Dating

Finding love after loss

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
Mar. 12th — 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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Decode that Valentine bouquet
Feb. 15th — 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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Stories from the dating front
Feb. 14th — 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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A heavenly date
Nov. 16th — "He doesn't respect my work," B.K. says to me about a man whose name she can't, actually, remember. Referred by a friend, he called B.K. to ask her out on a blind date. She was not available all weekend, she told him, because she had a project due on Monday and needed to work.
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Post-divorce dating is a balancing act for parents
Oct. 2nd — The cell-phone calls would start a couple hours after she left. "Mom, it's 10 o'clock, when are you coming home?" And later, "Mom, where are you now, Mom?"
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Single women: Prepare now for next Valentine’s Day
Feb. 20th — 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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Disastrous dates 101
Artist writes complete guide to Mr. Wrong
Feb. 14th — 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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The dating game deal breaker
Dec. 13th — 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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Exposing his cheatin' heart
Oct. 16th — Torn up that she had wasted 15 years on a pathological liar and cheat, one woman says she wasn't quite sure where to turn. So she fired up an Internet search, finding a host of Web sites that offer support, resources and, in some cases, a vindictive outlet for victims of cheating hearts.
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Turning friendship into romance after 50
Sep. 25th — It is important to be really systematic in turning friendship into romance. Friendship and romance are inseparable in many cases, but it is not for everyone.
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