Relationship Tips: The Role of Online Dating in Making Marriages Stronger

Image via pixabay Before online dating was developed, people would only marry individuals they physically met. Some met in school, others at social events, while others were neighbors at home. Fast forward to today, technology has changed how people meet and interact. We have all seen how numerous dating sites on the web have helped …

Sex Happens

DO YOU NEED A HUSBAND? As women, we define ourselves by our connection to a man. Are we someone’s wife? Lover? Think about Eat, Pray, Love. The book opens with the main character leaning over the toilet bowl, certain her life is over. Then she travels to Italy where she eats, India where she prays …

On Line Dating, Is It For You?

I have asked myself this question a thousand times.  I have heard my friend's opinion on this subject a thousand times.  So what is the answer?  Will online dating work for you, is it something you should try?  What are the pros and cons of online dating?  First, before you make the decision to put yourself …

Kiss And Tell. It’s in the Kiss?

A recent date said something to me that got me thinking ...He said that you can't tell if you are going to like someone or not (have that chemistry) until you kiss them.  Hmmm ...I am not sure that I agree with that.  If I look at them and don't see attraction ...well then, chances are …

I Thought Of You Today

I thought of you today.  I still do.  Do you ever think of me?  I wonder. The memories come flooding back, I still remember ... My heart still remembers too, how it felt to be with you. A movie that we watched, a place that we liked. A song that played while we were together ...happy.   I wonder …

On-Line Dating, WTH!?

Do you ever have a date where you are left with so many unanswered questions? The date ends and you are wondering what was that all about?  You leave the date going WTH?  It happens to me a lot, more than I would like to admit, actually. I took a break from the dating scene for a little …

Memoirs of a Dater – Chapter Two

It has been awhile since I wrote about  "tall, dark, handsome and never going to commit" aka Prince Charming.  I suppose in some ways I don't want to finish the story ...after all this time, now, is it really worth sitting down and putting the experience into words?  Does it really matter anymore?  But then again ... if one …

Memoirs of a Dater – Chapter One

At the time of my divorce, I was living in Austin, Texas.  Looking back now, there was no better place to be after a break.  Austin has so much to offer,  so many things to do and places to go.  Anyone at any age can find a multitude of things happening at any given time in Austin.  It was not to …

3 Strikes and You’re Out!

So I had a date a couple of weeks ago and it went like this ... 1.  The guy could not find the place.  Called to say he was running late and could I give him directions.  I gave him directions best I could but he wasn't understanding and seemed a bit irritated with me …

Gone Fishing …

There is a saying that goes something like this ..."You can't catch a fish if you don't cast your line."  The problem isn't casting the line, that is easy, but after you cast the line ...then the waiting begins and I am sometimes a very impatient person.  I do want to catch a fish, I just sometimes …