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Dating after 40 From fear to frolic: sex

Why do midlife daters have sex?

No doubt you've heard of the study released a few days ago from University of Texas at Austin psychology researchers David Buss, Ph.D. and Cindy Meston, Ph.D. on why human…

Dating Goddess August 5, 2007

Dating after 40

Dating’s “dog days of summer”

As we enter August, the days get sweltering and we're reminded of the phrase "dog days of summer." Using this term and dating together could conjure up men who've behaved…

Dating Goddess August 2, 2007

Assessing your assets Dating after 40 Real deal or faux beau

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…

Dating Goddess July 31, 2007

Are you ready for Mr. Great? Dating after 40

Belief in a wreath

I recently read about a Lithuanian summer solstice ritual where at midnight unmarried women toss leaf and flower wreaths into rivers. The belief is that their wreath will be pulled…

Dating Goddess July 30, 2007

Are you ready for Mr. Great? Dating after 40

If you’re in the public eye, be careful how you behave in dating

Sometimes I get flummoxed by how people behave. I wonder, "What would motivate someone to..." or "How could they possibly think that this behavior is acceptable... or "Doesn't she have…

Dating Goddess July 29, 2007

Assessing your assets Dating after 40

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…

Dating Goddess July 28, 2007

Are you ready for Mr. Great? Dating after 40 Winning at the online dating game

Making the rounds

I feel like a doctor making her hospital rounds checking on patients. But instead of looking in on Mr. Hernandez after his gallbladder surgery, or Mrs. Fukumoto after her hemorrhoid…

Dating Goddess July 27, 2007

Assessing your assets Check him out before going out Dating after 40

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…

Dating Goddess July 26, 2007

Are you ready for Mr. Great? Assessing your assets Dating after 40

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…

Dating Goddess July 23, 2007

Are you ready for Mr. Great? Assessing your assets Dating after 40

“Are you man enough to be my man?”

This can be a common thought for powerful, successful, midlife dating women. It was expressed by DG reader "Diamond" in a question to me: I’ve been in business my whole…

Dating Goddess July 22, 2007

Dating after 40

Cruising for a date takes on new meaning

Yesterday Sprint announced a new mobile "friend finding" capability. This feature uses Loopt's GPS technology to notify you of your friends' whereabouts. (You set up permission for who you want…

Dating Goddess July 20, 2007

Date Or Wait Are You Ready For Mr. Great

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