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His intensity at tennis took me by surprise. There was no easy opening rally accompanied by smiles and encouraging compliments. There was no foreplay. From the get go the eHarmony vintner set out to conquer me on the court.
I deftly arrived slightly late. Feeling awkward, yet trying to appear blithe, I asked the maitre'd to take me to his table. I had no idea which man alone in a booth was he.
Our first date was set for a Friday at a steak place downtown. My first meet and greet of my virtual dating career.
"How dare she put my hair in a rubber band," Cole muttered once we were alone. After his diagnosis, we walked dejectedly through the school parking lot and on our way to the car.
The school nurse caught some hair in a comb and the two of us leaned in, peering into the numberless strands. Our faces were side by side, within kissing distance. I had not been this close to another grown up for a whole year. It was intimate and weird.
This week I celebrated a very important anniversary. Just three years ago I fell in serious "like" at the Apple store with a special guy whom I now fondly refer to as the "Apple Guy."
When I heard that Courteney Cox had directed Lifetime's latest "danger on the World Wide Web" movie, I was concerned. To my surprise, Court really came through.
Allow me to begin at the beginning. I am a single mom. This is the story of our lousy year.
I didn't have to actually agree to make the trip, of course. But he was a neurosurgeon. Potential dates who are not neurosurgeons get less leeway in the gender tango.
We people dating mid-life, we're like old shoes. We buff up okay but our stains and worn down heels show up fast. And when shoes are worn in, they're worn in. There's not much one can do to an old pair of shoes. They either fit, or they don't.
Dating someone you work with has its challenges, but -- assuming your workplace allows it -- we think it can be a great idea. Here's why.
Here are three strategies for helping friends -- and friends of friends -- to find the right job for them.
I keep my heart open because there may be someone out there who appreciates the rare qualities in me that I find in antique jewelry -- the character and the inherent beauty of the nicks, scratches and flaws.
As long as our members cannot enjoy the same benefits and recognition as their fellow citizens we will be campaigning. That our billboards have been banned around the country was very surprising, and showed me what the LGBT community has been up against for so long.
I really hope you see this. I don't know how else to get in touch with your friend -- you know, the really hot one in the ATO sweatshirt?
Between revamping your online profile, arming yourself with some new dating strategies, using technology to date smarter and more efficiently, and having some standards about how you deserve to be treated, a whole new dating experience awaits you!
