Posted by Delaine - June 30, 2010 - Dating & Sex, Internet Dating, Sexual Issues & Kinks, Women's Sexuality
As my divorced girlfriend Amy told me about a recent first date she went on, she was practically squealing. For not only was her date smart, funny and gentlemanly, she was very sexually attracted to him. “I kept having to tell myself to stop staring at his lips,” she laughed. “My mind kept flashing with scenes of us getting naked!” So at [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 29, 2010 - Parenting, Single Moms
I’m writing this article with the theme song of the movie Rocky playing in my mind. For at this very moment, I don’t just feel like Delaine The Divorced Mother who raises her three kids 95% of the time on her own with no help. No no - I am a champion; my feet are dancing [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 23, 2010 - Cougars & Single Moms, Dating & Sex, Social Barriers & Change, Understanding Men/Women
As I read through his lengthy profile on the dating site, I found myself laughing out loud. It was written with such good humor that I assumed THIS line was too: “What I don’t like: 1) Women who date younger men in the hopes of hiding from the fact they are OLD. 2) Women who judge me cause [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 22, 2010 - Dating & Sex, Longing...and Learning, Women's Sexuality
My head is off is left field this morning, pondering women’s sexuality. I know – a complicated topic. But this is what I’m trying to figure out: Does a woman’s sexuality ripple into other areas of her life? Is her sexuality, in fact, a metaphor in motion for her behaviour and conduct in her work [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 16, 2010 - Dating & Sex, Fears & Challenges, Longing...and Learning, On being alone, Relationships, Single Moms
So I broke up with someone last week – a single dad of two. He’s the first man I’ve gone out with since divorcing that I contemplated getting serious with whatsoever. But even though we got along brilliantly, even though he said he was crazy about me, one main thing deterred his interest: the fact that I [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 14, 2010 - Dating & Sex, Infidelity, Internet Dating
Oh, the wild and wacky world of e-dating. You’d think that by now, I’d be used to the insanity of it having been on and off sites for almost three years. But THIS message, just in, STILL caught me off guard (cutting and pasting): “Hi gorgeous! You are one fine looking lady, phew! lol. Where do [...]
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