The Reason People Bitch About Finding A Date in NYC

In the span of one night, I was standing on the subway platform at Grand Central and some drunk dude tried to hit on me in Spanish. And by the way this dude was at least in his late 30s, reeked of cheap beer/alcohol and had a serious staring problem. So, when I told him I wasn't interested he had the nerve to act like I had approached him! Then on the walk home, some hood dudes got pissed because I didn't fall all over myself when they said "hey ma" after I had already passed...slim pickins' for sure.

About two/three weeks ago, I was having dinner at Spice with a friend of mine. In a restaurant that tiny, all the tables are right next to each other. So two girls sat down next to us and next thing you know, we're having a convo with them. They grilled my friend (who is a guy) and asked every essential question a chick needs to know. Did he work, what did he do, did he live at home, was he gay (yes and that wasn't even 5 min. into the convo), was he from here or another country...etc. Yes...dating makes you interrogate people first before you become emotionally involved.

Race to get out of the house, race to the subway, race to work to spend 8+ hours a day, race to the subway...race back to the house. With all that racing, you become a drone...and you forget to look up and notice life!

Yup you heard me. In college we started teasing some of the chicks in my crew for wanting to get involved with some of the guys in my crew. Yes, it feels a bit incestuous, and it's terribly messy when things go wrong. So, kind of like how crack is whack...you probably shouldn't date in your circle of friends, as tempting as it might be.

Yeah, we all get advice, but sometimes our crew gives us the most out of this realm advice. And the sad thing is we take it, enact it, and flop...on our faces...hardcore.

Yeah, meting someone in a bar or club and expecting to have the most amazing relationship is kind of like expecting that driving by the doctor's office instead of actually booking an appointment is going to keep you healthy. Yes, there is a chance that you'll meet Mr./Ms. Right, but there's also a chance that as Dane Cook said "salves and creams" could be in your future. It's up to you though...

Any New Yorker knows when you go to a club and the club seems to have an off night with the crowd...the guys are happy about their new haircut...pumping their fists to cheesy house/trance/techno music. The chicks all have bad dye jobs and clothes that don't cover everything that you sincerely wish they would cover (and they sincerely hope don't cover). Anyone who's had the misfortune of going to a club say during the summer when most people run to the Hamptons and the B&T flock to the city because desperate club managers will do anything for numbers. Go clubbing on an off night, and you'll swear off men or women too!