A couple of weeks ago I was at a daytime BBQ at a friend’s place (one of my favorite things about summer, rooftop BBQs) when one of the other guests started to get herself together to leave early.  She had a date and wanted to go home to change. As she was saying her goodbyes, she [...]

As I mentioned, one of my recent dates was with a younger guy (8 years younger, to be exact).  I will admit to being uncomfortable with this, but I’m trying to be open-minded and get over it because I had fun on our date (and we’re going out again tonight). At some point on our date [...]

Main Entry: mile·stone Pronunciation: \ˈmī(-ə)l-ˌstōn\ Function: noun Date: 1662 1 : a stone serving as a milepost 2 : a significant point in development I’ve been thinking about (and writing about, but that’s for another time) milestones and the passage of time.  I’ve always tried hard not to get bogged down by the shoulds of life - I should be married, [...]

The other day I posted a really great comment thread and used it as the jumping off point for a post about being comfortable/happy being alone but still wanting a romantic partner.  If you haven’t read it yet, you should. There was a second theme in that thread (“toxic friendships and letting other people’s negative comments [...]

This is a post that started in the comment thread a couple of posts ago.  I asked the readers/commenters if it was OK for me to move the conversation here. And here we are: anny says: your birthday day sounded lovely! looking forward to your dating updates! just got back online myself… big sigh…online dating after 40 is [...]