first date | Matthew Dicks

The Moth: She Held My Hand

By Matthew Dicks | July 29, 2016 |

In August of 2015 I told the story of my first date with my wife at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End. The theme of the night was Guts. I won the slam that night, but being the hyper-critical person that I am, I hear a lot of room for improvement in the story.…

My first date advice: Tell stories.

By Matthew Dicks | August 12, 2014 |

TIME’s Eric Barker reported on what science says are most appropriate and beneficial topics of discussion on a first date. My first date with my wife wasn’t a declared date. It was dinner at Chili’s before we attended a talent show at the school where we both worked. It would be months before we would…