Category: Europe

How I got kicked out of Germany: the COVID effect you haven’t heard about

Munich, Germany Since the COVID-19 pandemic took over the world more than one year ago, many single people have reported a rise in “single shaming.” That is, the way the coupled/throupled of society tend to feel superior to those who are still enjoying the solo experience. Apparently, despite all...

Love After Lockdown: Two Short Horror Stories

Munich, Germany Many singles were hopeful when the coronavirus lockdown finally lifted. Surely, the pre-pandemic parade of dating idiocy, boy-fuckery, and game-playing was about to subside in the face of a potential “second wave” and, therefore, potential second pandemic lockdown, socially-distancing all single hearts and genitals from one another....

Burst

Munich, Germany In the event that I go missing in the near future, please tell the police that the culprit is likely my deranged Tinder stalker. I don’t like to give trolls the satisfaction of having the floor on this site, but I will make an exception in this...

How I spent my winter vacation…

Munich, Germany It could have been a great story to tell the grandkids – a truly romantic and serendipitous tale about the time Opa first met Oma while Oma was blackout drunk at a Christkindlmarkt. But, (un)fortunately, no hypothetical children (or grandchildren) were destined to materialize between myself and...

Motivated Misdeeds

Munich, Germany They say no good deed goes unpunished and I’m really starting to think that it’s true. Whether it’s warning a friend about a person who is using and manipulating him or helping a random stranger avoid danger on the street, it seems these small-scale heroics carry with...