Why I am doing this?
That’s what I asked myself a lot in the past years. Going on 99+ dates with 99+ different people is insane, I know. I was on a story hunt. And it was addictive. It was good times, bad times, and everything in between.
Oh, why I am doing the blog, you asked?
Maybe, everyone has to go through their own shit, but some realizations I had quite late in this journey. And the hard way. So maybe you can step up your dating game for your own good. Or avoid some mistakes I made. Or just be amused by my stories. Or my stupidity. Or shocked. Or you just fancy my purple zebra. Whatever floats your boat
Why stories?
Let’s face it girls: we all hope that our love story has as much drama and romance as one of those Hollywood romcoms and that we are just locking eyes and the rest is history. I seriously ponder how much these movies are poisoning our dating lives. Whether we just expect so much more because we’ve learned it that way, seeing unrealistic scenarios based on real people. We dream of „fate brought us together“ á la Serendipity and that „we’re meant to be together“ in the end, though our story is „got drunk, fell on each other and figured out it was okay“ or „she was my only match on Tinder“.
I want real „love stories“. Real love stories I can write about. Unfortunately, life isn’t always the best material for that. You may find out. No Hollywood producer would be interested in the story if it would look like, „I didn’t want anything from them, but it was quite nice and had nothing better to do“. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t always searching for love. I was also searching for excitement, connections, challenges, good sex, and a bit myself. Until I found out I was always there.
Who dis tho?
I am a 35-year-old editor-in-chief for a small print magazine by day and a writer and Standup Comedian by night. I live in Berlin and I’m in a toxic hate-love relationship with this city.
Eventually, this will all make sense.