Posted by Delaine - July 31, 2009 - On being alone, Parenting, Time Without Kids
This here divorced mom is sitting here wearing her SuperGirl jammies, with freshly painted toenails and a white skin mask on. Yes, I’m having an evening of self-pampering. But tonight feels different than other ‘grooming’ nights – it’s the kick-off to my 10-day ‘vacation’ without my three kids. This is the first time since I had kids, [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 30, 2009 - Concerns & Fears, Longing...and Learning, Parenting, Relationships, Single Dads, Single Moms
I introduced him to my children. Not as my partner. Not as a close friend. But as a ‘friend of a friend’ who needed a place to stay as he passed through town. This was a big step for me. I’ve never done this before – never even considered it in the two years I’ve [...]
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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 - May 17, 2009 - Dating & Sex, Understanding Men/Women
A divorced male friend and I were recently discussing the matter of penis-size…not just actual numbers and pros and cons, but the social pressures men face to ‘measure up’. I told him I think it’s OK for women to have preferences in penis size and to know what they like. But of course, I would NEVER [...]
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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 - February 13, 2009 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, Women's Sexuality
By the end of her marriage, she’d given up trying to have a G-spot orgasm; she thought maybe anatomically she wasn’t capable of one. But one night post divorce, that G-bomb came out of nowhere: KA-POWEE. It was a back-arching, sould-screaming, ‘Hallelujah!’ Afterwards however, she was freaked out – AND embarrassed. Cause it happened [...]
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