Been stood up? It feels lousy. When your teens are stood up? That feels even worse.
Conflicts
It’s been the best of times. It’s been the worst of times. Okay, let me try that again – without lifting from the Literary Greats: It’s been a good few weeks, and a rough few weeks. Sometimes, there’s just not enough of you to go around. The kids (whatever their ages) want your attention. Your […]
Old Love Letters: Treasure Them or Toss Them?
Old love letters may threaten current partners. Now what?
The Indefinite Engagement
“What do you think?” She holds her hand out to me, each of her long fingers extended, and the fourth lifted upward, slightly. She is in her late twenties, possibly thirty. Her gray eyes sparkle and she possesses a quality that is refreshing and understated in comparison to her co-workers. She is certainly a pleasant […]
Trade-Offs
Post-divorce single parent: work or shirk… date and mate… Ah, trade-offs.
It Bears Repeating: Say Yes, And Keep Saying Yes
Dating dilemmas, dating solutions.
Relationship Approach: Strategy or Serendipity?
He shows up with a dizzying armload of flowers, and behind them – his mischievous smile I’ve come to adore, the one that lightens everything that crazies me, the one that makes me want to drop whatever I’m holding as I take his face in my hands and kiss him, then kiss him again, and […]
Jealousy
Are you the jealous type?
Sex and the Divorced Dad, Part Deux
Awhile back I asked for input from divorced dads willing to talk about sex and dating. I was curious (naturally), and wanted to see how their experience stacked up to the female side of the solar system. I make the distinction between divorced dads and other single dads because, let’s be honest, divorce is often […]
Fab Date 1. Fab Date 2. NO Date 3. Just Not That Into Me?
Great dates! (And the Dating Disappearance Act.)