I’m thinking. I’m thinking. Give me a second. Okay what was your question again? What’s a dating-type “situation” that I have not personally experienced? That’s a good question. Let me ask you, by “situation”, do you mean like: “Single and lonely?” Absolutely, I’ve been in that boat. How about: “Overloaded, overwhelmed and dumbfounded with too many casual sex options?” Yes. And that time frame was so surreal the whole time it was happening. Or: Have I been completely head over heels in love? You bet!

Another Situation: Married in a small chapel? I sure was. Have I participated within every angle of the cheating triangle? That would a triple yes. 1- I’ve cheated on a girlfriend; 2- Been cheated on by my girlfriend; 3- I’ve been the “side-guy” to a woman cheating in her relationship. What else? I've been in that early dating stage when I really, really liked someone and she just plain didn’t like me back. I've been placed unceremoniously into "the friend zone", which is torture because I still “get to be around” someone I deeply like, and I have to pretend like I don’t like them so much. Have I done any online dating? Tons - on all kinds of different sites & apps. From those sites, the dates ranged from beyond excellent to boring as hell, to a full-fledged stalker to everything in-between. Let’s see I’ve: Been cat-fished.

Stood-up. I’ve hooked up. Picked up. I’ve dated women I met in bars, clubs, back-yard cookouts, corporate meetings, academic conferences. All of that. I appreciate you asking. Because sometimes I’ve thought to myself: What the hell was all of that? Why did the universe expose me to such a full spectrum of dating, sexual, and romantic situations? Maybe we’re about to find out.