Category Archives: This is Awkward

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Attack of the Gumnut Babies

Posted on 03/06/2015 by admin

I had been dating a guy for about three months, and things had been going reasonably well. That was, until I decided to take him to an Australia Day party as my plus-one. I’d been there with him for about … Continue reading →

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Co-worker DRAMA

Posted on 03/10/2013 by admin

I was riding my bike on my university’s campus the other evening when I heard two women loudly arguing. I looked around to see where the noise was coming from and realized it was a pair of ladies sitting next … Continue reading →

Posted in Secondhand Trauma, This is Awkward | Tagged awkward workplace, cheating, Drama, Friends, sex, This is Awkward, Workplace | Comments Off

Older, Not Wiser

Posted on 02/09/2013 by admin

I met this guy at a back-to-school event. He’s a grad student in my department, I’m an undergrad. I’d never seen him around, as there’s not a ton of crossover between the graduate students & undergrads in our programs. But … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th From An Anonymous Dick

Posted on 04/07/2013 by admin

What does American Independence Day mean to you? Does it mean waking up to an uninvited dick pic from a stranger? Nope, us either! This happened to one of our dear friends this morning. And boy did she handle it … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Dating, This is Awkward | Tagged Dick pics, Fourth of July, Independence Day, OkCupid, online dating, Text messages, texting, USA | Comments Off

The Perks of Being Wallet Guy

Posted on 11/02/2013 by admin

It was a lovely winter evening in Southern California and a group of us girls were out at one of the trendiest spots in Santa Monica. The beautiful people were out in full force. We stumbled into the game room … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating Disasters, This is Awkward | Tagged bars, dating, Divorcees, Los Angeles, Lost Wallet, Tattoos | Comments Off

Wanna See My Gun?

Posted on 01/01/2013 by admin

This past summer I had an internship in Washington D.C. working in the political realm. I had never dated a guy from the South, until one evening at a bar on 14th Street, I met a guy- lets call him Jack … Continue reading →