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February 9th, 2010
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I just finished reading the first several chapters of Lori Gottlieb’s book – Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough. I followed that up with some browsing in the single mom blogosphere.
Can I just say: Oy!
I knew women went about choosing men in a different way than men choose women. But to [...]
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January 22nd, 2010
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I just spent two hours browing through the free dating site OKCupid.com. Was it a waste of time? I don’t know just yet. The OKCupid jury is still out for me.
Based on past experiences with other sites, my online dating expectations are very low. I internet dated a ton after my divorce, so much so [...]
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January 14th, 2010
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A buddy and I went to dinner in Palo Alto, and afterwards went looking for a place to drink. Of course, this being Palo Alto, that meant we could have swilled beer with college kids, drank cocktails at an empty bar of an upscale Indian place, or paid through the nose at a happening wine [...]
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December 15th, 2009
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Used to be the holidays were the worst time of year for a single dad like me to date. Women seemed to cut off their search for the perfect man just before Thanksgiving, only to resume it after the New Year – just in time for Valentine’s Day romance and chocolates.
I surmised they did this [...]
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December 1st, 2009
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Imagine you’re a single parent, dating someone you’re sure is the love of your life. But just when things are about to become perfect – your soul-mate breaks up with you.
Know the feeling? I certainly do. No, this isn’t a pity party. I’m thinking back years ago to my first girlfriend, post-divorce. I was reminded [...]
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November 30th, 2009
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I recently attended a broadcast performance of the opera Turandot. When I blogged about the evening, a married mom asked: And you don’t have the ladies lined up at the door? What’s up with that?
I had to laugh. As a single dad dating, I hear lines like that from married women all the time. I [...]
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November 20th, 2009
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There’s a man who is totally smitten with a woman. Calling him lovestruck doesn’t give his feelings justice. He literally cannot live without her, he is that head over heels in love.
As for the woman? She’s a vengeful beeyatch. Seems someone in her family was mistreated by men, and so she has taken it upon [...]