Rami The Gutsy Geek is not a fan of long distance relationships. His longest one lasted a month, and she only lived one city away. But many geeks meet their significant other online, at conventions or events, and date across cities, countries, and continents. In this week’s episode, Rami recruits his good friend Steve, who after several long distance relationships …
Dating Shouldn’t be Harder than Battletoads – Podcast 42
Battletoads is an absolute bitch. Games used to be hard. Sure you Souls players think you have it tough but does it send you back to the start when you misinterpret that boss’s incoming attack? No. It does not. 3 lives and back to the start. That’s how it used to be. (OK 5 lives in Battletoads) …
How to be Confident when Things are Falling Apart
Rami the geek dating coach is back! This week he interviews his old friend JP Lachapelle, the former lead singer of multiple bands, including Mire and Keychain. They talk about confidence, and how to build confidence as a geek. They discover the secrets to creating confidence where it doesn’t exist, and how to recover confidence when something bad happens in …
Dating, Shared Interests, and Values
Today’s post is about my girlfriend! This is a picture of us at my sister’s wedding. As you can see, I am smitten with her. We’ve been dating for 3 years, and will probably be making some tiny humans in the near future. We share a a passion for travel and dogs, and that’s about it. Everything else about us …
Rami’s Secret Dating History
Yesterday I went bouldering. On my second climb, I pulled really hard, and near the top, I heard a loud pop come out of my right wrist. Hurray, it’s sprained! My girlfriend felt bad as it was her idea, so she took me out to see Thor: Ragnarok, which was totally tubular. Go see it. Ok. Today’s post is …
Putting Dates on a Pedestal
Today’s lesson: don’t put them up on a pedestal! When you see someone that you think is attractive, as a human your first instinct is to think “wow, this person is amazing. He/she must walk on water. Probably when they poop it smells like flowers and butterflies on a beautiful breezy day.” We all do it. I do it. You …
Options and Priorities in Dating
Have you ever heard this expression before? “Don’t make someone a priority if they make you an option.” I’ve always been a fan of this phrase, especially in the context of dating. Every geek I know has had this happen to them at one point or another. They meet someone who they think is devilishly attractive. They hit it off. …
Do You Like Yourself?
Self-Love Simple question: if you don’t like or love yourself, how can you expect someone else to love you? I see this all the time. People will come up to me and say “I’m looking for someone to love” or “I’m looking for the perfect person to complete me”. The problem is, these people often don’t have anything to offer …
How to Meet and Talk to Women in Bars – a Geek’s Guide
Episode 32 – Dating – How to Meet and Talk to Women at a Bar Bars. People still meet in them. For real. How do you approach someone? How do you speak to someone? What if they turn you away? WHAT IF THEY ACTUALLY TALK TO YOU? Rami meets with Mark to cover the ins and outs of meeting …
Lies Movies Teach Geeks About Dating – Vol. 3
Episode 3 – Revenge of the ? Sorry, I’m too ill to come up with a good pun. If you think of one let me know – Robin Rami takes on more movie lies in this installment of Lies Movies Teach Geeks About Dating! Previous installments: Volume 1 Volume 2 There’s more on the Podcast plus daily life, fitness, and …
Lies Movies Teach Geeks About Dating – Vol. 2
Part 2 – Attack of the Zones Rami the Gutsy Geeks takes on more of Hollywood’s insidious love-based lies and this week, Zone of the Frienders (oh man, I need to go play Zone of the Enders now and I am VERY proud of that wordplay – Robin). Missed Vol.1? We got you covered. Want daily dating, fitness, and geeky …
Lies Movies Teach Geeks About Dating – Vol. 1
Rami the Gutsy Geek tackles Hollywood and the lies Movies Teach Geeks About Dating – Vol. 1 They Lied to Us All Until the age of 23, everything I knew about relationships, I learned at the cinema. It was great! I learned about buying candy and roses, taking her out for food and a show, showering her with love and …