The Dutchess asked the recently if y’all would start seeing funny (for y’all) dating stories now that I’m in much better shape emotionally. The short answer is: probably not for the foreseeable future. If you want the long answer, read on.
The thing is, the kind of dating that results in those funny stories freaks me out. Maybe it’s because I’m so incredibly out of practice or maybe it’s just because I don’t like going on awkward dates with guys I hardly know. I’ve done those and they never, ever result in a second date, so why waste my time and my sanity? All of my significant relationships have developed out of friendship first, and I see no reason at the moment to change course. I shall let you know if I change my mind.
But because this is the first time in my life I’ve found myself both dating and proprietor of a blog, I figure I need to set a few dating+blogging ground rules. So here we go.
1. Thou shalt not blog about a date unless said date is a one-and-done situation.
2. Rule No. 1 may be broken in the event the gentleman companion gives prior permission for blogging.
3. Rules No. 1 and 2 may be broken in the event of a situation that’s so funny, crazy or otherwise significant you would be doing the world a great disservice by not sharing it.
I ask those of you with experience with dating+blogging to suggest any other necessary rules.
I have always found it best for my own sanity not to share knowledge of said blog until I 100% trust someone, which has resulted in only the current bf knowing about it. It makes it so much easier to dish about someone when you know they aren’t going to read it.
Rule 3 is absolutely perfect.
i’m guessing you won’t be blogging on dating for a while according to rule #1…
j/k!
i think you should blog about receipt mistakes and expensing beers to certain companies. and brides who have their wedding dinner at linendougles and co. (or whatever it’s called) in gatlinburg. or how stupid people run into crosswalks without looking. or how 700 santas can make a long day a good one.
just a thought. i know those are random and probably don’t mean anything to you but i thought some random meaningless ideas might help.
I think the Dutchess is right (although I may be biased since mine is an anonymous blog) but I wouldn’t let any date know about the existence of a blog – it just makes things odd.
If you don’t want to clutter up TMG with date posts, why not start up a new blog which deals soley with dating stories.
Tell you what, I’m not ready to start dating yet but when I am, we’ll start a blog together 🙂
I would blog about a guy I date, in fact, I have a no blog mention until date 4 rule for now. And then he can’t have the URL