L.A. Affairs: My friends saw red flags. I opened my heart to him anyway
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. Affairs: My friends saw red flags. I opened my heart to him anyway

LA Times  

Living in Studio City, I try to stay close to home, but on a Wednesday in February, I found myself on the other end of the San Fernando Valley doing an errand. After a couple of hours and beers, I gave him my business card — old school, I know, but that’s how I am. My friends saw red flags, but they were genuinely happy for me. I even saw red flags, but I didn’t want to admit to them because I was having too much fun. She’s on Instagram: @ingramds L.A. Affairs chronicles the search for romantic love in all its glorious expressions in the L.A. area, and we want to hear your true story.

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L.A. Affairs: I was absolutely attracted to him. Then he body-shamed me
1 year ago

L.A. Affairs: I was absolutely attracted to him. Then he body-shamed me

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The night I met Buff Ben, I was coming from a Hinge date. “No, I hated it!” Ben smiled ruefully as he recounted his loneliness there: the time he had crushed openly on a fellow actor in a play before turning bitter when his advances were spurned. “I only date fit guys,” he said, as though this were so obvious …

L.A. Affairs: He lied to me over and over. I went back to him anyway
1 year, 4 months ago

L.A. Affairs: He lied to me over and over. I went back to him anyway

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We met for drinks in downtown Los Angeles. “Take all the time you need, Mell, but I know, without a doubt, that I love you.” So commenced our initial two-year romance. “Because he thinks I’m a gigolo.” Cue screeching brakes. Didn’t you say you were a writer, a voice-over actor, a comedian, a hotel bellman?” My intuition had been telling …

L.A. Affairs: I finally met a good guy but then I was diagnosed with cancer. What now?
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L.A. Affairs: I finally met a good guy but then I was diagnosed with cancer. What now?

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I had been unlucky in love. I see food and I eat it.” When he hears someone speaking Spanish, he says, “My Spanish stops at taco, burrito and enchilada.” There used to be an Orange County shopping complex called the Block, and whenever Rick had out-of-town company, he would ask them if they’d like to take a walk around the …

L.A. Affairs: I’m 56 and have never been in love. Do red flags matter at my age?
2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. Affairs: I’m 56 and have never been in love. Do red flags matter at my age?

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I removed all dating apps from my phone. My role was “the sugar daddy,” and he was “the struggling hunk.” I was going to take care of him, and all he had to do was be cute and love me. In our fantasy, the sugar daddy would pull out a money clip and start counting Benjamins to make his problems …

L.A. Affairs: It felt like a date — but was it?
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. Affairs: It felt like a date — but was it?

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I was 54 years old, divorced for 12 years and happily alone. My response to my friends’ suggestions was: I wanted that special someone to come to my door — to appear magically! Then come the walks on your break — maybe to Little Tokyo or Grand Central Market — arms slightly touching, and there’s coffee at the corner of …

L.A. Affairs: Are L.A. guys really this flaky? Red flag, red flag, red flag
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. Affairs: Are L.A. guys really this flaky? Red flag, red flag, red flag

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I moved to Los Angeles from Colorado in June 2020. Living in a 350-square-foot box, I wasn’t prepared for the next couple of years of my life in a new city. In a time of desperation, I thought maybe a second chance was necessary, as he didn’t seem to be a bad guy. You acknowledge red flags and conclude that …

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