Happy labor weekend, friends! We know you’ve been hardly working working hard all summer. So, don’t hold back on celebrating the fruits of your labor this long weekend, kapeesh? We’ve got the coolest events for you to blow some steam off on like cultural parades, Continue reading →
Mesh Date Night: The Best Things To Do This Week
Hey-o, Meshers! First off, congrats on making it through another week. We’ve got all you need to unwind this weekend, from an HP Lovecraft party and a David Foster Wallace play, to sunset yoga, nighttime kayaking, and vegan buffets. FRI 21 SKINS & MISFITS Party Continue reading →
What are we waiting for?
Last week, I took my maiden voyage to the Montauk with three friends. I’m from Brooklyn so it’s tantamount to blasphemy that I’ve never stepped foot into onto those gilded shores, but so it goes. A short week prior, my friends, on a whim, decided it would Continue reading →
Making the Right List
We all have characteristics that we want out of a lover, ranging from “symmetrical breasts” to “never uses baby talk” to “calls his mom frequently” As we grow, the list usually evolves with us. Maybe it gets shorter, maybe it gets longer, maybe for a while it disappears and Continue reading →
Partnered Online Daters Sound Off – Part 1
The news is good, people! The stigma of online dating has mostly disappeared and more and more people are meeting their significant others online. In part 1 of this 2-part interview, we take a look at some folks who’ve found lasting love among the 0’s and 1’s. Continue reading →
Advice That’ll Get You Fired
Many moons ago I was a writer for a lifestyle and culture website giving out love advice. Women would send me their tear-jerking letters and in the beginning, I would tell them what any sane, cold robotic genius standing safely within her ivory tower would Continue reading →
The 20 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Every Budget
Whatever Valentine’s Day means to you — a time to spoil your special someone or a pesky sales ploy of overpriced chocolates and plush animals — you can’t escape the gifts. It seems like a love-hate relationship, really. Everyone loves receiving presents. But the question Continue reading →
Valentine’s Day Mix: Heaven on the Ground
Sure, it’s nice to share Valentine’s Day with someone, but you don’t really have to be coupled up to enjoy it. If you’re single, exercise some self-love (double entendre?), and remember that chocolate will be on sale the day after. If you’ve got a partner (or Continue reading →
The Dos and Don’ts of Cutting Ties After An Awkward First Date
Date one is in the books! And it was . . . not so great. But how should you cut ties with the person you just shared a few hours of awkward small talk and sudsy brews with? Keep your head up, tiger, we’ve all been Continue reading →
How to Keep the Fireworks Alive in Your Relationship
The 4th of July may be over, but we’ve still got fireworks on the brain–just not the ones that light up the sky. Everyone who’s been in a long-term relationship knows that, after a while, the butterflies, passion, and intensity you initially experienced can go as Continue reading →