The sting of rejection
Unless you have really thick skin, nearly all rejection has a little sting. Even from someone you aren't really interested in! If you email a guy and he responds, even…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
“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…
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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…