More things to know before dating a journalist

Ophelia Chong replies with "an opinion from the side that sits down."

On the flip side, dating a female journalist puts you in the limelight as the guy who couldn't tell the difference between a Philips or slotted head screwdriver, or hangs his underwear on the doorknobs. You are the guy who makes banging noises when you want to go eat while I finish a post, you are the guy who starts playing basketball with the dogs in the living room when I am trying to come up with the sweet killer finish.

You are the guy across from me at the speed dating marathon pushing his At-Home Masseuse call in card across the table at me, but after I explain what I do, you quickly snatch the card away and tell me that I am good at lying with my eyes. You're the guy at the BBQ and as I look into your eyes I see flecks of Bombeck floating behind your retinas when I am trying to exude Amanpour.

While men journalists think they are smarter than their dates, us women journalists let men think they have the upper hand, but in reality we are just hanging with you for writing fodder and a sweet killer finish.

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