On one of the dating sites a man decided he wanted the ‘Mrs. Robinson’ experience. You know – the movie with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft where the college kid hits it off with a cougar lady? Sadly I had to inform this fellow that he could no longer have the Mrs. Robinson experience… Continue reading Dating Mrs. Robinson
Category: Dating Seniors
Whether widowed or divorced, the time eventually comes when we want companionship with the opposite sex. The process has changed since we were teens starting to date. Today, computers run interference. We don’t see a real person; we see a picture we hope really is the person described. I, your intrepid widow have walked through several dating sites to offer hints and share funny stories, sometimes a chuckle or two, and maybe we can get through the maze of computer dating together.
Dating Pinnacle
Dating at the Granddaddy of All Sites, the pinnacle of dating, will be different, right? I watched eagerly, while couple after couple met, fell madly in love and, yes, married! My fingers twitched as they put in those fatal sixteen digits of my credit card for three glorious months of partnering. Of course, based on… Continue reading Dating Pinnacle
Dating Hell
Dear Ones, as you read this particular article, I write with a heavy heart for I have entered dating hell. There are only fourteen men in my current area of 20+ square miles who are on this dating site. I know because every day I am offered seven pairs of gentlemen to choose… Continue reading Dating Hell
Dating Don’ts
Surprise! I’ve had two dates. Through the process, Dating Don’ts made themselves known. The first vic…, er, gentleman asked me out for a drink at 5 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon. I agreed, little knowing the Fates lay ready to play cruel games with my dating life yet again. On Tuesday I put my house… Continue reading Dating Don’ts
Dating – Meeting Romeo
It finally happened. A Romeo from one of the dating sites wanted to meet me for dinner at a nice restaurant. Instant nerves. What does a 66-year old Juliet know about dating? Geez-o-flip, I haven’t dated outside of my husband in over 48 years and frankly, I’ve forgotten how. Just as I recently discovered that,… Continue reading Dating – Meeting Romeo
Dating – What People Say…
Lord, keep me from the things that people say. I’ve noted during this odyssey into the Dating Site world that so many contenders start their stories with “People say…” People say I am handsome and look like Clark Gable or Gary Cooper in their prime. People say I am kind, loving, humorous, kind to animals… Continue reading Dating – What People Say…
Dating Site Rejection
As a writer I am used to getting those nasty little rejection slips. In my younger days, each impersonal form letter broke my tender heart. Over the years I discovered they were much worse than originally thought. While pouring out of my heart and soul to strangers, literally begging the publisher to take pity… Continue reading Dating Site Rejection
Dater Rater
“I’m kind, caring, loving, generous, affectionate, fun, and want to give my special woman everything in life she deserves…” This is the beginning of so many candidates on dating sites. I have yet to hear the real truth on any of the people hoping to find a lady and, frankly, it makes me leery of… Continue reading Dater Rater