Some readers wanted to know how last night’s dinner date with Dreamboat went. While I don’t often post date reports, I thought I would for this one since Dreamboat has appeared intermittently in this blog for a year. (If you are just joining us, do a find by “Dreamboat” in the search box for the…
Dating after 40
Are you in agreement that you’re dating each other?
I’d recently read that a man can go out with a woman 2-5 times (or more) before he considers them dating. A woman often leaps to that conclusion on the second date. (A male friend even suggested that some of us consider we’re “dating” a guy we haven’t met yet, only talked to by email…
Should you reconnect with a former love interest?
In “Boomerang boyfriends” I talked about how former beaus — or potential beaus — resurface in my life. If we parted on good terms, I enjoy seeing a guy again to catch up, but so far I’ve not rekindled any former love interest. Tomorrow night I have an opportunity to see if this pattern changes….
Do his fingers hold clues to his behavior?
Hold your hands in front of you. Notice if your ring finger is longer than your index (pointing) finger. Are they the same size? If so, or if your ring finger is shorter, you’re a typical woman. If the ring finger is longer, you’re atypical. Ask your next date to do this test. The size…
Review of “Flings, Frolics And Forever Afters”
Flings, Frolics And Forever Afters: A Single Woman’s Guide to Romance After Fifty by Katherine Chaddock and Emilie Chaddock Egan These sisters/coauthors have written an easy-to-read work designed to help over-50 women get their attitude in order to enter the dating field successfully. While there isn’t a lot new in the book, it is one…
My dating site “friends”
“He looks so familiar,” I think, looking at the man in front of me at the coffee counter. “How might I know him?” My internal search engine Googled my mind looking for a reference to him from one of my social circles. Nothing snapped into place. Until… “Match.com,” I silently exclaimed. “This guy winked at…
Using Angel Cards in dating
At the risk of your thinking I’m too woo-woo (I am woo-woo, but balance it with pragmatism), I want to suggest you consider using Angel Cards as part of your dating experience. It is a bit over the top woo-woo to suggest you use them as a predictive tool, but you can use them as…
Tips for men
In his column last week, my friend who writes “Male Call” for the San José Mercury News gave practical tips on how men can be more appealing to women. At the end of the column he asked women to send their suggestions. Wanting to be a helpful pal, here’s what I sent him, and he…
Book of women’s fantasy men doing chores
Porn for Women is a book designed to redefine what women think of as porn. It is a fun photo book featuring hunky men doing what many women dream about — housework, cooking, listening, asking for directions — all while clothed. At least mostly clothed. There are some shots of the four cute male models…
Does he treat you like his ex?
The question is really, “Does the guy you’re dating treat you like he treated his ex wife?” Not the way he currently treats his ex wife, as he could treat her better or worse than when they were together. But does he behave the way he did when they were together? Let me give you…
The dating profile fudge factor
I may have led you astray. In “You are (probably) more attractive than you think you are!,” I based my comments on the observation that most midlife women I know think of themselves as less attractive than others rate them. And men tend to overstate their attractiveness. But a study reported in “Freakonomics: A Rogue…