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8.7

Simone Grant

Sex Lies and Dating in the City

#3 in Relationships

Description:   I'm a 39 yr old single girl in New York City who dates a lot. I blog so that I can share my honest thoughts and stories about dating (and if I'm lucky, relationships - oh please, let me find one of those soon and I promise to work hard and not eff it up). I'm not a dating expert or anything close to one. I don't give advice. I tell stories. And I promise to tell the truth, to not sugar-coat it, and to be occasionally amusing. I'm guessing there are folks out there that'll be able to relate.

Context Ratings™

Attitude Toward Sex

Squeamish over sex
Sexually liberal

Target Audience

Men
Women

Content

Purely advice
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What Scribnia users think:

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9

very honest

November 29, 2009

found simone's blog via another dating blog. she is
always honest and upfront on what being single (or not)
means to her. she never gives advice which is so very
nice, and is honest with her readers and her self. a
must read

By nadiles

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10

A geuninely honest dating blog -- best suitable for
adults!

September 11, 2009

One of the most genuniely unbias blogs I've ever read.
I love how the author is not intentionally trying to
give advice out to her readers but rather just being
real -- honest -- hearfelt.

1 / 1 found this review helpful:

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8

A great blog about dating...

August 19, 2009

I love reading about Simone's adventures in the dating
world. She tackles everything from the fun to the
nitty gritty with flair and honesty. I love her
straight forward attitude. Always a good read.

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8

BEST relationship blog in NYC

June 28, 2009

Very fun and enjoyable! The best of the best on
everything sex, lies, and dating (and love)

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10

Addictive, Fun, Warm, Sad, Enlightening -- Must be
About Dating

June 18, 2009

Simone Grant's "Sex Lies and Dating in the City" is a
living story about Grant's real life adventures, living
the single life of dating in New York City.

Each blog post details something about going on or
learned through her own dates -- the good and the bad.

Not a dating expert, and Grant clearly says so in her
bio, this isn't the place to put pen to paper and write
an Ann Lander's question.

However, singles in big and small cities and towns
will learn life lessons as they live vicariously
through Grant's dating experiences.

Usually "single" is associated with young kids, but
Grant reveals she's no spring chicken, almost in her
40's. Dating at this age bracket is all the harder, as
she's finding out, because the more you date, the more
you know exactly what you want and need, and the harder
you look to find what you want and need. While being a
kid in college, or younger, you'll almost date just
about anything with a heartbeat.

Grant's straight-forward writing style, honesty and
openness in expressing her true feelings, and just the
fact that she's sharing something deeply personal, all
make this a very engaging and even addictive blog to
read.

I found I was reading each blog entry as if I were
reading a book which I couldn't put down, got to get to
the next one . . .

Young, old, single or even taken, the adventures of
Grant's dating life in the Big Apple will keep you
coming back again and again.

1 / 1 found this review helpful:

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7

Details, Details, Details

May 22, 2009

I was stunned to discover how addictive this blog is,
and I certainly didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as
I did. Before I realized it, I’d been reading for an
hour. I attribute the phenomenon to Simone Grant’s
distinct voice. She is adept at creating an intimacy
with her audience, and her style is forthright and fun.
Grant is a prolific dater and a savvy New Yorker. I
can’t help but wonder, though, how difficult it must
be to keep someone in your life when you blog about
every development in the relationship in such intimate
detail. Maybe it’s why she dates so much.

By esper_d

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9

Honest about the single life

May 20, 2009

So why is she still single? That's my question. This
girl dates 1,000 times more than I do and she's still
single. If anything I think readers should analyze
this blog and see what she's doing wrong so they don't
do the same. But it seems as though Grant wants to
remain single anyway, which is cool.

At the same time I can totally relate to her dating
experiences. It is though I have lived this moment or
that moment of hers at one time or another during my
own dating life. I really like the part of connecting
and seeing that others, in some ways, are just like me.
Her blog is helpful in that respect.

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9

Open, honest, funny and sometimes brutal.

May 19, 2009

Despite her site's play on words with the title of the
popular TV series, Simone (or SINgleGIRL) does not
attempt to be edgy and cool, nor to pontificate over
nonsensical subjects. Instead, she supplies a regular,
honest look at the dating life of a single woman in New
York. She writes well, says what she thinks, discusses
her views openly and honestly and manages to keep the
whole thing very interesting. Personable and
intelligent, she encourages a great deal of witty
banter on her posts' comments and provides some great
advice at the same time.

3 / 3 found this review helpful:

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9

Love the concept

May 18, 2009

The concept is here. The writing is here. The author is
fiesty. It just all needs to be a little more ...
fresh. I can immediately think of four "competitors"
who all write as well as Simone Grant (I wouldn't say
better or worse as their ideas complement rather than
overlap). So what makes Grant stand out? I haven't
figured it out yet. I'm not saying it's not there, but
it's got to find a way to knock me out. I will say,
though, that I'll keep reading in search of it.

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8

I'm definitely not her target audience

April 29, 2009

I am about to graduate from college in a few weeks and
I am trying to get all the "real world" dating advice
that I can. I got some sweet pick up advice after
finding Roissy on Scribnia but I'm not sure if that
stuff really works. I was happy to discover Simone.
Simone's blog describes the dating scene for women and
men in their 30s and 40s. So what can I possibly get
out of it? Well, she has an amazing section about her
favorite date spots in New York City. I am moving there
next year and have no idea where I could possibly bring
a girl. Now, I have a few locations all over town and
as bonus points I might seem a bit more sophisticated.

Note to Scribnia: lets get some more female authors
on the site. We need some balance against the Roissy's
of the world. As Webber points out, the guy is engaged!
Jeez

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