved my intuition to be strong. Just


43. Speeding Away – Mr. Arms

This is Ginger’s date 3 with Mr. Arms. Read their date 1 and date 2. The two previous dates with Mr. Arms were deeply painted in idealistic hues. I dreaded the day I would have to


42. The Nice Guys Cliché – Mr. Made Me Comfortable

This Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. Made Me Comfortable. Read their date 1 and date 2. Tonight was a great date. Mr. Made Me Comfortable impressed me with his choice of restaurant, Tao and his truly


39. Not Ready to Let Go – Mr. Dreamy

This is Ginger’s date 3 with Mr. Dreamy. Read their date 1 and date 2. When I saw Mr. Dreamy, I suddenly heard my own heart beat and felt my heavy breathing. It seemed so


27. Rule Breaking – Mr. VIP

This is Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. VIP. Read their date 1 and date 2. After another fabulous foursomes’ booze-filled hot tub chat with Mr. ‘Vince Vaughn’ and Ms. ‘Julia Roberts’, they both decided to


26. It’s A Secret – Mr. Xenophobe

This is Ginger’s date 3 with Mr. Xenophobe. Read their date 1 and date 2 This next date with Mr. Xenophobe was not as hot as the last. But still, after dinner we went to his


8. I am an idiot, a complete idiot – The Dark Horse

This is Jemima’s date 3 with The Dark Horse. Read date 1 and date 2. OK. Deep breaths. I need to write this now, while the remorse is still fresh. I am going to tell you


12. Uncomfortably Comfortable – Mr. Sarcastic Pants

This is Rachel’s date 3 with Mr. Sarcastic Pants. Read their date 1 and date 2. I could not decide whether Mr Sarcastic Pants is a Mr. Maybe or Mr. Wrong. Truth is, the chemistry I