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…
Being “aggressively single”
My friend British professional speaker Graham Davies describes himself as "aggressively single." He's 44 and has a highly successful speaking business in Europe and the US. Friends tease me about…
He had me from “You’re gorgeous!”
In "Jerry McGuire," Renee Zellweger's character tells Jerry "You had me from 'hello.'" Mine was a little different. We'd talked a few times on the phone and had nice, but…
Qualify your potential dates before meeting
After dating now nearly 2 years, I've learned how to weed out many men who aren't good matches. Why meet and waste both our time? Men have to go through…
Judging a guy by how well he … punctuates
I was chatting with my friend Jeff Rubin (The Newsletter Guy) about dating profiles and punctuation today. "Punctuation?" you ask. "That's a weird topic." Not to Jeff and other of…
Date turned out to be losing bet
While most daters can regale you with dates gone bad, I've been lucky enough to only have about 10% of my dates in this category. And even bad dates have…
No, I will not be dating your Harley
I am often amazed at the pictures guys post in their profiles. After nearly two years of online man shopping -- looking at profiles -- I shouldn't be surprised anymore.…
Dear Fido
This guy kept coming to the top of my matches on one of the dating sites, so after a few months I decided to initiate contact. But I did so…
Use funny emails for unresponsive contacts
It is frustrating when you initiate contact with a guy you think is a good match, and you don't hear back. My single male friends tell me it's often because…
Cyber suitors: What do you call him when you haven’t met yet?
This weekend I'm meeting a man who lives 400 miles away and has called me nearly every day -- sometimes twice a day -- for 4 months. So how do…
The two-suitor conundrum: What would you do?
Two weeks ago I started seeing Mr. Dreamboat. However, 3 weeks ago, Mr. 400MilesAway bought an airline ticket and made hotel reservations to come meet me this upcoming weekend. Mr.…