Posted by Delaine - June 13, 2011 - Concerns & Fears, Dating & Sex, Internet Dating
Over the past four years since divorcing I’ve gone through many bouts of frustration – and disgust – with the opposite sex as I dated again. You name the venomous feeling and I think I either thought it, or said it aloud, about the opposite sex, Ie: “At the core, all men are simpleminded pigs“; [...]
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Posted by Delaine - January 25, 2011 - Children, Concerns & Fears, Dating & Sex, Surviving
Written by Deborah Moskovitch. Children often have difficulty with a divorced parent’s first move into the dating world. Many children, no matter how old, fantasize about mommy and daddy getting back together and becoming part of one big happy family again. While deep down your children know thier fantasy will likely not become a reality, [...]
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Posted by Delaine - January 20, 2011 - Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
His comments caught me totally off guard: We were out on our second date – me and this handsome, charming, 42-year-old divorced businessman. The Indian food we’d eaten was excellent, as was the conversation we’d shared: satisfying…delicious…with just enough ’spice.’ And as we sat there finishing up the last drops of our red wine, I couldn’t help but think, “DAAhmn – [...]
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Posted by Delaine - January 16, 2011 - From the Dating Trenches, Making It Work, Midlife Divorce, Relationships
Contributed by Peter Ehrlich. I want to talk about my newest, ongoing, “driving me forward” bedtime fantasy. This twisted new fantasy is the new fuel that has launched me to join yet another dating site and contact virtually every single woman between the ages of 42 and 52. I can go to any dating site [...]
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Posted by Delaine - December 16, 2010 - Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches, Understanding Men/Women
I read the book and last night, I saw the movie. And “He’s Just Not That Into You” clearly revealed how I’d kept my head WAYYYYY up in the clouds when it came to men – my ex-husband included. Time and time and time again, throughout my dating and married life, I have made excuse after [...]
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Posted by Delaine - August 31, 2010 - Dating & Sex, Fears & Challenges, From the Dating Trenches, Loving & Trusting, Relationships, Understanding Men/Women
It’s been three and a half years since my ex-husband and I split up. And since then, despite the many dates and mini-relationships I’ve had, I’m still single. But I don’t think of this as being a ‘bad’ thing ; I think I’ve needed this time – to heal, to grow, to like myself more…and to get a much stronger [...]
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