Meredith Fineman
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Meredith Fineman is a freelance writer, digital strategist, and publicist living in Washington, DC. She is the CEO and founder of FinePoint Digital PR. She is also the founder of TheFFJD.com (formerly known as Fifty First JDates), a humor, dating-centric site for 20-something women.

Blog Entries by Meredith Fineman

Puff, the Magic Relationship -- Dating in Fantasyland

(10) Comments | Posted May 17, 2012 | 8:39 AM

While waiting to be seated for drag queen Mother's Day Brunch (literally), I overheard two girls talking (complaining) about their love lives. I can't tell you how much I enjoy listening in on conversations, especially when the topic is men. I've heard things like, "Why can't he just say I...

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What I'd Imagine a SoulCycle Class to Be Like Even Though I've Never Been to One.

(0) Comments | Posted May 1, 2012 | 10:35 PM

Today I saw a tweet about @SoulCycle looking for a new social media manager. Which got me thinking, I'd probably have to try the class first. I've heard great things - from Kelly Bensimon's legs to the yoga pants they sell with their logo, which manages to marry soul and...

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EngagementBook

(23) Comments | Posted April 25, 2012 | 10:00 PM

We need to talk. About Facebook. Or rather, EngagementBook.

It's Spring, the birds are chirping, and everyone is engaging the crap out of each other on my newsfeed.

I'm trying to remember the first day I got Facebook. I couldn't sign up until I got my .edu email. I...

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Five Reasons to Love Valentine's Day.

(2) Comments | Posted February 9, 2012 | 10:00 AM

I know it's on your mind already, and has been since it turned February/Groundhog Day/Homigod it's almost Valentine's day.

Let's be real here. So, guys mostly dislike Valentine's Day, am I right? (Amirite?) I think that they probably think it's a silly, made up holiday like Reindeer Day and Dress...

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Speed Dating 101.

(6) Comments | Posted January 26, 2012 | 9:56 AM

Let us not forget, FFJD is a dating-centric bloggy wog (not dissimilar to a booky wook). I'm often forgetting this after long sessions on the elliptical, where I'm the girl who sometimes falls off and/or rips her headphones out after accidentally hooking them in the stupid channel changer, or I'm...

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I'm a Jew Who Celebrates Christmas. So What?

(469) Comments | Posted December 22, 2011 | 12:02 PM

I have a confession to make: I'm a Jew who celebrates Christmas. I just didn't realize what a confession that was until recently.

Every year, my family convenes in what I can only describe as a gift-giving brunch (pajama dress code) and with a piece of nature that probably...

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Holiday Party Survival 101.

(1) Comments | Posted December 15, 2011 | 10:28 AM

In case you haven't noticed, everybody and their grandmother, aunt, cousin's boyfriend's pedicurist's podiatrist's best camp friend, is having a holiday party.

Omgggg another look at how ugly this christmas sweater is but hee its kind of funny and sexy!!! party, office party, latke party by the National Association of...

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TheFFJD Interviews Rapper KREAYSHAWN: Clueless, Celebrity Crush, and "Music For Women."

(0) Comments | Posted October 5, 2011 | 2:30 PM

So unless you live under a rock or haven't been near a computer in a few months, you know the internet sensation that is Kreayshawn. She's one part Amy Winehouse, with three tablespoons of Lady Gaga, and a twist of BAMF. Shaken and stirred. I had the pleasure of interviewing...

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A Few Changes Facebook Left Out

(5) Comments | Posted September 28, 2011 | 10:14 AM

If you don't know what I'm talking about and/or don't stalk The Book of Face with a religious propensity similar to someone like myself, ignore this.

Or read about the F8 announced Facebook changes. There's something called a timeline, and you can get it early...

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The (N)ot Milk Guide.

(16) Comments | Posted September 23, 2011 | 3:02 PM

See what I did there? That was actually supposed to be a play on the Got Milk? Ads that I used to rip out of magazines and wallpaper my room with. Seriously, they were like gold. Am I the only one who would trade them with friends, or try to...

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Just Overthink It.

(16) Comments | Posted September 12, 2011 | 3:35 PM

It's time to pull out another sweeping generalization from my purse. This time? Chicks, and overanalyzation (not a word, is now.) I store lots of things in my purse (but that's another question for another time, along the lines of POR QUE J.Lo, everything was going so great and your...

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Confession: I am a Pack (B)rat.

(3) Comments | Posted July 28, 2011 | 12:38 PM

My entire life I've had a severe condition. It's one that often affects women such as myself, ones who create lists with sub categories and highlight important events in their planner, sometimes in varying colors to denote importance or necessity for bringing a bottle of wine. This disease is known...

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Dating & Mental Health

(4) Comments | Posted July 11, 2011 | 9:30 AM

Today's issue at hand is one I've been wanting to cover for a long, long while. Something that happens often in relationships, dating, hookups, and that is issues in mental health. Now I'm being pretty vague here, with good reason -- I'm talking anything from anxiety to bipolar to depression...

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FFJD 101: Etiquette for Dumping Someone.

(0) Comments | Posted June 27, 2011 | 10:03 AM

Here at the FFJD offices, we discuss dating a lot. First dates mostly, or whether or not you should wait for the Nice Jewish Boy to call you back or call at all or how to get your hair straightened properly. But sometimes we have to talk about...

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On Money & Dating.

(1) Comments | Posted May 31, 2011 | 7:58 PM

Let's talk about budgeting. Something I'm terrible at sometimes. As in, this past weekend in Atlantic City, I bought a magnet that said "Oops, I spent the grocery money on shoes again." Which is weird, because I don't remember licensing my own sentiments and statements for reproduction on fridge appliques....

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A Date with Kelly Cutrone

(2) Comments | Posted May 24, 2011 | 12:08 PM

The FFJD sat down with bestselling author and power woman of People's Revolution Kelly Cutrone to discuss her new book, Normal Gets You Nowhere.

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Bridesmaids: What's Taken So Long?

(1) Comments | Posted May 14, 2011 | 4:13 PM

Bridesmaids has made a huge splash (its official weekend opener numbers remain to be seen) and is being heralded as a new era of comedy - specifically because the ensemble cast is all women.

The movie is said to have made over $24 million at the box...

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On Surviving Wedding Season (and Allergies)

(2) Comments | Posted May 3, 2011 | 1:03 PM

It's that time of year again -- your eyes start itching, you can't stop sneezing, and you have to remember to shave your legs again. Well, unless you wax them or have them e-lased or prefer the au naturale look with your Birkenstocks. (I almost wrote that Birkin-stocks,...

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On Dating & Parental Pressure.

(0) Comments | Posted April 27, 2011 | 10:00 AM

Last week a friend of mine lamented to me that her parents were putting pressure on her about her love life. "You're not getting any younger," they said. Sound familiar?

Parents are tough. In general. Maybe your Mom always nags you to stop picking your nails (oops) or your Dad...

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Exes at the Royal Wedding: Do or Don't?

(0) Comments | Posted April 12, 2011 | 11:00 AM

The Royal Wedding is approaching!

William, The Hotter Royal Bro Who Now Has an Unfortunate Hairline and Is the Less Hot Brother is getting hitched to Kate Middleton. If you haven't seen Kate Middleton for the Win, I encourage you to look at it now....

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