One Thursday evening, Mr. No Show texted me, "Hey there. I am at Firestone's and I was hoping to see you here." This was a few weeks after he didn't show up at Firestone's for our agreed "date." Very odd. I was still stinging a bit from the rejection. No apology and no explanation. So … Continue reading Dark Alleys →

Hearing Beethoven's "Fur Elise" offers me grace, strength, and courage. But when is the last time you heard that song come up on somebody's playlist or on the radio? Never? Same here. So I have to conjure it up in my head when I need grace, strength, and courage. Strange, and possibly crazy, I know. … Continue reading Fear of the No-Show →

Do you remember the roller skate rink's DJ saying, "Time to slow it down folks- this one is a couple's skate." Well this one is a couple's story. My version of it anyway. Dan (The Head Tilt) and I took it slowly. We had trail running dates, kayak dates, and we had dinner dates. These … Continue reading I’d Still Give My All, “Even Though We Break Up In the End” →

And there we were again, Miranda, Charlotte, and I am not meeting at the hottest bar in town. Charlotte's air conditioning was broken and it was her turn to host. And since we are no dummies, we switched it up and we were at Miranda's air conditioned house. And the online dating stories continued… Charlotte … Continue reading Three Not So Hot Dates →

Did you know that in the online dating world, to cuddle means, well, to fuck? Neither did I. Nor did my friends. And one of us learned it the hard way. It felt a bit harsh to actually write that word, the f- word. I throw it around in stories and rants all day long … Continue reading Show and Tell, Please →

There we are, Charlotte, Miranda, and I, sitting at a high top table at the hottest restaurant in town, awaiting the arrival of our cosmos. Don't worry, Samantha's not missing; this is a story of threes. Samantha's spirit resides in all of us, but mostly in Miranda. Surprising, I know. She looks kind of like … Continue reading Three Sassy and Single Gals →

There I was, Wednesday night, dolling myself up for my date with Dan. I spent over 15 minutes primping and I even brushed my hair. The date was purposefully planned in between dropping my daughter off for gymnastics and needing pick her back up 4 1/2 hours later. Well 3 1/2 hours because her grades … Continue reading Date #2-The Head Tilt →