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 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 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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Posted by Delaine - April 6, 2009 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
Recently I wrote an article about the concept of ‘friends with benefits,” and how, even though it sounded good in theory, I was skeptical if could translate into real life for most people. This past weekend, however, I think I got a few steps closer to having such a relationship. How? It was simple actually: I just came right out [...]
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Posted by Delaine - March 26, 2009 - Fears & Challenges, Loving & Trusting, Relationships, Support & Girlfriends
“You’ve proven you don’t need a man, Delaine.” My best friend Hali then put her wine glass down on the restaurant table and continued: “So when are you going to stop proving it and move BEYOND it?” I looked at her confused. “What are you talking about?” “You’ve done it Delaine. You’ve shown everyone that you can [...]
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Posted by Delaine - March 5, 2009 - Grief/ Anger, Surviving
Wow. OK. So get this: I’d just spent a half-hour talking to my lawyer around a flaming issue between me and my ex. Under her counsel, I then wrote my ex an email (with shaking hands), and fired it off just in time to race out the door: I had to pick up my daughter [...]
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