Yesterday, I received an email from a newly-separated woman who’d recently signed up on a dating site. She wrote: “I read your article that said you don’t spend a lot of time talking to prospective dates on the phone or IM because you find it sets up false expectations. My concern is that I’m going to meet [...]
A divorced girlfriend of mine was going out on a date – a third date, which rarely happened with her. And as we talked over the phone beforehand, she was almost panicked.“I actually like this man, Delaine. But the timing couldn’t be worse – my life is such a mess, and I don’t want to [...]
I felt it when I first awoke this morning. A feeling I haven’t felt in a long time. One that squeezed at my heart and sent darkness flooding through my bloodstream. Sadness. My Good Man is gone. And this day has not been the same without him.
A friend of mine recently asked me this question, and I’m curious as to what you think: If you talk to a prospective online date a lot by phone or IM, can it spoil the in-person meeting? My personal opinion? Yes, it can. Now don’t get me wrong – I always pre-screen a man once or twice by phone or through [...]
My friend Rochelle and I were catching up with our long-time, also-divorced girlfriend, Sara, who was visiting from out of town. Suddenly, Sara turned to Rochelle and said: “So I just started dating this guy – a doctor from Edmonton – and the other day I remembered YOU had dated some doctor from Edmonton last year.” [...]
When I’m out on a first date with a man, I pay attention to how my date treats the server. I notice: Is he friendly? Does he use good manners? And, if the server is grumpy, how does he deal with it?
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