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Dear Jon Gosselin, I Can Relate

Posted on September 9th, 2009 | 25 comments

Jon Gosselin recently talked to ABC News about things that led to his divorce. For one, Jon said he got tired of Kate Gosselin talking down to him and berating him. Jon said he finally took a stand for himself and stood up to her, knowing it might lead to divorce.
To which I say to [...]

When Hanging Out is Better Than Dating

Posted on August 31st, 2009 | 28 comments

You meet somebody new. You enjoy a coffee date or martini together. You’d like to see them again, but you don’t quite feel the spark, the chemistry, the je ne sais quois – it’s not quite there to ratchet things up another notch and date.
Whatever happened to just hanging out?
I recently met a woman who [...]

A Woman Walked Out on Me in a Bar

Posted on August 25th, 2009 | 55 comments

I was recently at a restaurant bar with a single mom friend, catching up over drinks. (I tried dating her a few summers back, and the chemistry wasn’t there for more than friendship.)
We were sharing stories about our current dating prospects when the bartender interrupted our conversation.
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to eavesdrop,” he said [...]

Metaphysical Magic

Posted on July 22nd, 2009 | 23 comments

The very night I wrote about my frustration with some gold diggers in Silicon Valley, I went out to dinner and had my notions flipped upside down. There at the bar on either side of me were two couples eating dinner and drinking margaritas. At the end of the evening, one couple split the bill, [...]

A Fiji Five-Star Resort Vacation

Posted on July 10th, 2009 | 15 comments

Want to daydream for a minute? Check out the #1 Resort and Spa in Fiji – Namale.
It’s 525 acres of paradise, brought to you by Tony Robbins. Modern Bride magazine named Namale’s Honeymoon Suite one of the best in the world.
I had the pleasure of staying at Namale for a week back when I was [...]

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 [...]

Where’s the Happy Ending?

Posted on June 9th, 2009 | 18 comments

Everyone loves a happy end. No, I don’t mean the story book kind. I mean… you know… the other kind? (Ahem.)
If you don’t know what I mean, or even if you do – head on over to the Hot Dads blog for a sizzling hot post titled:
Where’s the Happy Ending?
I have a feeling this particular [...]