Category Dating
The Value of Friendship
Jobs these days seem awfully hard to come by. There are times when I fell so utterly unemployable, like not a soul cares to hire me. I indulge in these pity parties sometimes, not thinking about what I do have. A reminder that there are better days would sure be welcome sometimes. I decided to […]
The Return, or, Indifference
I’d been anticipating this situation for months. As we all know, expectations often don’t match with reality. Sometimes, things work out quite differently. Over the weekend, my social club thew a party, celebrating the imminent return of warmer weather. Spring arrived, with Memorial Day only a handful of weekends away. Lounge chairs sat in neat […]
Mis-Match
One morning, before I perused the job posts and tried to find something I could apply to, I went to my dating app to see what action there might be. A man “liked” me and he seemed halfway decent. He was a writer, like me, and he played poker, also, like me. We were about […]
Tacking On Another Year
Another year has flown the coop, and I feel like a bird with clipped wings. Although I feel great and still can pass for looking pretty good, I’m not sure about the road ahead. This is the time when most people my age start planning their retirement. I’m in the unenviable position of never being […]
Radio Silence
So last week I wrote about a date I had that went swimmingly. Got on like a house on fire. Animated conversation made richer by the wealth of things we had in common. We talked about getting together again in a town that was the midpoint between us. After all, there were a couple of […]
What Is It With People?
It’s been just about a year that I’ve been on a dating app. Like so many others who’s gone through this route to find a connection, or just a couple of steady dates, it’s been pretty disappointing. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. Take, for instance, the other day. A man liked me. […]
One Morning In Autumn
The weather’s been gorgeous as of late, maybe a bit too gorgeous. By now, my breath should freeze on my morning walk, gloves should be covering my hands and a nice warm knit cap to keep me cosy. Instead, I had on a thin jacket over a T-shirt. It was early, and the sun only […]
Three On A Match
My horoscope for the month of August said my life will be filled with flirty fun, and that the Love Boat has not only sailed into my harbor, but anchored for a lengthy stay. While I’m generally skeptical of such predictions, this one certainly seems to be hitting the mark. And it comes not a […]
The iPhone Oracle
Way, way back, when cell phones were beginning to be a thing, I had a boyfriend who moved quite a distance away. I really cared for him, perhaps too much. But then, he did something incredibly nasty when I visited him, and then insulted me once I returned home. After a verbal cannonball shot from […]
Trading Up
I had dinner with a friend of mine the other night. As we contemplated whether to order appetizers or save room for dessert, her phone rang. Her child, sounding teary-eyed, pattered out her words with syncopated short breaths. Something dreadful happened, but not life-threatening. She wanted sympathy, and quite possibly assurance she’d be okay. Almost […]
Confessions of A Middle-Age Woman 