Liars & Players & Snakes, Oh My!

Submitted by Amelia
Venturing into the online dating world can feel as scary as trekking through a dark, unknown wood.  Who lurk’eth in the shadows?  we can’t help but wonder.  Maybe “lions & ligers & bears, on my!”
As I set out on last weekend’s first-date ‘adventure,’ I admit I felt both nervous and excited.  Both on the phone and [...]

Dating After Divorce: Are You Waiting for the Perfect Man?

Submitted by: Cathy
I’m old enough to know better, definitely smart of enough to know better but, I did it just the same. What? Shortly after my divorce I made a list of all the qualities my “perfect” man would have. Why did I do it? Because, it is something us women do regardless of how [...]

FLASHING WARNING: Separated Men

I avoid dating separated men like the plague.  Call it discrimination if you want.  I call it smart.  Cause yeah, I’ve met and/or dated a bunch of them since I got separated.  And without fail, they’ve fallen into one of the following five following ‘wounded’ categories.
 
1:  The Over-Compensator.  This injured man is perhaps the [...]

Friends With Benefits: A Myth, A Rarity, Or Matter of Luck?

Submitted by Delaine
Over a two years ago, when my best friend Hali and I found ourselves newly separated and back out in the dating trenches, we kept hearing the term “Friends With Benefits.”   We both liked the sound of it and decided it was something we wanted.  After all, we weren’t ready for serious, but we wanted to have sex.  Thus [...]

Is It WRONG For A Man’s Wallet Size To Matter?

Submitted by Delaine
No doubt today’s subject is controversial and uncomfortable for some, just check out Big Little Wolf’s post on the subject of women, relationships and money…but I’m fielding these questions anyway:  Does how much a man earns at his job affect your decision to date him or continue dating him? Or do you find such a [...]

A Man Who Earns Me

Submitted by Delaine
Recently I wrote an article about how the phrase ,”I need a man who challenges me’, carried some negative imagery and feelings around it for me.  It reminded me of my younger-day yearnings for Bad Boys (who did me no good) and - as a few girlfriends pointed out -  it had a tone [...]

Needing To Date “Challenging” Men – Is This A Good Or Bad Thing?

Submitted by Delaine
We’ve all heard the expression being thrown around in the dating realm: “He/she needs a challenge.” Maybe it’s even something you’ve said aloud yourself.  But recent conversations I’ve shared with various girlfriends has me wondering: Do we need to thoughtfully consider what this expression really means to us, especially now that we’re starting over?  Does ‘needing a [...]

Dating Younger Men – Would You? Could You? Dare Ya!

Submitted by Delaine
When I first started dating after divorce, I felt like I’d arrived on another planet.  Not just cause I had no idea how to date again, but because it quickly became apparent that a new ‘phenomena’ had come to town since I’d last visited:  Young Men Seeking Older Women.  And oh yeah -  their [...]

When you’re kind of a chameleon, how do you know what ‘type’ you like?

Submitted by Delaine
As I continue to wade through the vast sea of online dating, I find myself feeling impatient with myself.  Not because I want a man pronto, but because I’m STILL not sure what ‘type’ of man I like.  And I wonder, Did I get a chameleon chromosone at birth?  Or do I simply have no [...]

The Dating Gloom & Doom Bandwagon

Submitted by Delaine
During a 24-hour period last week, I heard three gloomy outlooks on dating from three different women in their late thirties or early forties.
The first was a doctor, never married, no kids.  She said the men in her age bracket all seemed to want a woman to “look after them.”  And male doctors and [...]

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