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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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You’ve Got Mail
Reed and I should never have had that phone fight. There wasn’t an arguable point. I was the host, and he was the visitor. Guests come when invited. So what happened? A common trigger is expectations. When you meet people online, you create a scenario of yourself with this stranger that may or may not…
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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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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Girls need their BFF’s. It’s a fact of life. We don’t always understand guys. I needed some help figuring out Philip. So I called my best friend, Mitzi. I met Mitzi at a bar while having dinner with my brother. The three of us began chatting and I discovered Mitzi was a writer. That was…
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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,…