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 [...]

When’s the Best Time to Meet an Online Date?

 Yesterday, I received a letter from a newly-separated woman who’d recently signed up on a dating site.  She wrote: “I read your article that said you don’t spend a lot of time talking to prospective dates on the phone or IM because you find it sets up false expectations.   My concern is that I’m going to [...]