Archive for April, 2007

The money talk

Monday, April 30th, 2007

My 63-year-old gal pal has been dating her 70-year-old boyfriend a few years. They recently returned from a fabulous vacation. I asked her how they worked out expense sharing.
She said since he makes significantly more than she does, he pays for hotel, dinners, and other large expenses. She buys breakfasts and simple lunches. She may [...]

How are you about receiving gifts from your guy?

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

It’s my birthday! Since my sweetie’s work week ends at noon today he’s flying in this afternoon to take me on a dinner/dance cruise and spend his “weekend” with me. But you already know how thoughtful he is. (See “The art of wooing is not dead.”)
The other day he told me he’d been shopping for [...]

Where the boys (men) are

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

In Connie Francis’ song “Where The Boys Are,” she pines for her yet unmet love:
“Where the boys are, someone waits for me
A smilin’ face, a warm embrace, two arms to hold me tenderly
Where the boys are, my true love will be
He’s walkin’ down some street in town and I know he’s lookin’ there for me
In [...]

Should you seek feedback on why it didn’t work out?

Friday, April 27th, 2007

I’m sometimes asked why my multi-week relationships didn’t work out. If the guy released me, I don’t really know so can only guess. I’ve been asked, “What did the guy say when he broke up with you?”
The truth is, most of them have just gone poof, even after seeing each other 5-7 weeks. Very few [...]

Review of “I Love You, Let’s Meet”

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

I was introduced to I Love You, Let’s Meet through alert reader Elena who posted the link to the video in a comment. I thought the video humorously captured what happens far too often with online dating — you become enamored with someone through emails, IMs and phone calls. Then you meet, and nothing. No [...]