Posted by Delaine - May 22, 2009 - Dating & Sex, Internet Dating
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 [...]
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Posted by Delaine - April 27, 2009 - Cougars & Single Moms, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
He was sooooo nice. So very, very nice. Well-spoken… mature… a fun personality. And I really did enjoy talking to him. But I felt no spark; I just wasn’t attracted to him. Not just physically, but energetically. He wanted to meet me for a second date. I really didnt want to…but again, I went over his very nice qualities. “He’s [...]
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Posted by Delaine - April 21, 2009 - Parenting, Single Dads, Single Moms
We hear about it all the time – this thing called “balance.” We’re told it’s something we all need and should strive for. And if we’d just get our acts together, devote the time to properly mastering the art of juggling, we’d acheive it too. But you know what I’ve never understood? How it is [...]
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Posted by Delaine - April 17, 2009 - Concerns & Fears, Cougars & Single Moms, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches, Internet Dating
According to my best friend Hali, I do. Disqualify men too quickly, that is. Over drinks this past weekend, I was telling her about my dating life, when she quickly inserted: “Ummm Delaine…what dating life?” I laughed, rather taken aback. “What do you mean? You know I’m still on a couple of dating sites.”
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Posted by Delaine - April 14, 2009 - Dating & Sex, Healing, Longing...and Learning, Phases/ Stages, Wisdom Gained
I wasn’t looking for him. He was totally unplanned. But our emails progressed so quickly – naturally – that now, one month into our daily correspondence, his purpose in my life has emerged: The universe deliberately brought me a Good Man. Not to be my partner, nor champion of life dreams. But to help [...]
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Posted by Delaine - April 12, 2009 - Concerns & Fears, Dating & Sex, Internet Dating
A newly-divorcing woman wrote me this weekend to say she’d begun internet dating after 10 years of marriage. “But I don’t get this cyber sex thing,” she said. “It seems like many men are looking for it. And in all honesty, I’ve been tempted. Have YOU had cyber sex Delaine?” Well (clearing throat), even though [...]
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