Dear DateSpacers:

DateSpaces.com is pleased to present Issue 41, the first prime-numbered issue since Issue 37!

Funny story about that: So, when we started this whole Thursdates thing, they promised me that we’d stop when we got to the largest prime number. Sounds like an ok deal, right? Well, turns out Euclid proved over 2000 years ago that there are infinitely many primes. Whoops.

So then I asked if we could maybe scale the commitment back a bit. No problem, they said, offering that we stop at the largest known prime. Again, it sounded pretty good to me. I figured that was like 113 or something. Try 2^43,112,609 – 1. For those of you who don’t speak math, that’s a big number. Like, Your-Momma’s-So-Fat big.

So it looks like I’ll be at this for a while. The funny part is, I was a math major. Hilarious.

0. PlayDates Play List
PlayDates is back! This time, we bring you “Songs That We’re Or Could’ve Been In A 1980s John Hughes Movie” -or- “DateSpaces’ New Wave of Love“. The songs are united in their earnestness, 80s feel, and, in most cases, upbeat tempo. More simply, the criteria were these:

a) The song uses (or could use) an occasional crash cymbal on the sixth and eighth eighth-notes of a measure, and/or

b) The song makes your kiss feel magical enough for a 1980s teen movie.

Here they are:

1. “Just Like Heaven” -The Cure.
2. “Don’t Get Me Wrong” -The Pretenders.
3. “Tenderness” -General Public.
4. “Can’t Hardly Wait” -The Replacements.
5. “Keep The Car Running” -Arcade Fire.
6. “In This Home On Ice” -Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
7. “Is This Music?” -Teenage Fanclub.
8. “Edge Of Forever” -Dream Academy.
9. “I Melt With You” -Modern English.
10. “The Promise” -When in Rome.

1. DateSpace of the Week
This week’s DateSpace of the Week this week is the Whole Foods at Columbus Circle. No joke. Here’s our case: “Make sure you bring with you a white table cloth, and buy a bouquet a roses as soon as you walk into the supermarket. Once you’ve paid, head over to a table, set it, and enjoy! Sure people will look at you funny, but they’re probably all thinking the same thing – wow, that couple is creative and self-assured.”

If you’re too shy for that, make it a picnic at your apartment–it’s still cute and they’ve got some killer wine and cheese. And while it may be more expensive than a typical supermarket, remember: you’re paying for a date, not groceries.

Been on a really great date lately? Suggest next week’s DateSpace of the week by emailing eric@datespaces.com.

2. This Week at The Daily Dater
We’ve got some serious Daily Dater for you this week.

First, Hot Chocolate will have you believing in miracles for the first time since the 70s with the help of our latest Top 10.

Then skip on down to Letty Lane for some advice on how to handle a Hulk.

And don’t miss the first edition of the latest in our lineup: Man Made–an advice column for the menfolk. This week discover how to make your online profile stand out.

And so, DateSpacers, we leave you with this upon which to reflect this week: true love is prime–nearly impossible to divide.

Happy Dating!

The DateSpaces.com Team a/k/a the Nerd Brigade

XOXOX