My phone’s not ringing. Is that you not calling?
My pal Manslations blog writer Jeff Mac wrote about how to get a man you're seeing to call you instead of just texting, IMing and emailing. He had some good…
Kisses do tell
Women place more emphasis on the first kiss than men do. We use it as part of determining if we want to see the man again or not. University at…
Flower power
If you've read Adventures in Delicious Dating After 40 for long, you will know I am an incurable romantic. In fact, my YahooPersonals "love profile" assessment labeled me as "Romantic,"…
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Do you both have the same dating rhythm?
I had an epiphany today. It began with my being flummoxed that I hadn't heard from Dreamboat after our dinner date Wed. where we decided we wanted to see each…
Is your sense of humor stunting your dating?
In many online profiles, both genders say they want a mate who possess a good sense of humor. But what really does that mean? For many, it means the man…
Does he treat you like his ex?
The question is really, "Does the guy you're dating treat you like he treated his ex wife?" Not the way he currently treats his ex wife, as he could treat…
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Dating data a dose of reality
Laws of the Jungle: Dating for Women Over 40 by Gloria MacDonald and Thelma Beam I found this to be one of the most interesting books on midlife dating I've…
Favors during dating — good or bad idea?
"Women grow attached to men through the favors they grant them; but men, through the same favors, are cured of their love." —Jean de la Bruyere This quote made me…
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The midlife dating hero(ine)’s journey
Last night I watched the DVD "Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey" because I wanted to know more about his work. In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell codified thousands…
Failed phone audition
We'd flirted online a few times many months ago, then stopped. I can't remember why. We started again last week. Last night he called. This psychology professor included these tidbits…
The dating hobby
Have you found yourself feeling that dating is a hobby? And just like some hobbies, you do it more or less often than other things you enjoy. I find myself…