In eight years of divorce, I’ve browsed thousands of profiles and met hundreds of women through various dating sites like match.com, salon.com, chemistry.com, eHarmony, and craigslist, making me a bit of an internet dating expert. First dates covered a range of activities, including meeting for coffee, cocktails, hiking, cycling, dinner, museums, and even the occasional [...]
Tom Perrotta’s new book, The Abstinence Teacher, is for the most part an enjoyable read. But what’s with the main characters – a divorced man incapable/not allowed to raise his child, and a woman whose only male friends are gay? Isn’t it time to stop furthering these socially toxic stereotypes?
As a heterosexual man who is [...]
For years I was strictly a vodka martini drinker, until my brother introduced me to Plymouth Gin. Supposedly, the New York Times cocktail guru swears by the brand. Here’s my brother’s recipe for a perfect gin martini. For optimal drinking conditions, have his wife fix it while you sit on the deck, basking in the [...]
Ski week is upon us, and the kids will split their vacation time equally between their mom and me. The first half of the week she’s taking them skiing at Lake Tahoe. She has everything they need – snowboards, ski suits, goggles, helmets, walkie-talkies, and 4-wheel drive for safe mountain travel. She takes them to [...]
A few weeks ago I fired my cleaning lady, Julia. Maybe not the brightest thing for a single dad to do, especially with a teenage girl and preteen boy in the house. But Julia had expanded her business (thanks in part to referrals by me) and no longer personally cared for our home.
The new workers [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
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thewildmind: I did go over and read the post. It was good. Thanks to your info on online dating, I won’t be...
Dugl: I am 54 and my gf is 31. She is a drop dead gorgeous blonde with sultry blue eyes and teaches water aerobics.... thewildmind: Hmmm, I think my next couch is going to be a leather couch… .-= thewildmind´s last blog... thewildmind: This is to Jimmy, I just had to laugh at his comment about the Cougar thing getting way out of hand....
Elizabeth: David, I’m so glad I found you! (grin) I’m becoming (as hard as it is for a middle-aged free...
Kelloggsville: hey! – 40 somethings are the new 30 somethings – I am so fit now and in my sexual prime...
Nicki: This is my first big weekend on my own. I went from being married for fifteen years to being in a long term...
Ginger Magnolia: My divorce was in November also, two years ago. I hope that doesn’t make me an Old Maid!...
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