I hoped to close this dating column with a feel-good end, a second date. Instead, I have a more upstanding finish — complete rejection. Darlene* and I got along swimmingly, as you may have gathered from my last installment. We had a marvelous evening at Black Sheep and, though we’re from vastly ...
Black Sheep was the place, Darlene my date. Another terrific night, made more interesting by my expanded interpretation of “dating at Middlebury”: Darlene is a townie. I met Darlene at a business downtown, where she works. She’s the kind of girl who converts new customers into returning customers, ...
Middlebury students are connected by no more than two degrees of separation: you either know someone or know someone who knows that person. Though there are many great things about this smallness, I always thought it presented a romantic disadvantage. The main reason: the gossip-mongering that roars ...
Ethel* and I met last year at a friend’s birthday party. Life strikes when you least expect. We only shared a few words, but she left enough of an impression that I’d intermittently make small extra efforts to say hi in the dining hall. Beyond that, I let it be. Spring faded. December came around, ...
There are two types of people at Middlebury: those who are in committed relationships and those who wish they were. If you’re not in a “Midd Marriage”, you’re romantic life is limited to either alcohol-fueled hookups or banishment to the desolate land of loneliness. We’re pinned between ...
For my next date, I went to lunch at Otter Creek Bakery with Agnes*. My best friend, Edgar*, who plays on a varsity team with Agnes, had introduced us a couple times before. However, our interactions were always fairly brief and insubstantial, so we became acquaintances of awkward proximity — we knew ...
My first “first date” last week was delightful. After a long hiatus from dating on campus, I felt like a lucky boy to be out on the town with an adorable and charming lady. Finding her was a little tricky. In the absence of any casual leads, I wasn’t sure how to seek a potential date without ...
As a first-year I was elected into the leadership of the Student Investment Committee. As a sophomore I ran a handsome campaign for SGA President, and escaped the burden of winning by losing handily. As a junior I met the Dalai Lama and won the TEDx spot to talk about traveling. As a senior I’ve published ...