40 Days

I have some good news for you. This is the last week of summer frisbee league. So, tonight will be the last night that you'll have to deal with me coming home exhausted, not in the mood to write a story.

But, per usual, I do have something to help pass the time.

Surprisingly not a video. Instead I'm going to present you with a website. About two close friends who happened to be single at the same time and decided to begin an experiment. They'd date each other for forty days (with no prior intimacy or dating) and document it. One was always eager to dive into relationships, as she put it, "loved to love" and the other, had a commitment issue, bouncing from girl to girl only after a few dates. Along the course of the forty days, there were some guidelines - they'd see a couples therapist, they'd have to see each other every day, take at least one weekend trip, there would be no dating, hooking up, or seeing anyone else (along with a few other rules). And throughout all of this, they'd fill out a questionnaire each day, explaining how things were going.

Sound interesting right? That's because it is.

So I stumbled upon this site earlier today through a friend and I've been hooked. Apparently the forty days have already come and gone, but they are in the process of posting each "day." Today was day 29, with 11 more to go. What I find so fascinating about this whole process is readying the answers from each person regarding the same question. Something Jessie might notice, Tim may completely overlook and visa versa. And throughout this process (although I'll admit I haven't caught up yet) I find myself judging each person differently as their confessions/answers to the questions are posted. Sometimes I feel for one, while I'm angered at the other and sometimes I just want to yell at the both of them - to get their shit together. It has already gone much much deeper into each of their psyches than I would have ever imagined and I cannot wait to see where else it goes.

Not only is reading each update super engaging, both Jessie and Timothy are designers out of New York, so each entry is filled with their creative genius - drawings, animations, videos. I'm envious of their imaginations and abilities.

Obviously start with day 1 - way at the bottom of the page.

Hopefully you like it as much as I do - I've become completely enamored with it...

40 Days of Dating