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Jessica GhitisThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
I shuffled through songs in the car as I searched for parking in Beverly Hills on a Tuesday afternoon. The stakes were high. I needed the perfect song...
A few years ago, I was head over heels for Political Guy, a DC man who could talk about foreign policy for hours. He would compliment me, take an...
Boring Australian went on a strange tangent involving anarchy and South African apartheid as I sipped on my mezcal Negroni, making me realize there...
Effortlessly, Astronaut put his arm around me as he spoke to my friends. It occurred to me he was getting to know them. We had just watched Colombia...
I sat in the shower, rosemary shampoo in my hair, water falling on me, replaying my last exchange with New Guy. Since I started dating at fourteen,...
During my year of travel, I found myself in Boston for two days. It happened while I was almost over convincing myself I liked my job, and just before...
I was on the floor of my friend’s Hollywood apartment with a microphone in my hand, singing my heart out to our makeshift karaoke. I was high and...
Earlier this year I went on a few dates with a guy recently out of a relationship who was focused on handling his anxious attachment style. He was in...
I spent the better part of 2024 and 2025 on airplanes and in hotel rooms. Most of my dating took place while in transit. I almost avoided dating in...
My friend was going through a break-up. We sat on the grass outside her home as I tried to convince her to hate her ex. I had been seeing New Guy....
Last week, I sat at happy hour with one of my best friends. For the purposes of this article, I’ll call them Bay Gay. They’re a gay from the Bay...
Moving to Los Angeles ten years ago hit me like a nuclear bomb. I had just been through my first round with Alcoholic Ex-Boyfriend (for those who have...
Spanish Guy and I walked out of a bar on Valencia Street, hands brushing, almost holding. I like a guy to make the first move. The sounds of...
In the first few months of 2020, I dated a Regular Guy from Oklahoma. Or Wisconsin. He may have actually been from Nebraska. He was definitely...
I was running late, which is unlike me, but work had thrown me into a week of community engagements and television interviews I was unprepared—and...
I didn’t know it at the time, but I met my first real love when I was fifteen. He was tall and confident, that was my first impression of him. We...
One thing I wasn’t prepared for in dating was a man’s marital status. I felt good about my ability to spot fuckbois and their vices. I didn’t...
He didn’t say that, but it’s a much more appealing headline than “I don’t think we’re a long-term match.” I was getting a haircut, telling...
I’ve been trying to figure out my relationship with Israel, and unfortunately, the closest comparison is my alcoholic ex-boyfriend. My ex wasn’t a...