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,…
Cleaning out the suitors
Sometimes too much of a good thing is not wonderful, as Mae West said it was. Instead it can be time consuming. Too many potential suitors can mean it's time…
Dating’s revolving door
Some of my friends tease me about the revolving door of my dating life. It is true that men come and go through my life, some rather quickly, others lingering…
What’s your definition of romance?
Often men say they are romantic in their online dating profiles. I've learned this means different things to different people. One may think that calling every day is romantic, while…
Rocket Man
I've become fond of a man online who blows things up for a living. Tiny things. Miniatures. For the movies. And he's won an Oscar for his demolition efforts. Isn't…
Online dating time equivalent to dog years
Sometimes you hit it off with someone online and you exchange a flurry of emails. That is if you ignore the advice in The Rules for Online Dating. Authors Ellen…
Toad rage
You know I don't label any of the men I've gone out with as losers, frogs, toads, jerks, freaks, geeks, dweebs, nerds or cads. However, every once in a while,…
Control freak or detail oriented?
In the 18 months between when my ex left and I started dating, I had plenty of time to consider what I wanted in my next man. One of my…
Dating is like a box of chocolates
With apologies to Forrest Gump's momma (and author Winston Groom), dating is like a box of chocolates. And the rest of the quote is correct too, "You never know what…
Clues a guy is just looking for a booty call
I have a new friend, the writer of "Male Call," a syndicated newspaper columnist on "Advice From a Guy." I asked him a question I thought might interest you. We…
Treasure found
One of the joys I've experienced with online dating is discovering amazing men. I wrote about this in "Dating as networking." A year ago, I received a well-written email from…