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		<title>You&#8217;re great, but &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 04:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2016 has been a year I won’t be sad to say goodbye to. For me, this was the year of rejection: Rejection #1: SINgle Professor While this one has since rebounded quite nicely, my American friend in Singapore dealt me with a bit of a blow when he told me the trip I had planned to [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rebounding in Singapore</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2015 08:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During my first business trip to Singapore, my heart was still very heavy from Full of Potential. I was perusing OkCupid, but wasn’t really into it, so I didn’t expect much when I said yes to meeting an American fellow for burgers and beers one evening. We met at what he said was place with [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Honestly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[About four years ago, I hooked up with a friend from high school. Unexpected Ed was nothing more than a one-night stand and I was quite happy with that. I knew it wasn&#8217;t something that would or could go anywhere. Hell, it didn&#8217;t even cross my mind. We remain Facebook friends, and he often comments on [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Timing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2015 04:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long held the belief that the only two things a relationship needs to initially take hold is chemistry and timing. If one is off or missing, the whole thing will fall apart. Unfortunately, the timing with Mr. Full of Potential was just wrong. The chemistry was amazing, but after our Bangkok getaway, he headed [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Potential Goes Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a great third date, where Mr. Full of Potential wooed me with his cooking skills, breakfast in bed (A FIRST!) and general awesomeness, we met briefly before he headed to Myanmar for work. &#8220;It&#8217;s only two weeks and we can meet in Bangkok the weekend before I head back,&#8221; he said. Again, I assumed [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Potential: The Sequel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Date #2 with Full of Potential (FoP) was set while he was away. We were going to go for breakfast, probably nurse our hangovers, and then head out to a beer festival. Have I mentioned I love beer? And I love a man that loves beer as much as I do. I&#8217;m not talking Budweiser, [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before a recent solo holiday, I received the most charming message on OkCupid, which in itself is a treat, because, well, &#8216;Hey Gurl&#8217; is about as articulate as men seem to be these days. A few replies later, and I sent the date request: I think we should grab a beer. He was away on [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Eventful Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Of all my dating years, last year was the most &#8230; up and down. Plenty of dates, lots of boys, and even some men, but not one of them stuck. It was a year of flings, where at the end, it was me that felt flung. Unfortunately, of all the dates I went on, several [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Abrupt Ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CWC had been spending a ton of time together. Though we were not officially dating, we were more than just FWB or fuck buddies. Towards the end of the year, we had both independently planned trips to London. When he learned about this, he promptly invited me to spend our last night in London with [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cancelled</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With an impending long weekend, I asked CWC what his plans were for the day off. He was heading to Hong Kong for the weekend to hang out with some friends. Boy was I disappointed. I had hoped for a weekend filled with football and sex. I made sure he knew that if he were to [&#038;hellip]]></description>
		
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