A Washington DC matchmaker blogs about life & love
Author: Kat Haselkorn
Blogger at UnemployedKat.com. DC native. Still here. Writer, thinker, nine-to-fiver. Technically, a "millennial". Uchicago graduate with things to say.
Rather than using horrible, constricting, miserable shapewear to hold it all in for a date, just go as you. Be you. Do you. Stop lying to yourself and stop deceiving these poor dudes....Read More
A version of this blog post originally appeared on RoleReboot.org, May 4, 2017. Read it on the website here. I’ve never been a risk taker. Jumping out of airplanes and popping pills never seemed th...Read More
Dating apps are… weird. Frankly, that’s the best adjective I can come up with right now. As someone who’s been coupled up for most of adulthood, single life has changed pretty dramatically f...Read More
I used to detest sharing a bed with someone else. Of course, part of that may have stemmed from multiple attempts to squeeze a hulk-ish college athlete into one of those ridiculous polly pocket-sized ...Read More
“I’ve got good news!” My friend trilled, smiling wide as she slid into the seat across from me at the trendy coffee bar in our neighborhood. Her green eyes sparkled and her positive energ...Read More
In the gray aftermath of a breakup, you returned my lightness and laughter. As a rebound, you went above and beyond the call of duty. And then you left....Read More
I lay there. Miserable. Thirsty beyond belief. Pressing my tongue to the roof of my mouth searching for some excess, hidden moisture I had yet to discover. I licked my lips. I licked them again. Would...Read More
Forcing 'love, marriage, and the baby carriage', while potentially appealing in the short term, will inevitably lead to disappointment, resentment, and unhappiness in the long term. ...Read More
Was this Uber Pool stranger expecting us to DTR right here? In this shitty car? Before date #4? I mean, if you want to get technical... no, we weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend. But what were we exac...Read More
When you haven’t yet found The One, you might need four, five, even SIX guys to fulfill your various desires. That's where "the roster" comes in, and ladies, if you don't yet have one, it's time to ...Read More