Her Philly

A lifestyle blog for young women dining, shopping, playing & living in the city of Philadelphia.

  • About
    • Behind the Blog
    • Meet Emily
    • Disclosure Policy
  • Chit Chat
    • Philly Girl Life
  • Dining
  • Living
    • Moving to Philly
  • Playing
    • Travel
  • Shopping
    • Gift Guides
    • Emily’s Amazon Favorites
  • Shop my Instagram Stories
  • Contact
    • As Seen In
    • Work with Me
    • Get in Touch

July 26, 2018

Having a Moment: How I Feel About Being Single Right Now

I haven’t written one of these Having a Moment posts in a bit, but I’ve been thinking about writing this one forever. Today, I guess I just got into a mood and this spilled right out. So here we go!

Being Single and almost 30

Continue Reading…

Posted by admin 1 Comment
Filed Under: chit chat Tagged: being single, dating, having a moment, online dating, single

October 12, 2016

What 3 Men Really Think of My Philly Date Ideas

What a time, ladies, what a time. Being single again has brought some laughs, some screams, and some texts to my girlfriends with “why. me.” written 10x. I’ve also started listening to podcasts for the first time in my life. Yes, I know. The process of me going online, looking for, and listening to podcasts has been long overdue. According to my friends, I’m way behind on the times.

I hadn’t realized just how popular podcasts are until I listened to my first one. But I can see why. It’s almost as if the person on the other end of the microphone is talking directly to you, and not the hundreds of other viewers who tune in to listen to the latest google podcast, for example. It’s amazing to me, and it’s no longer a surprise to me as to why people rave about them all the time. And now, I can’t wait to listen to more because newsflash: I obviously love them! And the dating ones are the absolute best, in my opinion anyway (but really, please send me all your podcast recommendations, dating or not).

I’ve gone on a few dates with a “guy” (you’ll see why this is my naming convention of choice as we get to the m-e-a-t of the post): dinner, beer garden, and Terror Behind the Walls (the terror was true and real), and for tonight’s date, it was my turn to suggest. And suggest I did:

Keeping true to my list-loving personality, I just sent a guy 10 options for date #4 this Weds. Any interest in me making this a blog post?

– Her Philly (@HerPhilly) October 10, 2016


After seeing how many of you liked this idea, I thought I’d add a little bit of an extra spin to it, and get actual, real Philadelphia men to give me feedback on these 10 dates I very really suggested. I asked them to give me some quick thoughts on what they would think if a girl suggested these for date 4. Some of these you’ve seen on the blog before, some are new ideas. I’ve decided not to identify the guys (and just call them “guys”), but for some extra context, they range in age from 27-34 and all live in the city, so they’re pretty up on their Philadelphia knowledge. Oh, and one of them is my actual date for tonight, because I’m crazy. 😉

Philly guys give feedback on 10 date ideasContinue Reading…

Posted by admin Leave a Comment
Filed Under: playing Tagged: barcade, beer gardens, date ideas, date night idea, dating, first dates, helium comedy, improv, lou bird's, mission taqueria, monks, oktoerfest, online dating, passyunk passeggiata, single, the art museum, the expressive hand, the roxy, union transfer, world cafe live

March 2, 2015

Single in the City

This past November, I was a dependent woman. And not on any guy, but on none other than Tinder. Through many dates and many men, I’ve come to the conclusion that dating apps can be extremely limiting (especially when all of your friends are using them, too). In my experience (and you know I loved online dating at one point), after a while, apps can hold you back. My friends and I would go out in the city and not entertain any conversations with men, because, for all we knew, they were creeps. And why talk to creeps, when we could (hopefully) vet the endless supply of men waiting right on our cell phones (before we even had to deal with looking them in the eye)? I know a few of my friends that have found love on BBW Dating Sites but not all of us have been so lucky. Due to the consistent advancements in technology, whether it be a new app or a new algorithm to test people’s compatibility, there are always new options popping up out there though, which tend to open up the market, sometimes for the better and sometimes maybe not if you see the same people on there – sites like JustKiss can be used as an example. Who knew it would be so hard to find your soul mate?!

how to be single in a big city Continue Reading…

Posted by admin 10 Comments
Filed Under: chit chat Tagged: confidence, dating, online dating, single

Hi! I'm Emily, a Philly lady on a quest to discover everything lovely, exciting, affordable, and beautiful about my city.

HER PHILLY, DELIVERED!

Join 329 other subscribers

What’s Hot on Her Philly

Curvy Size 14 Amazon Swimwear Try on
Insta Links
Curvy Aerie Swim Try On
5 Philadelphia Ladies Share What Dating in Philly is like Right Now

Good Day Philadelphia

HP on the Gram

👙 NEW swim try on over on the blog (& in my sto 👙 NEW swim try on over on the blog (& in my stories!). ⁣
⁣
I tried on 9 suits from @aerie including some waffle print, animal print, & lots of red. 😍 Swipe through & let me know which is your favorite! All suits are linked on HerPhilly.com, or you can screenshot any of these photos to shop on my @liketoknow.it. ⁣
⁣
If you missed my Amazon swim try on, there were sooo many cute suits 🥰 - head to the link in my bio or my IG highlights to see the full try on. ⁣
⁣
#swimwearfashion #njblogger #curvyblogger #tryonhaul #tryon #aerie #aeriereal #myaerie #plussizeswimwear #phillyblogger #bodypositivemovement #theeverygirl #everybodyisabikinibody #ltkswim #curvesarebeautiful #midsizefashion #curvyconfidence #ltkunder100 #celebratemycurves #ltkcurves
Back to the spot of our first date! ❤️⁣ ⁣ Back to the spot of our first date! ❤️⁣
⁣
We embraced the warm weather & made a reservation at @moonshinephilly for dinner last night. ✨ We always love it there - discovered @downeastcider’s “White” which we’re both now obsessed with, ran into our buddy @kpbenesh, and enjoyed some city dining on our Saturday evening. ⁣
⁣
Hope everyone is having a great weekend! 🥰⁣
⁣
#phillylife #pennsport #moonshine #phillydatenight #phillylove #phillyblogger #njblogger #downeastcider #datenight❤️ #phillyphilly #phillylovenotes #whyilovephilly #springisintheair
Today was a lovely little day! 🌸☀️ Family t Today was a lovely little day! 🌸☀️ Family time, a delicious dinner, and of course, my mother’s annual pup egg hunt (swipe for that!). 🥰😂 ⁣
⁣
Hope you all had great weekends, no matter what you were up to. Bring on the nice weather! 🖤⁣
⁣
#njblogger #lillypulitzer #phillyblogger #downtheshore #southjersey #bethesunshine #curvystyle #easteregghunt #chipoo #terrierlife #southjerseyadventures #southjerseyisbeautiful #everydaymadewell
Load More... Follow on Instagram
PHLBloggers

Shop my looks

Shop more of my closet on Poshmark

Keep up with events that don’t always make the blog

Keep up with events that don’t always make the blog

Theme by 17th Avenue · Powered by WordPress & Genesis