Dawn Olivieri: What Happened to the Alpha Men?
I always complain that there’s not enough alpha guys left, because I like “guys, guys”. I like guys that wake up, splash some water on their face and they’re just like, “Oh man”, and then they leave. I like guys that go out and do things. I like guys that build stuff. I like guys that are very self-confident so they can come up to you and be themselves and not try to work a line in. I hate that, because I can smell fake a mile away, and I just love guys that are true to themselves.
I went on a date recently with a guy that talked about himself so much I had no time to talk about anything else besides more about him. That was terrible. Another thing would be anything that tips the groupie alarm. Because if a guy’s talking too much about my work or what I do, then obviously he has what we call it “groupietis,” because guys can be groupies too for sure.
At the end of the day, if the girl’s going to like you, she’s going to like you for who you really are and you shouldn’t be trying to tack on all of these extras, because we know. Maybe we can’t pinpoint it or articulate it, but we know.


Alison Goodman is a Writer, Casting Director and pop culture junkie based in New York. She has worked for the CW, ABC Family and the WB. A self-proclaimed TV fanatic, there isn’t a Bravo marathon she hasn’t vegged out to, she still mourns the loss of “Friday Night Lights,” and can’t go to sleep on Thursday night if she hasn’t watched “The Vampire Diaries.”

