The Passive Aggressive Man: He is All About Control

If you were married to him, you know what I’m talking about. If you weren’t be on the look-out because chances are you will cross paths with a passive aggressive man? Who is the passive aggressive man? He is that guy who avoids responsibility and conflict through passivity and withdrawal. He is the “Nice Guy” [...]

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Liars & Players & Snakes, Oh My!

Submitted by Delaine 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 [...]

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How to Attract a Man and Keep Him Coming Back for More

Wondering how to attract a man and keep him coming back for more? It’s easier than it sounds. You don’t have to speak a foreign language, live in a loft in a trendy neighborhood, drive a hybrid, or down tequila shots without flinching. You don’t have to be anything but yourself. The key to attracting [...]

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LUST: Damned if You Give Into it, Damned if You Don’t

Submitted by Delaine As my divorced girlfriend Amy told me about a recent first date she went on, she was practically squealing.  For not only was her date smart, funny and gentlemanly, she was very sexually attracted to him.  “I kept having to tell myself to stop staring at his lips,” she laughed.  “My mind kept flashing with scenes of us getting [...]

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Guys, Don’t Hate Her Cause She Has Dated Younger Men

Submitted by Delaine As I read through his lengthy profile on the dating site, I found myself laughing out loud.  It was written with such good humor that I assumed THIS line was too:  “What I don’t like: 1) Women who date younger men in the hopes of hiding from the fact they are OLD. 2) Women who [...]

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How To Meet Men: Maybe Rent A Fancy Car?

May 31, 2010 by  
Filed under Dating & Sex, Figuring Out Men, NoMore

Submitted by Delaine Further to Cathy’s list of top ten places to meet men, I want to top it off with one more – one that was inspired by a little story my married girlfriend Sue told me last weekend: You see, Sue’s SUV was in the shop undergoing repairs. Consequently,  she ended up having to drive her husband’s BMW [...]

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The Male Wound & Why They Act Like Pigs

Submitted by Delaine So I’m becoming less judgmental and more open to men – and it has taken me a few years to get to here since divorcing  (better late than never, right?).   But after watching the movie, The Ugly Truth, and seeing how underneath Gerard’s Butler piggish character was a wounded man with a big heart, the [...]

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Bad Men Bring Us Gifts

Submitted by Delaine   Almost all women at some point in their lives attract a ‘bad man’; some of us marry him. And by ‘bad,’ I’m not simply referring to men who are drug lords, pimps, or wife abusers. No, “bad men” are men who don’ treat us and love us as wonderfully as we [...]

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Haunted by Ex Sex

By Peter Ehrlich I’m haunted by my Ex Katherine. Not by that went wrong with our relationship, but what went right with our relationship – our love life. After being laid naked, fetal-positioned, paralyzed, and wanting by our breakup, I want to attempt a sequel with my Ex.  I am willing to work harder on [...]

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Trying To Understand Men: The “Buy-Her-A Drink” Pick-Up Method

August 18, 2009 by  
Filed under Dating & Sex, Figuring Out Men, NoMore

Submitted by Delaine What woman hasn’t found herself in this scenario?  You’re at a bar, chatting with a girlfriend, when all of a sudden, the bartender or waitress suddenly puts an unordered drink in front of you.  “It’s from that man over there,” she says, pointing across the room.  You look over, only to see a [...]

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