Category: Online Dating for Seniors
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What Did I Do To Deserve This?
After ruminating over the mysterious email, I decided to confront Reed about this phantom correspondent. Whoever the writer was, she got herself into this predicament, so she would have to get herself out. I planned to send her message to Reed and follow up with a few questions. I called him at 3 p.m. my…
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Don’t Mess With Mama
I try very hard not to get discouraged with online dating. You never know when a smiley face might end up being the real thing. But I have standards. If someone is seriously seeking a partner, they’d include of photo with their profile. I get angry when someone contacts me and I don’t know how he…
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Three Cats And A Dog
Last year, my daughter Elizabeth and I hosted a holiday dinner party. We had an eclectic group of about twenty at the Town & County Club in Hartford. During dinner, my friend Linda handed me an elaborately wrapped rectangular box. Smiling her feline smile, she wished me a Merry Christmas. I didn’t want to open…
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Date Night
By the end of May 2020, restaurants reopened for outdoor dining only. Philip asked me if he could take me out on a Saturday night. Wow. Such excitement. A real date. I worried that he’d want to stay overnight. I decided I’d deal with that later. Knowing me only via text, phone, a few meltdowns,…
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Aerosmith
No matter how educated someone is—Philip had an MBA as well as Masters Degrees in Mathematics and Finance—there is no way to learn common sense. You either have it or you don’t. The longer I knew Philip, the more obvious it became that he was lacking in the fine art of keeping his mouth shut. Philip…
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That’s A Big Piece Of Meat
My brother often teases me about my temper. He says I have a “short wick.” So did our father. Dad was known to throw golf clubs out on the course and swear like a banshee. Come to think of it, I swear a lot, too. I try to avoid losing it. But sometimes when people are really stupid,…
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Ghosted
I don’t like games. Unfortunately, dating is full of them. Play hard to get. Don’t call him– let him call you. Don’t be too available. Be mysterious. Let them wonder. Forty years ago, that was the advice my mother gave me. I thought that senior dating wouldn’t take part in such nonsense. Let’s be honest. How much time do we…
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To Lie Or Not To Lie
One would think that an individual’s profile is the heart and soul of any online dating site. That’s where the personality, history, desires, and physical attributes of a man or woman seeking their soul mate would come shining through. But that’s not necessarily what happens. Allow me to explain. I was introduced to online dating…