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[slemslempike]

The Guardian wrote a whole article about 40 Days of Dating without pointing out what a dreadful person Tim seems to be. I wouldn't be able to get through a sentence before mentioning it, as you can see. I am however enjoying the comments, which are full of British people belligerently asking what's wrong with just getting drunk, shagging a friend, and making a relationship out of that? What indeed. (Though actually I never have combined those particlar activities.)

No comment on the contents of this blogpost, but I love the title - "McDougall still in no particular rush to find a leg to stand on".

Comments

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Hannah Slapper???!!! (sorry, am being 13 at the back of the class)

They say each other every day?? The whole thing sounds more like a creepy brainwashing exercise than the kind of 'dating behaviour' normal people indulge in. However, it's probably par for the demographic of comfortably-off young 'creatives' in New York - in fact, it is probably a truth universally acknowledged that comfortably-off young 'creatives' in New York are in want of a book-deal.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Hee, I hadn't noticed the name!

I can see the need for rules about seeing each other every day, in order to make a serious distinction between their friendship and their sexual/romantic relationship. I confess that it's the sort of rigid experiment with lovely Rules that appeals to me, but the subject matter, and indeed the subjects, are repelling me.

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

The comments are glorious - I am particularly enjoying the man who met his girlfriend at the life drawing class where she was the teacher and he the model. I think this is the first time I've read my way through the comment section without wanting to throw things. The prejudiced are far outweighed by the entertaining.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yes, I liked the life drawing couple too! Even if it ruins some of the mystery and romance, at least you don't have to worry that the other person will run away if you take your clothes off.

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

The point where he mentioned about the classroom being very cold was the point I almost fell in love with him myself.

[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU!

'Didn't Byron used to write heartfelt romantic poems around the theme of his relationship counselling sessions and his "feelings questionnaire"? Or was that someone else?'

'In my day, when two people had sex and it went viral, it didn't mean the same thing.'