Along with Dr. Ruth!

Recently, I’ve been interviewed by two media sources.   * Listen to a recent interview of me by RelationshipAdviceCafe.com (right-click to download to your computer). * Also on Money For Lunch. Forward to the 16:00 mark. It goes for about 15 minutes. I’ve got several more lined up in the next few weeks and will…

When I read some midlife men’s dating profiles I get tired. Not from reading, but from their exhaustive list of extreme activities — rock climbing, remote backpacking, BASE jumping, snow camping, cliff flying. While I appreciate their exuberance for adrenaline, I grow weary just reading their exploits.

I mean “capacity” in several ways.

I heard a sharp rap through the phone. “What was that?” I asked my friend. He’d just inquired about my love life and I told him of the current potential suitor who was very attentive, but lives thousands of miles away — and who I’d not yet met. “That” he said, “was me slapping you.”

I’ll be spending the hour with KGO’s Maureen Langan at 11:00 p.m. PST. Come join in the conversation!

By now, anyone with a news feed knows of the the Manti Te’o/Lennay Kekua hoax, or what is known in the vernacular as catfishing. It is when one is duped in a romantic context, by someone purporting to be someone they are not. Scammers do it all the time, but usually they tip their hand…

As we date, we begin to define our deal breakers. Some are solid — no way would you date a cheater, domestic abuser, drug user or felon. But some, you learn, are more malleable. What you thought was a deal breaker, when attached to the right guy, isn’t any more. On my list of deal…

Part of the allure of the TV singing competition “The Voice” is that the contestants are judged initially on only the quality of their singing. I can see the wisdom of this, as one’s appearance and movements affect how we respond to them and it could sway how one votes for a performer.

Thank you Taylor Swift, for a lyric that perfectly reflects my sentiment. Especially now. Why?