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Trinity: She said Yes, then said Goodbye*

Blog: Trinity: She said Yes, then said Goodbye* #onlinedating #dating #datingmrmom

Hello everyone, I know it has been quite a while since you last heard from me. I’ve been rather busy; still trying to find a job, recovering from hand surgery, and spending a lot of quality time with an amazing woman, Trinity, whom I asked to share my life with. I haven’t been posting about her because I felt like I might jinx things if I share them here online. But I guess that doesn’t seem to…

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First Five: First Date (Pt.1)

New First Five post: First Date now up on the site. #firstfive #firstdate #dating #onlindating

Now we’ve made it past First Contact and you’ve been chatting and talking with someone you’re interested in, let’s discuss (for some) possibly the most nerve-racking part of dating – the First Date. First, I’ll discuss a little about getting, setting up and leading up to that First Date. Then we’ll talk about what and what not to do on that First Date, as well as a few pointers for following up…

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Bella: We have all the time in the world

New Post: "Bella: We have all the time in the world" #dating #onlinedating

Following our great breakfast date, Bella spent the day working at the salon. Now here’s the dilemma I have when she’s at work, she’s very busy with all of her regulars who will wait up to an hour just to have her cut their hair. She has almost no time to take a break or even eat lunch most days. And she asks me to send her text messages regularly because she likes to see messages from me while…

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Introducing Bella (my stylist, first offline date)

Now: Introducing Bella (my stylist, first offline date) #onlinedating #dating

Many sayings could apply here. Sometimes you have to go off the grid. OR Sometimes you have to get back to the basics. No matter what it is, it’s ironic. I say it’s ironic, because after all the money I’ve spent online dating, it seems meeting someone the old-fashioned way (flirting and talking with someone in public) works just as well, if not better than online. So let’s start at the beginning.…

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Ariel: Another relationship supernova

Ariel: Another relationship supernova

Last I updated you all, Ariel wasn’t feeling well on Super Bowl Sunday. Well, she officially cancelled because she just never got around to feeling well enough and didn’t want me to see her running back and forth to the bathroom all night. Since then, things have been on a steady, consistent decline. Hearing less and less from her each day. Ultimately leading to this morning, when she said she’s…

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First Five: First Contact

New: The First Five of Dating: First Contact. #FirstFive #FirstContact #dating #onlinedating

** As I began formulating these, I wondered from which angle I should approach them; speaking to men, women or both; online, in person or both. So I guess I’ll try to tackle it from both perspectives as best I can. Considering most of my readers are female and my experiences are generally online, that will probably be the focus most of the time. If you have any questions or suggestions, please…

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Ariel: I Made Her BFF Cry

New post: "Ariel: I Made Her BFF Cry" #dating #onlinedating

For starters, I was going to wait until tomorrow to post an update on things with Ariel, but changes in circumstances have freed me up to write an update today. She called a bit ago to tell me she’s sick – “throwing up sick”. However, she has not officially cancelled all of our plans, she just wants to see how she feels and sounds optimistic we’ll still see each other tonight. However, it remains…

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The "First Five" of Dating

New Post: The First Five of Dating. #Dating #OnlineDating #FirstFive

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not dating expert. I’m still single three years post-divorce and in my 40s. But one thing I do have is experience. And that experience seems to help others a lot more than it helps me. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be talking about what I call the “First Five of Dating.” These are the First Five milestones of any dating relationship. We’ll cover each one…

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Introducing Ariel

New Blog post: "Introducing Ariel" my first date of 2016 #dating #onlinedating

To say that 2016 has started off poorly, is a grand understatement. January has been pretty much the worst month I can remember in a very long time. Not only the way it started with Zoey, but also many personal issues which you’re not interested in hearing here. But things are hopefully starting to pick up. I had been following through with my vow to not get back on Match until February, in order…

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New 2016, Zoey, 2015 Wrap-up and more updates

New Blog post: "New 2016, Zoey, 2015 Wrap-up and more updates" #dating #onlinedating

Hello everyone. Sorry it’s been so long since my last update. It was in October or something, right? Well, things have been just crazy, in both my personal and dating life. So, in December, I shut down my Match profile and haven’t been on looking since. I needed to step away from the whole thing for a while. Plus, as I’ve mentioned before, if I don’t have a girlfriend over the Holidays, then I…

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It's Fall, So Fall Back, Right?

It’s Fall, So Fall Back, Right?

Hello everyone! Sorry it has been so long since my last post, but I’ve kind of been taking a break from things a little bit. I hid the ol’ Match profile, took a step back to do some self-evaluations about where I’m going, what I’m doing, and what I really want out of things. I also did a little research and self-help reading to get my motivated and in the right frame of mind. So I don’t really…

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Wanda Update: Days later the "friends" speech, or should I say text

Wanda Update: Days later the “friends” speech, or should I say text

It had been more than a few days since Wanda and I survived the escape room and monsoon. I heard absolutely nothing from her. I didn’t pursue or push the issue. After the feeling I got after the date, I wasn’t surprised I didn’t hear anything. Then – somewhat out of the blue – I got a lengthy text from her. I had figured she was just like most girls, once there is an extended period of silence…

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Wanda Update: We Escaped the Room but Not the Monsoon

Wanda Update: We Escaped the Room but Not the Monsoon #onlinedating #dating #datingmrmom

I hate when I waste my best stuff on a dead end. OK, to be fair, I had no idea it was (going to be) a dead end when I planned my second date with Wanda, nor did I think it was a dead end as it was all happening. This is my hindsight talking. But Date 2 with Wanda started off swimmingly (sarcasm meter is beeping). The sitter was 10 minutes late, it was a 30-40 minute drive to begin with, then for…

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I never knew Labor Day was such an emotionally charged holiday 

New Blog post: I never knew #LaborDay was such an emotionally charged holiday. #onlinedating #dating #datingmrmom

Valentine’s Day. Obviously. Christmas and New Year’s. OK, I get it. I even understand birthdays and anniversaries, even though they aren’t really holidays. But when did Labor Day become some emotionally sentimental holiday? I already told you about Staci’s (alleged) unintentional misdial that let to a small meaningless text conversation. But then today, out of the blue, Olive texted me. I heard…

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This is Why I Hate Online Dating, or At Least One of the Big Reasons

This is Why I Hate #OnlineDating, or At Least One of the Big Reasons #dating #datingmrmom

There are lots of things to hate about online dating, and only a few things to like. As I always say, it’s a necessary evil – at least for me. And this right here is one of them. When you’re talking to more than one person and you’ve only got a limited amount of time to make dates, who do you pick and how do you prioritize? Here’s my situation: As you all know, I’ve gone out with Wanda and have…

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Staci Update: Was that intentionally unintentional or unintentionally intentional?

Staci Update: Was that intentionally unintentional or unintentionally intentional?

I know some of you have been anxiously waiting for an update on whether I’d hear from Staci again or not.  Well, I did, but (maybe) I didn’t.  I checked in at the airport, getting ready to head out of town for the holiday weekend. That’s when I noticed I had a missed call from Staci. No voicemail, no text, just a missed call. I waited to see if a follow up would come through via text or…

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Wanda: Former Fitness Model bends the dating rules in her favor

Wanda: Former Fitness Model bends the dating rules in her favor #onlinedating #dating #datingmrmom

I wasn’t supposed to go out with Wanda until tomorrow night. She was coming into town for work and to catch a baseball and since she lives more than an hour away, we really wanted to get together to meet before I went out of town for Labor Day weekend. But today, she had the day off from work because she’s been traveling for nearly a week straight. She was telling me all of the stuff that she had…

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