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"Can you believe I got on a motorized scooter this weekend? All in the name of journalism. On Saturday, Zac, the mid-thirties-something brother of a publicist friend, picked me up on his scooter. I was a little nervous. When I&amp;amp;#8217;d asked if I would have a helmet, he said yes, it was the law. Then Erica asked me the same question. I assured her I would be safe, but she shook her head and said, &amp;amp;#8220;You&amp;amp;#8217;re going to have helmet hair on your date.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;That is the least of my worries,&amp;amp;#8221; I said. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m trying not to die.&amp;amp;#8221;Anyway, he said that if at any time I got scared, we could pull over, park it, and get off, which was soooo nice. Now I can&amp;amp;#8217;t believe I have dated people who would&amp;amp;#8217;ve called me &amp;amp;#8220;chicken&amp;amp;#8221; or made me feel like I&amp;amp;#8217;m no fun. Here I am without my driver. The helmet I&amp;amp;#8217;m wearing looks like I&amp;amp;#8217;m ready to pull over someone for doing 80 mph in a 50. The ride was really pleasant. I felt so European! And I was thrilled not to be riding the subway. The scooter engine was so quiet, we could talk all the way down 2nd Avenue. We encountered a parade on the east side and a street fair on west side. I almost forgot to worry about cabbies making sudden lane changes. Zac and I went to an Italian sandwich place where they cut the prosciutto right in front of you, and just close up shop when they run out of bread. Luckily, we got served. Then we strolled around Soho, had a beer at a pub, and a margarita at Dos Caminos. It was great. What&amp;amp;#8217;s unique about Zac is that he seems so well adjusted. Not that I usually date guys with issues, but I mean, he&amp;amp;#8217;s very positive and believes I can do anything (hey, I got on a scooter!). He&amp;amp;#8217;s almost like a motivational speaker. I think when I was younger, I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t know that &amp;amp;#8220;supportive&amp;amp;#8221; is one of the most important traits in a guy. What novel experience have you tried with a guy? Did you feel pressured or supported? What did you think afterwards? P.S. Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter, Friend us on Facebook, and add us to your Google homepage."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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