Dating

A Girl at a Bar
It was to be a different kind of Valentine’s Day. I was okay with that. My five-year-old son had a…
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The First Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day in elementary school is when you found out which girls “liked” you and which didn’t. We all made…
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I Hope There Are Aliens
On an April Fools’ Day long before the one my wife chose to vacate our home, the local newspaper ran…
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Guest Post: How to Adapt to Dating After Divorce
NOTE: This is the first in a series of guest posts scheduled to run while I’m out of town getting…
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Dating After Divorce: An Exercise in Relearning
In the 1860s, despite relatively widespread use of keyboards for writing and professional communication, businessmen investing in typewritten communications were…
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The First Date, Vol. 2
My shirt was untucked so she wouldn’t see the pleats. I was running late from work and hadn’t had time…
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The First Date
I have a date tomorrow night. My first in eons. We have dinner plans. Pretty old-fashioned. It’s a good restaurant,…
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Hey, Match Girls: Piss Off. You Had Your Chance.
Now that I no longer have an active Match.com account, women are emailing and “winking” at me, left and right.…
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The Top 10 List
In junior high, most of the kids made Top 10 lists ranking the girls or boys they liked in our…
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Two Poles in the Pond
My neighbor Ryan is going to be so disappointed in me. I changed my mind and canceled my online dating…
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