You glimpse a man who looks strikingly like a past love. In front of you at Starbucks stands a guy wearing your former sweetie’s cologne. The song plays on the radio that you slow-danced to with your ex, naked in front of the fire on New Year’s Eve.
Dating after 40
Midlife crushes
“Crush” sounds like a school kid, doesn’t it? Remember those feelings of infatuation, exemplified by your hanging out at the crushee’s locker or outside the gym as he left practice? Or perhaps you were like me, not-so-subtly keeping score for the team on which the object of your desire played. In high school, I gave…
We have a winner!
Our Valentine’s contest judges found it difficult to choose a winner because there were so many good entries. I wish I had more prizes to award! I’m sure there will be other contests in the future as I seem to now be getting a regular stream of prize offerings.
Valentine’s Week Blog-a-Thon
My pal and fellow blogger Ronnie Ann Ryan of “It’s Never Too Late for Love” is hosting a blog-a-thon featuring guest bloggers this week. She’s featured my posting, “Ideas for Women Who Are Sweetie-less for Valentine’s Day,” as the first for this Valentine’s week. Here’s the link. Check back every day to see what her…
Special Valentine’s contest
Again several suppliers approached me with some fabulous prizes. I only have to mention their offer and they’ll provide great prizes to give one of you — but you have to enter to win! The contest is for your best example of “This Valentine’s Day: Do This, Not That.” For example, “Do feed her fancy….
My Valentine’s gift to you: 50% off my books
Valentine’s Day can be emotionally brutal for some people. A friend shared that the holiday celebrating love fell that right after her divorce was final. She was feeling lonely and unloved and was unprepared for her emotional response to watching coworker after coworker get flowers, balloons and gifts delivered to work. It hit her hard….
Dating profiles for the writing inept
If you’ve scanned any online profiles, you’ve probably been shocked at how poorly written 98% of them are. It seems few people can 1) write a coherent, typo-less sentence, and 2) describe themselves accurately and compellingly. Enter a new service: ProfileWiz. Their press release describes it as:
Are you easily offended when dating?
A friend invited me to lunch with her and her 62-year-old sister. “Sis” is dating, although she admitted to only having one date a year, so I use the term “dating” loosely. Sis shared about her one 2009 date. She’d met the guy online, talked a few times by email and phone, and felt they…
Are your early contact expectations out of whack?
In the early getting-to-know you stage of dating, it’s not unusual for there to be some miscommunication. However, how one handles these hiccups tells you a lot about the person’s thinking. This is a good thing, as if their thinking is 180-degrees off from yours, you learn early that you aren’t a match. Today I…
10 Tips for Successful Dating Over 40
Dear readers: I was asked to write an article for a publication about 10 tips on how to be successful in dating after 40, so thought I’d share it with you all, too. You’ve been single for a while. You would like to have a special man in your life. But how? Women reentering the…
Butt envy
Junk in the trunk. Flat. Round. Taut. Soft. Sagging. Dimpled. Some have shelves on the top, others underneath. You could bounce a quarter off a few. So many sizes and shapes. Songs have been written about buns. “Baby’s got back” is a high compliment in some circles. People can be derrière devotees. Caboose connoisseurs. Ass…