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"&amp;quot;The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.&amp;quot; --Jacques-B&amp;amp;eacute;nigne Bossuet Date 1: On Thursday I went out for drinks with Fashionista, who I met at a friend&amp;#x27;s St. Patrick&amp;#x27;s Day party. The date went really well, which makes two in a row for those scoring at home. My trick is curiosity. If she has a dog, I ask about name, breed, age, nutritional needs, favorite chew toys, everthing. Fashionista owns a long-haired Chihuahua named Suze who is four years old, eats very little and likes munching on Fashionista&amp;#x27;s Manolos. Not that it was hard work talking to her--she was really chill and had great stories about her globetrotting life. Plus she ordered a fried corn dog after the bar, very cool. Afterward I met up with Angie at a party for the Tribeca Film Festival (girl has connections!). Good times all around. Date 2: The next night I went on a double date with Erin McEmail, my buddy James and his boyfriend Eric. Adding an established couple to the mix really took the pressure off. After dinner Erin and I had margaritas before calling it a night, no kiss. Both women are undeniably great, I&amp;#x27;m just not sure they&amp;#x27;re right for me. Why is it that even good dates leave me anxious?! Date 2 1/2: Ten minutes after putting Erin in a cab I was standing on the subway platform, and a cute hipster caught my eye. My face turned red and I turned to my notebook. When the train came, I took a seat and, miracle of miracles, she sat down next to me. I should have taken off my headphones and asked how her night had gone. I certainly thought about doing that. In fact, I thought about it for a whole nine stops. Instead I just sat there, filling my notebook with pick-up lines I was too scared to use. I&amp;#x27;m not going to try to track her down or anything and be the next Patrick Moberg. But our chance encounter did remind me that I need to stop thinking so much and just DO. Would you have spoken up or sat there stone-faced and scribbling like I did?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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