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 [...]

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 [...]

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 -  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Narcissistic relationship? Use it or lose it.

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf My offer to help was genuine. This was a man I’d met professionally several years earlier, who had few resources available. But he had interesting ideas, determination, and his fingers in a number of pies that were good for him and good for the local community. He got in touch, [...]

Dating Can Be As Much Of A Mirror As A Full-On Relationship

Submitted by Delaine My girlfriend’s dating life is VERY busy.  And I salute her for that.  Almost two years out of an emotionally abusive marriage, we concurred that her rushing into a committed relationship would be dangerous: she’d probably end up with a bully again and/or losing herself in another man instead of exploring and discovering her own true colors. The other day, [...]

Dating After Divorce: An Indecent, Freaky Or Attractive Proposition?

Submitted by Delaine So a woman I know received a proposition this week from a man online.  We’re still trying to figure out if we think it’s indecent.  Is it different?  Yes.  Freaky?  Borderline.  Is she considering it?  Hmmmm…kind of. First I should mention, she’s met him in person already.  He apparently seemed totally normal.  He [...]

Top Three Turn-Offs About SOME Divorced Dads

Submitted by Delaine On the heels of my positive article called Why I Like To Date Divorced Men, I now want to disclose the top three things that turn me off some divorced DADS.  Please read that again -  I said SOME divorced DADS. And no, this is not meant to undermine the positive stuff [...]

Voicemail Disaster:Don’t Be Like Dimitri The Stud!

Submitted by Delaine Question for men:  When you call a woman for the first time and get her voicemail, what’s the best kind of message to leave her? Well, for starts: DON’T say anything like Dimitri The Stud does in the clip below DON’T say anything like Dimitri The Stud DON’T say anything like Dimitri [...]

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