I'm A Real-Life Golden Bachelorette

So can y'all help me find some guys who will accept this rose, lol?

I’ve never been much of a dater. I remember being a sophomore at a Catholic all-girls school and asking this guy at the nearby all-boys high school to go with me to a Sadie Hawkins dance (remember those?). I summoned up the nerve to pick up the phone, call him up, and ask him out but was sadly friend-zoned. It broke my little teenage heart.

My junior and senior years in high school worked out better, I guess. We moved to a new town, and I was asked to attend my junior and senior proms by one of the few Black males at my school. He was tall, goofy, and had a white sidekick bro who always seemed to be around us…hmm.

Anywho, I say all this to say that my dating life has not been robust. I’m a hopeless romantic who is always looking for “the one” who will sweep me off my feet, make me feel safe, and understand my insistence on monogamy.

Fast-forward to 2024: I am now a twice-divorced mother of two young adults who make me proud every day. I work remotely as an editor/writer at AJPT, and currently live in the same college town where I graduated high school. It’s a full-circle moment.

I love where my life is heading in general, but because I am a Libra and have that “ain’t love grand” energy, I wouldn’t mind meeting a new beau. I like to flirt, love to try new things and can keep a conversation going all night just to figure out how your mind works.

I’m looking for someone who feels the same—a man who has both lived and lived to tell the tale. Someone who knows how to have fun and has an unfettered curiosity about life. If you’ve watched the new Ali Wong comedy special on Netflix, I would describe myself on a scale of one to ten as she does: “I am a kind 6, looking for the same.”

So I’ve decided to let you, our AJPT besties, help me find my next date or two, or three, etc. We are going to crowdsource this bitch and see what you come up with. (If you are a stalker, sociopath, or serial killer, please do not apply. I watch all the true crime shows and will never put myself in a precarious position.)

We are talking meet-cute dates: coffee tawk, a bookstore meet-up, perhaps a glass of wine at a chic little bistro. If you are old enough to be a golden bachelor, you are old enough to know what I’m talking about, lol.

Please send your picture (no catfishing, please), and a few sentences about yourself and why I should consider a date with you (or maybe you want to send it for your dad or shy uncle) to: vanessa@anotherjaneprattthing.com. Let the games begin!