You have to buy your dating ticket
Some midlife women have shared that they would be interested in dating and finding a sweetie, but they don't want to do any work to find him. They may --…
When a man tells you what he paid for things
For two months I dated a man who told me what he paid for his Mercedes ($85,000), his Ferragamo shoes ($450), his Persian rug ($1400), his Rolex ($10,000), and his…
Being a good Girl Scout in dating
I loved being a Girl Scout. On meeting days I proudly wore my uniform to school and voraciously earned many badges to decorate my sash. Recently, I thought about how…
Make peace with your body parts
Midlife women have shared with me that they didn't want to start dating until they lost weight and/or got in shape. Some said the thought of getting undressed in front…
How does music affect your dating?
Listening to my preferred radio station today, I noticed how many of my favorite songs are love ballads. Not lyrics of heartbreak and disappointment, but songs of deep caring and…
Think of dating like the movie “Groundhog Day”
Remember the hilarious 1993 film "Groundhog Day"? Poor Bill Murray's character, Phil Connors, repeats the same day -- Feb. 2, Groundhog Day -- over and over and over again. But…
Does he mention you to his pals?
Most over-40 women have close pals with whom they frequently share their dating stories and woes. If she is at all interested in him, her gal pals know about a…
“Date #75 requests permission to land”
Passing the airport the other day, my friend Ken noticed the many planes lined up for miles awaiting their turn to approach the runway. He said he immediately thought of…
Allow him to change his mind
I hear women complain about guys who suggest future plans or verbalize their affection in the early stages of dating. Then these women are irritated, nay angry, when the guy…
Are you stingy in dating?
Stingy: unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous. When most of us hear the word "stingy" we think of miserly, penny-pinching, Scroogelike, tightfisted, cheap and skinflint. You could be one of…
Releasing revenge
In a seminar I was leading, a customer service provider was irritated by the rude customers she dealt with daily. "I want to know how to get back at them,"…