mimi’s dating statistics after 856 days of dating: a quirky survey

number of first-dates since June 25, 2006

41

number of second-dates since June 25, 2006

11

(henceforth in these statistics, “number of men” or “number of dates” or “number of first-dates” refers only to the period after June 25, 2006)
number of second-dates turned down

6

% of first-dates who asked for second-dates

41%

recurrent names

Alan /Allen – 3 (7.3%)
David – 2
Harry – 2
Herbert – 2
Peter – 2
Roger – 3 (7.3%)

number from jdate

21

number from match

18

other sources

1 from date.com
1 from a matchmaker

number with whom there was some kind of sexual activity

6 (14.6%)

number of relationships

3 (7.3%)

number of men who said ‘i love you’

2 (4.8%)

number of these 41 men whom i would like, under other circumstances, to have as friends/neighbors/cousins, because i liked them but 1) i felt no attraction to them or 2) things didn’t work out between us

15 (36.5%)

number i actually did get together with as ‘friends’ at any point after our first-date or after our relationship

2

number who were not jewish

7

number of M.D.s

3

number of Ph.D.s

4

number of lawyers

10

number of violinists

1

some of the other professions of men i’ve dated

journalist, business consultant, general contractor, writer/editor, medical services administrator, publicist, real estate developer, artist, video-producer, businessman, IT guy, psychotherapist, architect, teacher, medical researcher

number of widowers

5

number with whom i felt threatened, in danger, or uncomfortable

zero

number who were rude or unpleasant on the first date

zero

number who rejected me or whom i rejected at the email stage

have no idea; didn’t keep records; probably 60 or 70

number who rejected me or whom i rejected at the phone call stage

again, didn’t keep records, but probably 20 or 25

number who, it emerged in conversation, knew (however remotely) someone i knew, or someone in their family knew someone I knew (i say ‘it emerged in conversation’ because i suspect there were many more men with connections to someone i knew, but the connection never came up in our conversation; i.e., if we had played the ‘name game,’ we would have discovered common ground)

18 (44%)

number of men i really found unattractive the moment i set eyes on them

6

number of first-dates that (for reasons other than romantic) made really good blog material

13

number of dates with Harvard or Yale degrees

9 (22%)

number of future first-dates i’ll have before i give up altogether

525

number of $$$ i’ve spent having my hair blow-dried

Don’t ask.

number of push-up bras i currently own

5 (3 black, 2 tan)

number of dating/sex-bloggers i’ve met, and i mean people i didn’t know before i started blogging

8

number of bloggers i’ve become friends with on-line, though i’ve never met them

5

dating anniversaries today

1 (it’s 2 years ago today that I met Rolly…….)

number of men whose apartments/houses i’ve visited

7

number of men who’ve been to my apartment

6

number of men i’ve danced with

3

number of men who’ve heard me lecture

2

number of men i’ve been on boats with

1

number of men i’ve been on planes with

1

number of men i’ve engaged in sporting activities with

zero

number of men who have had letters published in the New York Times

at least 6

number of Italian restaurants i’ve gone to with dates

countless

number of friends who have recently promised to introduce me to ‘real live guys’

3

number of friends who have recently introduced me to ‘real live guys’

zero

number of men who have asked me out for dates in the past 10 days

4

number of presidential candidates i’ve canvassed for since i started this blog

1

number of dates on which i’ve worn an obama button

4 (and counting)

number of my dates who will vote for obama next week

39 i’m sure of; and probably the other 2 also

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