Archive for June, 2008

You want boo; he wants boo-ty

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

A DG reader writes:
I’ve been dating my 56-year-old boyfriend for a six months. I enjoy his company, both in and out of the bedroom, and he says he enjoys mine too. In the beginning, we’d go out to dinner, plays, concerts, movies, picnics, bike rides, etc. Now, he says he has to work late and [...]

Relationship’s fate turns on a single response

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Our relationship hung on my response to one question in an IM. Depending on how I responded, I would either end the highly passionate but sometimes frustrating relationship or would save it from sudden death and allow us to continue to explore our connection.
It reminded me of the movie “Sliding Doors,” staring Gwyneth Paltrow. In [...]

Sometimes it’s about you; sometimes it’s not

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

In dating, it’s easy to take things personally if there are problems or hiccups. Sometimes the guy you’re seeing does or says something that is a reflection of his attitude toward you, and you take offense.
But often his behavior has nothing to do with you. It’s harder to realize this when he attributes positive feelings [...]

Back burner beaus

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Dating Goddess reader Dale wrote:
I recently jointly decided to be exclusive with a man I’ve been dating for a little while. However, I’d been multi-dating and although I’ve told the others I’m going to focus on one man right now, several are interested in my letting them know if it doesn’t work out.
How do you [...]

Review of “All Men Are Jerks”

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

All Men Are Jerks — Until Proven Otherwise: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding Men by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
I was put off by the title of this book, just as I had been with Why Men Love Bitches. It turns out both books are full of sound advice, but their publishers must have decided inflammatory titles [...]