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Single Parent Dating
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Coffee House Pickup

Posted on December 12th, 2008 | 31 comments

I spent a morning this week in one of my favorite coffee houses, a sprawling place that is almost always packed. It’s a bit of a drive from where I live, but single people hang out there. (Unlike my favorite Peet’s, where I run into married mom neighbors all the time.) Meaning, it’s possible to [...]

Three Great Places to Meet Women (On Paper)

Posted on December 10th, 2008 | 29 comments

My flirt-a-day challenge is going gang-busters, which is great – if my only goal is to flirt. Which it’s not. I’m hoping to turn some innocent flirting into a hot date. For that, I need to meet single women at my same life stage. Or at least single women close enough to my age that [...]

Meeting Women the Old Fashioned Way

Posted on November 4th, 2008 | 19 comments

After spending the morning sipping cappuccino and doing some editing work in a downtown Palo Alto coffee house, I took a leisurely stroll down University Avenue. It was the middle of the day, and the weather was brisk but dry. There were plenty of people walking about.
All of a sudden coming toward me on the [...]

When a Married Man is a Wingman

Posted on March 26th, 2008 | 5 comments

As a divorced dad in my forties, I don’t have a lot of single guy friends. So when a married buddy offers to be my wingman for an evening out, I gladly accept. Having a friend along for drinks is fun on its own, but when you’re trying to meet women it can be a [...]