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The Prowl: Farewell

This week rather than writing something about anything remotely related to dating in DC, instead I am saying goodbye. Yes, this will be the last Prowl (at least as written by me). I briefly considered ending my stint on Frum Forum in some sort of sensationalist bang. This column from …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday August 26, 2011

The Prowl: Can I Lobby a Guy I Rejected?

So once again, despite my best efforts, my personal life has unduly complicated my professional life.  My ongoing efforts to keep these two spheres of my being from overlapping are truly failing in a spectacular way - so much that I am no longer quite convinced that this can even be done. A few …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday August 5, 2011

The Prowl: There Are Bigger Weiners Out There

Anthony Weiner might be gone, but there are many other guys who are just like him. The very day I returned from my leisurely vacation in Argentina--having perfected the phrase "una cervesa por favor" and had my fill of dancing til 6AM and Iberico ham--I came back to an America in which …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday June 17, 2011

The Prowl: Keep Your Weiner to Yourself

Sending half-naked photos of yourself to random strangers on the internet is not acceptable behavior. Unfortunately, I've been the recipient of such messages. This week, I feel obligated to weigh in on the whole Anthony Weiner fiasco.  I switched on three different nightly news programs earlier …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday June 10, 2011

The Prowl: The Four Step Break-Up Plan

Ending a relationship is a big decision and the implementation thereof requires much thought. After all, you can't simply break up with someone: You need a strategy. A close friend who works on the House side of the Hill is seriously considering breaking up with her boyfriend, a staffer on the …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday June 3, 2011

The Prowl: Why Do I Date Losers?

Recently, my friends decided to stage an intervention: they made it clear that I spend too much time with men who don't make the best boyfriends. It’s recently been brought to my attention that I'm not dating “winners.”  While investment bankers may have "sexy banker moves" -- and no, I am not …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday May 27, 2011

The Prowl: Horsing Around at Gold Cup

Last week, I attended Gold Cup, a horse race in Virginia that's really an excuse for the South's suburban gentry to wear bright clothes, strange hats and drink to excess. This week I am going to take a break from sharing intimate details of my dating life - mostly because it’s frankly not very …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday May 13, 2011

The Prowl: Help! I Have a Staff Infection

In the past, I have expressed some ethical concerns about dating anyone on the Hill. But after this week, I have a new reason to proceed with extreme caution. In the past, I have expressed some ethical concerns about dating anyone on the Hill.  While these have mostly centered on my desire to not …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday May 6, 2011

The Prowl: Yes, He Just Wasn’t Into Me

Last weekend was an objective disaster. After traveling all the way to NYC to see him, my boyfriend prioritized both the Celtics and napping over me. Last weekend was an objective disaster.  To summarize, first, my investment banking boyfriend prioritized both the Celtics and napping over seeing …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday April 29, 2011

The Prowl: Maybe He's Not That Into Me?

I thought all was well with my long-distance boyfriend: I'd planned a weekend trip up to NYC. However, last week he asked me to stay with someone else during my visit. So last week when I claimed that all was well with my investment banker, despite a rather small and frankly dumb crush on a …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday April 22, 2011

The Prowl: Sleeping Your Way to the Top

I know a lobbyist rumored to be sleeping her way to success. I'd never copy her, but my crush on a staffer has shown me how easily the lines of professionalism can blur. I have a crush on a Hill staffer.  This is something I would never do anything about, as I’m still fairly enraptured by my nice …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday April 15, 2011

The Prowl: Fixing Up Mr. Hopeless

One of my friends constantly gets attached to crazy girlfriends. Can anything be done to save him? I'd love nothing more than to provide an update on last week's discussion of how to break the news to my boyfriend that I am writing this pseudonoymous blog.  Unfortunately, um, other things got in …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday April 1, 2011

The Prowl: Should I Expose Myself?

Now that I've got a boyfriend, I'm faced with a new dilemma: should I tell him about my Vivian Darkbloom alter ego and that my romantic life is online for all to read? So this week, I’m venturing into the meta and writing a column about a column.  Bear with me. The past few weeks, I have made …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday March 25, 2011

The Prowl: Return of the Pizza Maker

A few months back, I had a one-night stand with a pizza maker. After a great date, he stood me up twice and I never heard from him again... until this week. For those of you keeping track at home (and it's perfectly reasonable if you're not), my first column for Frum Forum detailed what was …

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Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday March 18, 2011