Dating and Relationships

There are few things as old fashioned and traditional as a wedding. Even though couples add their own touches with poetry, sky diving and Halloween themes, a wedding is still something self indulgent which we do to celebrate a life change. It isn’t actually necessary, only signing the paperwork for the government is really necessary. […]

I’ve had email from two insane people in a row today. One was through an online dating site and the other was a guy who invited feedback about his blog.
The first guy I met through a dating site and I had replied to him once and he sent a reply back. His reply had nothing […]

What? She’s writing about dating again… Yes, she (I mean) I am. Not for any good or useful purpose. I’m not going to change the world though I humour myself and keep right on trying.
Today let’s talk about online dating etiquette. For one thing, spelling does count and punctuation does matter. I know a lot […]

Valentines Day is approaching. Your lover does not want a new coffee machine, even if he or she really does need one. Some people (mainly men it seems) get into a flap about February 14th, saying it’s too much pressure. Other people (mainly women) get sad around this time of the year. They say they […]

What else would you call the anniversary of your wedding once you have been divorced? If Alice in Wonderland can have an UnBirthday, I can have an UnWedding Anniversary. So today I did. I was married on December 14th, some year or other. It was a snowy day in a small Illinois town.
Today was another […]

The goal is to have a date (for at least a movie) for my birthday, which is in December. Why? Just because it would be nice. Different too. Oddly enough December seems to be when most relationships end or change in a big way for me. I’d stop at saying it’s cursed but it has […]

I am nearly burnt out on dating, the online version. Yet, I never seem to meet anyone offline. I talk to all kinds of people but somehow it doesn’t become a date-like thing, ever. Is that just me, or do other people find themselves stuck with online dating as the only working option?
I’ve been married […]