The British Are Coming!

I never (OK, rarely) write about actual dates, but this past weekend’s lunch date was a hoot! D is British (I LOVE a man with an accent) and in my rush to secure a date I told him how much I am totally an anglophile (mostly true). I am in love with British literature and …

How Best to Blow a Guy Off? Figuratively Speaking of Course!

Is honesty kind or cruel in the online dating world? It’s a conundrum. I have sent multiple brief and flirty messages to many guys over the past few months and usually never gave them a second thought. Too many men and so many different dating websites, I would need an excel spreadsheet just to keep …

What Makes You Different?

“Most people our age (probably any age) are not at all interested in dating at all for 6 months or a year after the loss of a spouse. Why do you suppose you are different in that way?” This question was asked on last week’s blog, by one of my oldest friends, Laurie (4th grade), …

Reflections

It’s been six months now since I began blogging about online dating. My daughter wisely suggested that I take a deep breath and reflect back upon my journey: what I have discovered about myself, men, and online dating in general. My first takeaway is that I CAN take out the garbage! The trick, it seems, …

It’s Raining Men! Hallelujah!

  Coffee Meets Bagel Henry: “How's your day going gorgeous. I hope it's as beautiful as you are. Great profile and your cute smile melts my heart.” I replied: “That sounds painful” He goes on to say that I am “a nice woman” (I am many things, but definitely not that nice, ask my kids.) …

Plunging Deeper into the World of Online Dating

I started my week, with this lovely message: “You are hot, funny, pretty, charismatic and have an amazing body”  Thanks for that, my nameless online friend (may hap you need stronger glasses?) and I hope that you are still following my blog and that your upcoming dates go well. He also shared with me that …

Back From Vacation; Let the Fun Resume!

It’s a new day and a Brand New Profile. Purely for the sake of sociological research (although it was my worst grade in college: hey the class was at 9 AM!) I have totally rewritten my profile. Gone is my addiction to MSNBC and Ancestry.com, and no mention of my dating blog. I am afraid …

Online Dating: The Search Continues

*****Dear Readers, I will soon be away  on vacation; I have decided that it is way overdue for me to unplug!   Very hard for me of course, but NO MSNBC and NO online dating: my two greatest and most entertaining passions/addictions. But this will be my birthday gift to myself: peace and solitude . …

Watch Out For Crazy!

Just in the past few days, it seems my beauty has enslaved several men. Oh dear, maybe I need to use less mascara? From Coffee Meets Bagel: “A” from Brooklyn (formerly, supposedly, Germany): “What  a beautiful name for  beautiful woman like you”, “A goddess of beauty and smile”, ”Our paths were meant to cross. and …

A Few Days in the Life of Meshuggah Online Dating Part 2

“Notwaitingforgodot” wants to meet me when he gets back from vacation, even though he lives several hours away. I believe that he appreciated my advising him that “not waiting” was best. I did add, just in case he didn't realize, that I knew he was referring to a play and that I was a Becket …