Dating

Here's the 51st way to leave your lover

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

I would never dump a lover via voice mail but I can think of a few other applications of Slydial, a new phone service that puts you directly into a person's cell phone mailbox and bypasses the inconvenenient real person.

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Couple blazed the trail for Internet love

Monday, June 9, 2008

Chris Dunn and Pam Jensen met on a CompuServe CB Simulator program that linked computer users nationwide in an early version of a chat room. After a few months of virtual chatting, Chris booked a flight to meet Pam face-to-face. One year later, to the day, they married. Last month they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.

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Dating again after 50: Not settling for less

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Well, I confess right away I passed the stage where I could be called a "girl" about 25 years ago. However, in the intervening time there was a lot of life and living that I've participated in and lived through.

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Friends and strangers look to reconnect through Craigslist

Monday, May 19, 2008

She noticed the handsome stranger as they were boarding the overnight flight from Seattle to Detroit. Tall, about 60ish and well-mannered - he let her on the plane ahead of him - she was disappointed they weren't seated together.

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Finding love after loss

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Looking for love is hard enough, but playing the field as a widow or widower involves a complex layer of emotions, such as guilt and insecurity, not to mention endless questions: How has the dating scene changed, and how do I know I'm ready? What will people say? Will my family and friends support me?

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Don't let date nights become predictable

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

I once complained to a marriage counselor I was interviewing that all my husband ever wanted to do was go to the movies, while I felt we should be going out to dinner and having meaningful conversations.

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Single women: Prepare now for next Valentine’s Day

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

Valentine’s Day is now over. If you are single, how did you fare? Were you depressed? Did you ignore the day? Did you find your own way to enjoy it? Wait a minute, you say. Why think about Valentine’s Day at all, since it has just passed.

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Decode that Valentine bouquet

Friday, Feb. 15, 2008

I cannot help but chuckle over Valentine’s Day. There can be so many mixed sentiments intertwined with this particular holiday. Does he love me? Are we meant to be? Is this relationship doomed? Our poor little flower friends certainly have a lot to live up to.

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Disastrous dates 101

Artist writes complete guide to Mr. Wrong

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008

If you don’t have hot Valentine’s Day plans, seek solace in this: A night of eating ice cream on the couch would be better than Aleah Menefee’s first date. She was 15, and everything was wrong.

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Stories from the dating front

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008

We asked some of BoomerGirl bloggers to share their bad date stories. From fumblings at the drive in to an encounter with someone overly enthusiastic about feet, here are stories to wince — and laugh! — over.

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The dating game deal breaker

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

We were on our first date and he had taken me to a charming and lively Italian restaurant where the waiters sang and there was the constant sound of forks clanging and glasses clinking. I had a few sips of wine with my linguine arrabbiata and noticed he had ordered a Diet Coke. After dinner, he took me to a cozy beachside bar where he proceeded to order himself another soda and, without asking me what I wanted, ordered me a Shirley Temple.

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