When men say ‘all women are beautiful’ on a dating profile, what are they really trying to say? The Unconventional Woman unexpectedly gets into a productive conversation by challenging someone.
The Post First Impressions Vlog
While it’s obvious she brought this upon her self with her previous strategy of engagement, the Unconventional Woman feels exhausted by the date in which she expected to provide the intellectual entertainment.
The Post Date Conclusion
The failure of a date? 1 part lack of engagement, 2 parts precarity. At least we can agree about culture clash…
The Unconventional Woman schedules a walk by the lake with a man who has an open ended and inviting Profile. Could meeting this more mature man be the key to her hopes for settling down and belonging?
The Post First Impressions Vlog
The Unconventional seems pleased to find out that her walking companion is planning to leave for a summer in the Pyrenees
The Unconventional Woman is in a rush trying to create a romantic dinner for the Transatlantic Italian…she hopes that if she prepares well enough everything will go smoothly.
The Post Date Denouement
The Unconventional Woman decides that although he seemed to different from guys she had met before, there’s nothing unique about the gender script that he’s following.
The Unconventional woman is going on her third date with the Media Man in four months. She wonders if there is something Germanic about this hyper distanced way of dating.
The Mid-date Update
In midst of erudite conversation about restaurant franchises, the Unconventional woman finds out the Media Man is going to Japan for three weeks. She doubts their elegant dinners will ever lead anywhere at this rate…
The Post-Date Conclusion
The Media Man makes the Unconventional Woman feel confused and uncomfortable as he tells her that “This isn’t working out…I can’t even articulate how this isn’t working out…” She’s thinking, well, there’s a helluva lot you’re doing wrong.
The Unconventional Woman has a first date with a guy from Austin, Texas. She is wondering how far their geographic similarities will get them.
The Post First Impressions Vlog
The Texan: I’m the black sheep of my family.
The Unconventional Woman: Maybe Berlin is a city of black sheep.
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The Texan: I can see how your research is fascinating, but maybe it’s holding you back.
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The Texan: I always felt that I was awkward type…I’m never able to articulate how I feel at the right moment.
The Unconventional Woman: I’m the awkward type as well..but I’ve realized now that there are two types of awkward. There are those who don’t feel comfortable articulating themselves, but I’m the type who is always open about how I feel in the moment, and fears they will be rejected for their honesty afterwards.
The Post Date Denouement
The Unconventional talks to the Texan about gaining enough credibility to belong to social structures in Berlin…He believes it will be a long and difficult task.