Dating karma
I believe what goes around comes around. How you treat others is how you will be treated. Of course, there are always exceptions -- you were cranky with someone and…
Truth is stranger than fiction
I have had a few strange encounters during my dating adventure. None of them I could have imagined. Today I was contacted by a priest! His picture showed him in…
Boomerang boyfriends
Last night I got a call from a guy I had one date with four months ago. He wanted to see if I was available. I've had guys break up…
How to say “thanks but no thanks” to online winks, flirts and teases
When someone is not a member of a dating site -- or they are lazy -- they float a trial balloon by clicking on "Wink" (depending on the site, these…
Posted inDating after 40 Dating chemistry
Chemistry, or does he make my toes curl?
Chemistry is often listed as what one wants in a relationship. However no one can seem to describe what that is. They will just "know it when they feel it."…
Posted inDating after 40 First-rate first dates
How do you greet him?
When I first started dating, I asked my dating friends, "How do you greet someone upon first meeting?" Shaking hands seems so businesslike. Doing nothing seems cold and aloof. I've…
Dating is like Baskin-Robbins
I compare my philosophy of dating to visiting Baskin-Robbins where I ordered vanilla for 20 years (maybe it was Rocky Road at the end!). While I enjoyed vanilla, I want…
You’ve got to kiss a lot of …. princes!
Most of the women over 40 I talk to have become frustrated about dating because they seem to think many men are cads, players, jerks — in other words frogs!…