Submitted by LilB, Age 29, Philly

The Setting: A small New England campus named after a Supreme Court justice. Let’s just call it Scalia College. Good ol’ Scalia had an active and influential population of religious fundamentalists of a certain persuasion (won’t name names but when you think of Hollywood and international banking, they’re high on the list). Scalia was also not known for its attractive students. Women who in the rest of the world would rate at best a 5 (in low light and when you’re intoxicated) would suddenly be bumped up to a 7 or 8 at Scalia. This is what we called the “Scalia hot” phenomenon.

Anyway, there was one woman who was of this fundamentalist persuasion, who was “Scalia hot.” She had a huge rack and was well known on campus for being one of these religious types. I had been trying to get into her pants for months, but her fundamentalist beliefs and mode of clothing wouldn’t allow for it. Not that I didn’t try and she didn’t lead me on. She was very flirtatious and suggestive, but the line was drawn at some mild cuddling on the couch watching TV, or at best, in her room in a suite with the door wide open.

Until one night. Many students at Scalia in one particular set of dorms – the same quad where the lady of this story lived – had figured out how to pirate cable. In the mid to late 90s, pirated college cable equaled pirated college cable porn. Jackpot!

One night, I’m in her room. She shuts the door. We flip on the TV, start surfing through the channels … and she stops. On the porn channel. I think this is my chance. Can you tell how this story ends?) She leans over and kisses me. What do I do?

I keep watching the porn.

That’s why I’m posting this story to a site called How Not to Get Laid, and not Penthouse Forum.

Submitted by Frustrated Online Dater, Age 27, New York

Attention Online daters… here are some things to avoid:

(6) Telling your potential date that your interests include going out sometimes and staying in sometimes. Surprising, I know, as this does make you sound very unique and very exciting. But more information is required.

(5) Having a profile in which you sound bitter and angry with the world. Once again, shocking that this is not a turn on, I know. Also bad, putting up a photo of you scowling… you would be surprised by how many people actually do this angry, “I am really pissed off” photo thing.

(4) Putting up photos of you and a child who is not yours, but forgetting to write, “not my child”… this can throw a potential suitor off just a little.

(3) Continuing to instant message someone who has turned you down multiple times. By the tenth time that you are rejected, you really should figure out that s/he is not about to change her/his mind. I recently returned to the online scene, and this one man continues to just keep on trying, hoping I’ll have a change of heart. But I haven’t.

(2) Emailing your potential date photos of your highly unattractive genitalia. Yes, some man really did this to me thinking it would work. He emailed me asking if I was impressed. Impressed by how unattractive and horribly pale and pimpled he was? Yes.

(1) Having a photo of you in a wedding dress on your profile with the screen name “AreYouTheOne”? Doesn’t work so well. Who knew?

(The story below comes from Dr. Blogstein who was kind enough to have me on his awesome radio show last night (CLICK to hear show). I challenged the doctor to send in a story he told about himself, a pair of 19-year-olds, and a dizzying moral dilemma. He came through, and it’s a story to which many of us self-professed “good guys” can relate. I now extend my challenge to everyone else. If you’ve been enjoying what you read on this site, the time has come to follow the good doctor’s example and share a story of your own! It won’t hurt, and I guarantee you’ll feel better afterwards. — SF)

Submitted by Dr. Blogstein, Age 31, NYC

I was on a cruise with five of my friends to celebrate my 27th birthday. It just so happened that my actual birthday night coincided with karaoke night on the ship. Exciting!

When dinner was over, we ran down to the ballroom where karaoke was to be held but alas all the slots were filled. I begged the girl to let me sing my rendition of Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York because it was my birthday. How could she say “no” to that? Sure enough, ten minutes later, she announces to the room that its my turn and also jokes that its my 21st birthday.

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Submitted by Devon, Age 19, Miami, FL

If you lean in to kiss a girl and then notice she wears the same perfume as your Mom, it’s probably best not to mention it to her like I once did. Your girl might say something like: “that’s really weird.” And then you might say something like, “nah, that’s okay. It’s a sexy smell.” And then, you know what? You might just be spending the night with your right hand. I’m just saying . . . keep your mouth shut!

In my eyes, we really and sincerely were just friends. Three years ago, he happened to show up at my place the night my dog died. Anyone who has lost a pet they loved, knows that you’re in an over-emotional place in the hours/days following. Not wanting to be alone, I begged him to stay. He said, “give me a reason”. Between sobs, I said, “huh?” He said, “you know, a reason,” and he slid his hand up my thigh. I was shocked by this proposal, not a path we’d ever ventured down before, and was kind of offended, but I still wanted him there… Anyhow, I said, “can’t you just stay?” He quickly removed his hand, reached for his jacket, and said, “not without a reason.” Girls, I know I’m not alone here, I gave in, just for not wanting to be alone. (Mental note, next time, call a girlfriend and have her bring ice cream). I hated myself for it, was mad at him, but whatever, the night passed… actually, the extremely unimpressive twenty minutes passed, he passed out, woke up two hours later and left me alone anyway. Wonderful.

The next night he called, asking to come over. I was in my right mind by then, and said plainly, “no, last night was a mistake, it won’t happen again.” He wouldn’t accept it. Told me we had moved from friends to more, that he’d been wanting this for a long time. I said, “no, I was lonely, you wouldn’t stay otherwise, that’s all that happened.” He then called me all sorts of names (let your imagination run wild and then add a few more). Yup, way to sweet-talk a girl. I don’t think I entirely deserved it, I hadn’t exactly seduced him here, I just gave into HIS ultimatum, but call it as you will. We both shoulda played it differently.

Anyway, time passed. For whatever reason, we stayed in each other’s social consciousness. Old habit I guess. Jump to three years later (last week), he showed up at my door with a bottle of wine, and said, “This is it.” Me: “I’m sorry, this is what?” “Three years ago today your dog died, let’s commemorate the occasion.”

Wow. Just wow. I took a moment to look at him dead in the eyes and see that he was serious. He was. I’d like to say I broke his nose when I slammed the door on it, but sadly I think he backed away just in time.

Submitted by Ashley, Age 29, Green Bay, WI

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