The good folks at Tres Sugar (pronounced tray shoo-gar) want you to know that grocery stores are phenomenal places at which to meet other singles. Evidently, some Safeway in San Francisco is the best pickup spot in town. Read: Grocery Store Romance Gets Shelved

"Sure, that's great," you say, "but what about the Chinese?" Funny you should ask. Tres Sugar breaks down a little-known story regarding an effort by a Chinese grocer to get people together. Despite the massive shortage of women due to the one-child policy, some Chinese ladies are having a hard time finding single, eligible and … Read More

Sometimes, without even meaning to, other people can make you feel you're not doing enough to meet men. A relative asks about your dating status, or a friend gets engaged, and you're like, Uh-oh! I better giddyup! Luckily, that hasn't happened to me in a long while.

But take for instance this dog. My dad's neighbor's dog has a calling card. No joke. It says that Nani the dog is female, weighs 85 pounds, was born in 2004, and enjoys surfing, kayaking, eating, and sleeping. Nani is the "World's First Surfing Bernese Mountain Dog." Seriously!

For some reason, my first thought was … Read More

Women always seem to ask me where all the good men are, as if these near-mythical dudes are hiding behind bushes, chained up in some vampire's basement, or are just rare and elusive, like the snow leopard. Normally, I have to resist responding, "Maybe the good guys are just avoiding you." But the answer to this frequent, lovelorn lament is simple: The good men are right under your $#@% nose. And that's the damn truth. The Frisky: 5 Ways Women Try To Impress Men (And Why They Don't Work)

That's right, ladies. The good men you pine for are … Read More

You don't want to know the ludicrous number of possible love connections I've squashed by getting sloshed on a first or second date. The things that have come out of my mouth—both figuratively and literally—on nights out with strangers make me want to crawl into the cozy cocoon of my bed and stay there.

So it's probably—no, definitely—smart that in 2006 I decided to give up drinking. I'd had enough embarrassing nights out; I'd woken up beside more than my fair share of unattractive strangers, and was, in turn, more than ready to bid farewell to the drunken rants, crying jags … Read More

While you can probably meet someone worthwhile almost anywhere, there are some places that make it a much tougher prospect. For instance, a comic book convention is probably not the best place to meet a non-nerd (though an attractive woman who sort of digs Battlestar Gallactica would be a queen there). A friend mentioned recently that going to the grocery store and dropping fruit is actually a good way to meet a dude. (My new buddy LostPlum tries it out on her blog, check it.)

Here are a handful of absolute gems for meeting someone new. (Note: sarcasm … Read More

Neil Strauss, author of The Rules of the Game, is teaming up with MySpace to teach dudes how to pick up chicks. Strauss is the guy that has blown the lid off of The Game. And by The Game, we don’t mean the West Coast rapper that once feuded with 50 Cent. We mean the elusive world of pickup artists. Like that show on VH1 where the guy in the silly hat teaches dorks how to meet girls (The Pick-Up Artist).

Anyway, Strauss is unleashing David Faustino (Bud from Married With Children) and Parker Lewis himself … Read More

I had a feeling it would work. And it didn't take long. I had only been living in New York for about a month when my investment paid off. It was a rainy July day. I had been working at home all morning. As lunchtime approached, my stomach started grumbling and my puppy needed a walk. I decided to kill two birds with one stone and set off with the dog to a nearby deli. Both of us arrived drenched. A tall, older guy asked, "What kind of dog is that?"

"He's an Italian greyhound," I said. "His name is Puccini."

"Oh. … Read More