I once came to a point with a girlfriend that I knew we were headed down different paths. She was off to Europe for a study-abroad program and I had been searching for reasons to keep dating for quite some time. The looming distance was a catalyst for me to end things. Since I had no desire to see most of my belongings scattered on the front lawn or burning in a pile, I realized that tact was going to have to be a key element in the break-up.
Gentlemen, if you realize that your relationship ‘just isn’t meant to be’, …read more

We all get there at some point. The girl you are with becomes the girl you want to be without. She gets annoying, clinging, or slightly stalker-ish and the only thing you can think of is how to bail. For me, when I discovered that the love of my life had been banging her boss, I came up with a plan of how to get rid of her with finesse, style, grace, and epic amounts of pain to drive the point to home. “Get out of my F-ing life, you psycho!”
Let her catch you nailing her best friend. First, you …read more

I have decided that I want to cut things off completely with one of the women I’m seeing. I mentioned in a previous post that I have three chicks that I date — my regular girl, a high maintenance chick with a hot body, and another woman who has a steady boyfriend.
Well, I’m trying to get out of the deal with the woman who is taken. There’s nothing emotional going on here — it’s strictly sexual. But I still haven’t been able to break things off. She comes down to SoCal a couple times a month on “business” — we …read more

When consoling a friend, the following is necessary:
1. Their favorite candy
2. Their favorite awful reality television
3. A bottle of wine that’s tasty and humourous
Fortunately for California’s Dog House Winery, the value in a bottle doesn’t stop at laughs for the Patches Pino Grigio. While you’re joking and trying to forget what brought on this occasion in the first place, you’ll be knocking back a truly delightful wine that’s both light and distinctive.
The tasty citrus-ness is balanced out by sweeter hints of melon, which keeps the palate from being turned off by too much of a grapefruit …read more