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Drinking and Sex – Time for a Study!

Posted on September 11th, 2009 | 6 comments

Those wacky French – for reasons known only to them, they commissioned a study about booze and sex.
As in, drinking booze makes you more likely to have sex.
Ya’ think!?
(If you’re not sure you agree, check my backyard sex, wild animal story. It happened after cocktails.)
Of course, such a ridiculous French study needs a ridiculous Hot [...]

Blind Date Redux

Posted on August 10th, 2009 | 21 comments

I recently went on a blind date without first seeing the woman’s photo. That goes against one of my biggest online dating rules. I prefer seeing a photo before meeting so I can gauge whether there might be chemistry. Certain women turn my head; it can’t be predicted.
But after the backlash I received from some [...]

Jon and Kate Gosselin Dating Craziness

Posted on July 30th, 2009 | 32 comments

Jon Gosselin and
girlfriend Hailey Glassman

Soon after Jon and Kate Gosselin announced they were separating, with legal proceedings already initiated for a Jon and Kate divorce, all eyes turned to see which parent would step up to the plate and raise the kids. Commentators here at Dad’s House vouched for Jon, saying Kate was a bitch.
And [...]

Gold Diggers

Posted on July 15th, 2009 | 37 comments

A recent comment at Dad’s House touched a nerve with me. It reminded me of a problem I’ve had dating in Silicon Valley – some women seem solely focused on how much money they can get out of a man.
Not all women are like this. But some definitely are. I’ve seen it personally. Friends have, [...]

Meet the Parents, Machu Picchu Style

Posted on July 8th, 2009 | 6 comments

One of my serious girlfriends, post-divorce, had family in Peru. We decided to visit them over Christmas and New Years one year. It was to be my Meet the Parents moment.
I’ve met girlfriends’ parents before, and I tend to be charming in person. But I’d never met a girlfriend’s parents when I was a parent [...]

Chemistry.com Profile – Maybe More Kids?

Posted on June 30th, 2009 | 28 comments

I’ve been using Chemistry.com for about two months now. The compatibility matching service has netted me exactly one date. (Woo-hoo!)
Currently, there are ten women in some stage of the online matchmaking dance with me – interest shown, comparing relationship essentials, answering two questions, or emailing.
Some of these woman take a few days between responses, others [...]

Should an Ex’s Significant Other Attend Kids Events?

Posted on June 10th, 2009 | 41 comments

You’re divorced. You share coparenting duties with your ex, or maybe you get the kids full time. Your ex is in a relationship.
Question: should your ex’s significant other attend your kid’s events?
That’s a pretty loaded question, I know. Especially since every situation with an ex-wife or ex-husband is different. The devil is in the details, [...]