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  1. This might be trivial, but I’ve spent most of my time in long term relationships and could use some advice.

    Things have been going well with a new gentleman caller, he’s been talkative, we’ve had a great time hanging out, etc. Then we had our first LGP a few days ago, and he’s been distant and less talkative since then (haven’t seen him in person, but text responses seem polite but a little disinterested). No issues with the LGP that I could think of.

    Is this normal? Should I just assume he’s not interested anymore? It just seems like a sudden shift after the LGP.

        1. Mpls is right – sorry, I’ve seen it so much on this site that I didn’t think twice about the acronym!

        2. Ohhhh. Bahahah.
          OP– sorry, that’s frustrating! I’ve been in that sitch a few times before and my only advice is to try as hard as you can not to fixate on it. When that has happened to me I find myself feeling really anxious, waiting for a text and wondering if I should contact and wondering whether he’s doing a fadeaway and what I could have done and… it just sucks! I don’t think it’s “normal” but I don’t think it’s uncommon either, unfortunately. I wouldn’t necessarily assume he’s lost interest. He might also be busy, or trying to hold you at arms length so that you don’t think it’s “serious” now that you slept together, or whatever. Take it day by day and try to focus on the other parts of your life, and not him, in the meantime. If a little more time passes, I would probably just ask directly because that’s my style, but others might feel differently about that.

          2. +1. Don’t focus on it too much, but don’t necessarily make any assumptions either. I might ask him if something was wrong once, but otherwise let him start making more of the contact. If he doesn’t, oh well.

            For what it’s worth, I have straight male friends who have gone through exactly the same thing–with women who seemed to do the fade after the first intimacy. I think so much of resilience in dating is accepting that sometimes there’s just no way to tell what’s motivating the other person, and concentrating instead on what YOU want.

  2. For anyone who was considering purchasing that Henri Bendel tote that was featured here a week or so ago, I checked it out in person today and really love it. It does have metal feet on the bottom (when I called customer service they said they didn’t think it did, but it does!) and the leather looks and feels great. It also has gone down in price. When it was featured it was almost 500 and now it’s 450. Just FYI!

  3. What would be an appropriate thank-you gift for profs and assistants who wrote & facilitated the sending of clerkship applications?

    2. I did home-made baked treats and a nice thank you card, they seemed well-received.

  4. I saw this posted on Facebook and just had to share. It’s “A Strongly Worded Letter to the Bar Exam” and I actually laughed so hard that I cried. Thinking good thoughts for all the bar takers!

  5. Stupid question, and it’s very late this weekend so I’ll probably repost tomorrow.

    Is there a dress code for when you sit for the NY bar? I couldn’t find anything on the website and I don’t know anyone who took it last year.

    I was planning on wearing jeans + a tank top + a cardigan to layer/take off if it’s hot/cold. But I had a moment of panic wondering if we need to wear business formal or something.

    1. No dress code. Your plan sounds good. Comfort and layering are definitely the most important factors for the day.

  6. Hello ladies,

    I’m looking for book recommendations. The feedback I received from a mentor lately is that I need to work on my networking skills. I attend conferences and events but I find it really hard to connect with new people. I can ask someone to introduce me to people I want to meet, and I can chat for a few minutes, but I don’t find it easy to make that into any sort of a lasting connection. It doesn’t help that the people that it would be helpful to connect with are usually men in their 50’s, and as young (ish) woman I don’t find it really easy to find common ground.

    Does anyone have any advice on books I could read or tips on how to work on developing my networking skills?

    Thanks very much!

    1. The best book I’ve read on networking is “Never Eat Alone,” by Keith Ferrazzi.

  7. I have a friend who just had her first baby. Should I send her a present or just send her an Amazon giftcard? I have no idea what she has and what she doesn’t have, she lives across the country from me, but I know babies need a lot of stuff and I want to acknowledge her amazing milestone in a helpful way.

    1. You could always search Amazon or Babies R Us to see if she already has a registry…

      2. Their Amazon registry is empty. So, I’ll wait a minute and see if they add to it, or if it was just already all bought for them…

    2. Amazon gift card would be fine and super useful. She can get diapers/baby supplies overnighted if need be.

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