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While on that amazing 14hr train journey on Friday, I was watching endless episodes of How I Met Your Mother:
Barney: The more you learn about a person, the better chance you have of hitting the fatal “oh” moment.
Marshall: The “oh” moment?
Barney: “Yeah. The moment you find out that one detail about the person that’s gonna [...]

Again from How I Met Your Mother, Ted’s girlfriend is leaving for Germany and they have one day left.
Marshall: “Ted, think about it this way, if you knew you were losing your leg tomorrow, would you sit on the couch and cry about it, or would you run and jump and do some awesome air [...]

Again, pure genius from How I Met Your Mother:

Mark: “Robin, I don’t get the sense you like being with me.”
Robin: “I like being with you!”
Mark: “Not as much as you like being alone. You like eating your own food, sleeping in your own bed, doing your own crosswords.”
Robin: “Well who uses ink!”
*silence*
Robin: “Sorry. Okay I’m [...]

I’m newly hooked on How I Met Your Mother (yes, I’m slow), and here was a quote from an episode I watched yesterday:
“When you’re single, all you’re looking for is happily ever after. But only one of your stories can end that way. The rest end with someone getting hurt.”
And since statistically, the chances of [...]

I’ve heard the conventional wisdom is to contact the girl after two days to show you’re not disinterested, but at the same time you’re not overly interested (even though you might very well be). I liken this to a job interview or meeting someone important that you want to stay in contact with. Would you [...]

I was out with Le Raine yesterday and she mentioned that the smart girls go out with the older guys, say 26 and up.
So I looked at her and said “That’s very disturbing for a guy turning 24.”
I see it not empirically, but anecdotally at least with my friends, dating guys many years older than [...]