The Bust Blog
Plenty of (Cat)Fish, Tinder Terrorists, and OK Crazies- A New Podcast Series from Travelistas Who Have Survived Online Dating Disasters
Plenty of (Cat)fish, Tinder Terrorists, and OK Crazies- A New Podcast Series from Travelistas who Have Survived Online Dating Disasters I'm so excited about the new podcast series! The podcasts will include interviews with fearless solo travelers who are exploring the...
Are You a S*x & Love Addict?
What's the difference between liking a man you're hooking up with a lot, and being codependent on the c*ck? How do you know if you're a sex addict? Everybody loves sex, right? Well, yes. But there is a difference. According to The National Council on Sexual Addiction...
Conceal or Reveal; When is Lying on Your Dating Profile Okay?
According to this article in The NY Times, about 81% of people lie in dating profiles. And although mostly they're "little lies" (women by fudging on about 8.2 lbs (men fibbed on average by about 2 lbs) and men exaggerating their height, marital status, and...
11 Ways to Avoid Online Dating Disasters
by Jasmaine Payne Ah, the joys of online dating! Unashamed, I admit that I have subscribed to this alternative means of meeting prospective matches for quite some time now. Until now, online dating has blessed me with meeting interesting and refreshingly intelligent...
How Couples Can Keep From Killing Each Other While Traveling
You love to travel, your partner loves is just as adventurous, so planning a trip together should add even more romance to your relationship, right? Imagine staying at a beach resort, watching the sunset as you sip cocktails with fancy umbrellas. Couples who travel...
Green Pants, Yellow Shoes and Red Roses; A Modern Day Fairytale
This is a story about a gutsy girl who was fearless and assertive and courageous in her search for love. Her missed connection post on Craigslist about a man on the subway wearing yellow shoes created a media frenzy. But there's more to this story that turned out to...
Breadcrumbing, Benching, Ghosting; Dealing With Disappearing Daters
What's up with bread-crumbing, cushioning, benching and ghosting? I thought when I got back into the world of dating that all I would have to worry about were catfish, but Millennials have added a whole new low to online dating with almost no integrity or...
Cougar Confessions; Lessons Learned From a Female Lech
I have never liked the label "Cougar". I despise the term. It is not a compliment for a mature woman of a certain age to be compared to a jungle animal. And yet, I am here today to share with you my "Cougar Confessions". I'm embarrassed to admit that I may have, ahem,...
20 Ways You’re Being Catfished
20 Ways You’re Being Catfished You’ve been emailing, chatting and sexting your new online lover, and now you’re finally about to meet. But before paying $500 bucks for a flight to travel across the country only to find out that Bambi, the busty, blond bombshell...
Best Places to Say Sorry in Brooklyn
I like to think of myself as someone who doesn't tolerate bullshit when I'm dating. I have standards and I expect to be treated with respect. I've read Why Men Love Bitches, The Rules, and Date Like a Man. I know this shit. And usually, I'm pretty tough. If a man...
