Category: Multidating responsibly

  • Beware the duplicity trap

    Sometimes in dating (and in life) we choose not to reveal the whole truth. We don’t lie, but we omit parts of the picture. The conundrum is whether telling the whole truth is best, including gnarly details we know will be disturbing to the other, or to reveal only what seems prudent. Last night I […]

  • Are you a “Let’s Make a Deal” type of dater?

    Do you remember the TV show, “Let’s Make a Deal“? TV.com describes it as “a game of intuition, skill, luck, decision making and greed…all mixed into one.” Sounds like dating, doesn’t it? Maybe not the greed part, unless a gold digger is involved. I was thinking about this show as I was comparing several men […]

  • Multi-dating pros and cons

    When I’ve shared with single, dating guy pals that I’m multi-dating they say that there is a double standard. If a guy talked about having dates with multiple women, he’d be chastised and accused of being a player. Isn’t the reason for dating to find out who you click with and who you don’t? Sometimes […]

  • “Pimpin’” — Dating multiple guys

      “Save a boyfriend for a rainy day — and another, in case it doesn’t rain.” —Mae West I’ve found that successful dating requires juggling several men at once. It is like sales, you have to have a number of prospects in the pipeline. I frequently date several men in the same time period until […]