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May 20, 2008
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SUBMITTED BY BEAUTYZEALOT: After hearing a few friends’ stories of bizarre and unsuccessful online dating, I decided it would be a great idea to have to present some sort of rough syllabus of relationships past to your new date. No gory details necessary, of course, but a rough synopsis of the timeline of exes (ie. dates, durations, etc.), almost like a resume.

Then, during the date, you can go over the document like you would in an interview. ”So, I see things ended with Petunia in 2005, but then there was nothing again until 2007. What was going on during that time? Were you laid off?” and “What made you decide to leave Nancy? Were the parting terms mutual?”

You could even have notes at the bottom, such as “References available upon request.” For that, though, I guess you’d need a few well-intentioned exes in your back pocket who’d be willing to dish a little. Maybe that’s taking it too far.

Either way, though, the syllabus would be a great (and efficient) way to get to the bottom of the basics without wasting each other’s time. It would also be hilarious.

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