Should You Tell a Friend if You Don't Like their Significant Other?

September 11, 2019 by Sara Woznicki in Dating, Leisure, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Sara's Column, Social Media, Tweets and Mascara

Once upon a time, I went through a break-up. Slowly over time people began to slide in minor bits of feedback about what they didn’t like about him in conversations. And then every now and then, it wasn’t minor.

I kept asking why no one would say those things when we were together. I mean, you see red flags that I didn’t, and you just let me keep playing on the train tracks!? What’s the point of having friends if they won’t have your back?

The Case of the Mistaken Relationship

September 25, 2018 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Dating, Humor, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

I recently had to plan a dinner for an important figurehead at my university. At the last minute some seats opened up so I asked my friend Liza to come. Liza and I have been close friends for several years.

My other friend, Peter, signed up weeks before and usually was at these sorts of functions anyway. Liza knew less of the people so she stuck by my side at the beginning of the dinner. When Peter arrived, I introduced them. Soon Liza spotted another acquaintance and slipped away to chat.

My Love-Hate Relationship With Love

June 26, 2018 by Cazey Williams in Dating, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

A few weeks ago, I woke up on seven hours of sleep ready to conquer life, the world, and Mars without a drop of coffee. I remember thinking, wow, this is what real sleep feels like.

I had gone to bed the night before somewhat early, but considerably tipsy, after an evening spent with an attractive friend of a friend. Nothing spectacular happened, but I discovered I even left a fully made sandwich on my countertop before going to bed (ham, no less!). I scarfed the sandwich down and skipped down the sidewalk, practically singing bonjour to every human and squirrel I passed.

6 Dumb Things I've Heard on Dates

August 25, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Dating, Life In Your 20's, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

I can't say I'm particularly good at dating. I typically pick guys based off of very limited details, then sit through a dinner or round of drinks wondering why I set myself up for them. On the rare occasions that I actually pick a good one, it's then my turn to be the date-ruiner. Now for a self-deprecating example:

There was this one time I forgot I said yes to dinner with a guy from Coffee Meets Bagel, which is a classier Tinder, and went to a work happy hour. I remembered after three-four $2 beers that I had a date, so I showed up heavily buzzed / probably drunk to dinner. He was the sweetest little (I do really mean little) Southern guy who told me he "traveled into the city just for me." Well dang. No pressure there.

The Slow Fade, It’s All Right By Me

June 30, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Dating, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

My manager sent around this gem about modern dating, which was all about the new trend in relationships: fading out. It gave a few reasons as to why it’s popular: when dating seems to be getting serious, it's a prime time to bail out. Pair that with our natural inclination to use social media to constantly monitor the outside world for better options, and you've got the recipe for a quick fade out.

When I was in college, this trend slayed me. I mean – really – how hard is it to meet with me and tell me face to face why you’re not feeling it all of a sudden? I always wanted closure and rarely ever got it. The compounding factor was that I’d be friends with these guys on Facebook or follow them on Twitter and could see what they’re up to (or more importantly who they’re with), which would just throw a bit more coal on my burning fire of desire for closure.

I'm Not Impressed With Your Netflix

June 09, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in life lessons, Tweets and Mascara, Dating, Sara's Column, Life In Your 20's, Leisure, Humor

It's all the new rage in dating. Apparently all the guys will offer it. And I'm only assuming they offer it because girls agree to it.

Rather than offering to take me to dinner, drinks, coffee, a walk, a hike, a kayaking adventure, a theme park, a play, a concert, a sporting event, a museum, a beach or any of the seemingly endless other fun opportunities that this world has graced us with, guys these days like to seduce women with their Netflix account.

Stalk Me If You Wanna Meet Me

March 23, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Dating, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

I liked her best friend, so obviously I had stalked her, too. After all, no one is safe when you're infatuated and can't sleep on a Monday night. But I was both impressed and flattered when she acknowledged she had done the same to me. Not that I expected differently.

"Oh, that's right," she interrupted me after asking what I studied. "I saw that on Facebook."

Check your friend requests: The Age of Social Media Sleuthing is upon us. In fact, it's anticipated.

In college, my friend and I used to race to see which of us could find a person online faster - we chose our victim from those whom we eavesdropped on at bars. LinkedIn's advent made that game boring. These days, I can Facebook stalk my brunch waitress while I wait for my pancakes and contemplate adding her since she did tell me her favorite drink here and her boyfriend likes hiking. We could hang out, right?

Throwback Thursday: That Time Cazey and Sara Went on a Valentine's Day Date

March 19, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Cazey's Column, Dating, Humor, Leisure, Life In Your 20's, Sara's Column, Uncategorized

February 14: Single's Awareness Day, also known as Valentine's Day for those in a relationship. Most of those people who are single feel themselves falling into the 'Single's Awareness Day,' but not me. No -- I encouraged/forced my blog's baby daddy to take me on a date. A real, legit date.

Why? Because I deserve it, and we both deserve a day dedicated to our best friendship.

I encouraged Cazey to take the stereotypical male role and asked him to make us a reservation in advance (forethought proves he cares), pick me up at my doorstep with flowers in hand and pay for my meal. He complied with almost half, which sounds about average for what I may expect from a normal male date, so I'll take it.

Cazey attempted to make reservations at the location we selected together (after Cazey took the lead and made some suggestions), but they didn't take reservations, so we planned to leave early so we could get right in. A plan, several weeks in advance - quite a commitment.

The Most Highly Evolved Creature

February 12, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Dating, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Last Saturday, I ran into a former crush at a bar. The uncomfortable part was I had been thinking about her 37 minutes prior – according to the time stamp on the innocuous text I sent her from that device you shouldn't use while taking shots. I should have probably taken a shot for texts I’ll regret. And another for every former flame I think of while drunk. And another because no text is actually innocuous that you send non-soberly to an ex-anything.

She seemed happy to see me, her hand on my arm, her face close to mine. And damn it, she still had it: The Keira Knightley eyes, the crinkle in the bridge of her nose, her maroon lipstick. And because I had taken four shots (one of those was because I thought of her, see above), I said, “Oh, I just texted you.” And of course she knows I texted her, but I press: “Did you see?” Really, I’m thinking, Why didn’t you respond?

Sara and Cazey Take TV

February 11, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Cazey's Column, Dating, Humor, Leisure, Life In Your 20's, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

A little over one month ago, we launched As Told Over Brunch as our new joint endeavor. We wanted to do something special for our month-long anniversary and were kicking around lots of ideas. Our decision was made much easier with one email from a local news reporter asking to interview us for a special she's making.

Very cool! However, a little hesitation on both sides because (drumroll please)....she wanted to talk about online dating, a topic we cover regularly on our blog. We automatically said yes, as what better way to commemorate a month of joint ownership than taking on a television interview together? However, we did have a two minor concerns beforehand: