About Kat
48Welcome to Fieldwork in Stilettos! Kat’s the name, dating’s the game, and no, I’m not kidding: I have an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of my love life. It all began the summer of my 25th birthday when I realized that my stilettos had been collecting dust for the past six months. I needed to get a life—a love life, to be specific— so I launched what I’ve come to call The Great Date Experiment.
Nearly two years and 100 dates later, my “manthropological” research finally began to pay off: I met The Wedding Date and have officially retired from serial dating.
In addition to my “fieldwork,” I work as a freelance writer, teaching artist and dance critic for the Philadelphia Dance Journal. Although this blog is primarily about dating, I like to mix it up with posts about writing, teaching, traveling abroad or working retail (thankfully, I’ve been delivered from the last of these).
Thanks for stopping by and feel free to comment— I love a good debate!
Enjoy! And remember, it’s not dating, it’s fieldwork.
PS: Click here to start at the beginning with Date #1.
My name is Kat Richter and I'm a writer, dancer and reformed serial dater. I write about relationships, travel, bargain basement fashion and the funny things I see and hear around Philadelphia. Enjoy, and remember: its not dating, its fieldwork!
So glad you’re blogging again, withdrawal is just too painful-
I’m really enjoying reading this, Kat – keep it up. Hope you manage to get back to the UK some time, and that the world of retail spits you out into something more interesting, having chewed you up for a bit….
Love it! We’d make great friends.
I’m from Philly, danced for 14 years (before the kneecap decided to relocate to another part of my leg) and am in the process of writing 3 books (they keep rotating when I get stuck). I’m all over this blog and adding it to my list!
Rotating is the way to go! Thanks for stopping by
i hope you dont mind that i’m putting you on my blogroll
good luck with the online dating!
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Great Blog; it’s entertaining and enjoyable to read.
You seriously crack me up Kat! Tact is so over-rated. If people said what they meant and meant what they said, the world would be a much happier place.
Write-on
Good work, Kat. I’m digging your blog and your writing overall.
Love this blog! It’s kind of like re-living single-hood without actually having to go through it personally.
Just discovered your blog, first personal blog i have discovered as its taking me a while to understand thid blogging milarky, and, more specifically, blogging on wordpress… b ut love,love, love everythin g i have read so far. u got me hooked, you sound like one of the girlfriends I wish I had but never had the pleasure of having. Keep it up!
Aww, thanks! It does take a little while to learn how to navigate the blogosphere… I myself am still learing!
I love this! I quit my day job too. Can’t read to hear more about your adventures.
Ur write up is good and i enjoyed
Hey hun!
I really hope I wasn’t one of the college friends that went from “In a Relationship” to “Engaged” that tipped you off on this dating spree!! But best of luck, my dear. Adventures rock.
Of course you were, Liesl, but I thank you for it
Hope the wedding planning is going well!
Whatever shall we do with our “famous friend” when PWC comes ’round again?
Famous? Not quite… in fact, you’ll probably catch me standing awkwardly by the coffee urn trying to find someone to talk to! You know I’m not nearly so quick-witted in real life
I’m still hunting for my day job, but I’ve been enjoying your blogs. You tell it like it is — sort of, like, Tales from the Hip. Love it! I agree with other, here, who remarked that you could be one of my girlfriends (not one of the ones to whom I listen on the phone with my eyes rolling with every boast, but one of my earthy friends).
Ahhh, to be 25 again … It’s a lot easier being mobile when you travel at 25 than when you’re my age (in case you want a hint, I remember when Joni Mitchell’s song “Help Me” was new, playing on Top 40 radio AND I was old enough to sing along with the lyrics). I love to travel, write and dance, too — not exactly in that order, and although the sequence changes with each decade, they’re always the loves of my life. Enjoy your numeric youth while it lasts, but remember always to do what you love and to live in the moment — just a few secrets to staying young at heart.
Let us keep armchair-traveling with you through life, arthritic wrists be damned. Keep up the crisp, vivid writing!
Aww, thanks, Chantale! I’m sure my girlfriends do engage in a fair amount of eye rolling when I’m on the phone but it’s nice to know that I do, at times, seem down to earth
did anyone ever tell you that you look like sara bareilles?
Nope, can’t say I’ve ever heard that one before but she’s cool, so thanks
Awesome blog but I’m still debating the ethics of it. Do you tell your match.com daters that you blogged about them? And that this is just something you are doing as an experiment? Do you think you would fall in love? I don’t know I’m just thinking aloud! You can reply via email if you think my post may detract your fans…not my intention!
Thanks.
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Yep, I’ve even included the name of the blog is in my Match.com profile. Plus, I decided to start dating before I decided to start writing about dating and I am actually hoping to meet someone in the process… thanks for stopping by!
I will be honest.. you are the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a very long time. I’m a chicken though..
Why thank you, Ahmad, that’s very kind of you
I stumbled across your blog, and I love it – I’m from the Philly suburbs, but I love the city – I went to college in Philly! I’m hoping to move, once I, myself get out of retail, into the city also. And, I also have my dating woes … I’ve considered online dating, but it’s semi-scary, so I’m anxious to read your stories! I’ve subscribed to your blog, and can’t wait to read more about your triumphs and travails! Good luck
Thanks for stopping by! Somehow I missed you comment back in March but I hope you’re feeling better about online dating by now
Okay – ever dated a straight up European guy? Differences between American and Euro men?
I’ve written a bit on the subject, but I’ll have to do some further “research…”
I’ve left comments on your site already, but I kept thinking to myself “She reminds me of someone!” and finally, it came to me, you remind me a little of Maria Callas!
First let me just say: what a great blog! It’s been a pleasure living vicariously through your tales of dating adventures and misadventures
Which leads me to my second thingy… I was kinda hoping to ask for your advice on something (dating & writing related). Any chance I could message you privately? Can we even do that on WP? Or perhaps via twitter (if you’re on there)?
Hope so!
Thanks for your comment and I’d be happy to offer any advice I can. WordPress actually provides me with the email addresses of anyone who comments but obviously I keep these private. I’ll shoot you email later today and we can go from there.
Oh, I totally forgot about that! Fabulous. Thanks, Kat. Much appreciated!
Ooh! I could send you my email address in this comment box! So long as you don’t hit ‘approve’ and publish the comment, I’m guessing it’s pretty secure.
I know you’re busy though, so just let me know if you have a spare sec.
Thanks either way
Great Blog; it’s entertaining and enjoyable to read.
Thanks either way
Kat, could you please add an RSS button? I love your writing and read it everyday, but it would be a lot easier if I could put you in my reader. Thanks a lot!
Done! Thanks for the suggestion– I’m such a technophobe that I don’t even use RSS but I forget that some people are not as dimwitted as I am
Thanks for the suggestion! (Feed button now available below and up top beneath my gravatar on the left hand side.)
Can I date you? You won’t regret it
If you are not into intelligent ppl then I can’t help you.
Funny FUNNY f.u.n.n.y., blog!
You have been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award because I love you’re blog. LOVE IT!
Click me back to get the details when you have the time.
I might have already commented about this. If so, I apologise, but I’ve tagged you in my latest post!
I’ve tagged you in my latest post too!
Had a browse through your blog today and am absolutely loving it
Thanks for dropping by; welcome!