Monthly Archives: August 2007

Seven E-Mail Tips in Online Dating

You winked, he winked and wrote an e-mail saying “What’s up?” So now what do you write? I’ll tell you what not to write: “Nothing. What’s up with you?
This is a list of the seven things you should avoid or be sure to do in your e-mails.
1. He can start the conversation, but so can [...]

Posted in Dating Tips, Online Dating Email Writing | 4 Comments

It’s Good Day for a Hike

I dated this great guy in college. Without sounding cliche, he really was a nice and considerate guy. Things were never that serious, but I remember hoping that it would be.
That summer when we dated, he went on a family trip to Las Vegas. (Red light, red light. Who takes a family trip to Vegas? [...]

Posted in Bad Date Stories, Break Ups | 4 Comments

Flattery, Flirtation and Fun

Inspired by a previous post and motivated by my own need to feel good daily, we created a compliments page. What is this compliments page, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. At the top you’ll notice a link titled “Compliments.” By navigating here you can chose to receive one (or more) of dozens of accolades [...]

Posted in Compliments | 5 Comments

Dating a Clown: Pros and Cons

I’ve never dated a clown. I’m not sure that the pros outweigh the cons, but it sure does make for good blogging.

PROS
CONS

All of your kids birthday parties will be fully staffed.
You’ll often wonder where your lipstick went.

He’ll make you laugh.
That thing they say about big shoes? Ya. Not true.

After coming home from a hard day [...]

Posted in Finding Your Match | 4 Comments

It’s Wedding Season and I Don’t Have a Date

Wedding season brings stress for everyone not just the parents of the bride and the happy couple themselves. It seems that guests feel just as much pressure about the gift, the attire, and especially the date.
Are you looking for a date? Here are some ideas:
1. Ask a guy friend you consider to be in the [...]

Posted in Finding Your Match, Weddings | 7 Comments

My Favorite Beer

In college it was Icehouse. When I was 25 it was Bud Light. Now, my favorite beer is Blue Moon by Coors. Maybe its because it’s brewed just up the road from my house. Maybe its because it has a high calorie count. Or, maybe, its because of its wonderful, sweet goodness and its beautiful [...]

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Pamper Me

I’m browsing the blogosphere today looking for ideas and new friends when I found a contest at Just Not Martha titled “Pamper Me” and I got to thinking…

I’m so darn lucky that all my money and time goes to me. I better enjoy this before I’m up to my eyeballs in diapers and boogers. (I’m [...]

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Contest Entry

Thanks to another DatingTales contest participant, The World According to Tracy Jane. Thanks for the link and sorry for the delay in my post.
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Bad Break Ups: How Many Ways Can I Say I Hate You

Hate is a strong word. But when being dumped it feels like he hates me. And frankly, after the dumping is finished, I often hate him. I’ve been broken up with more times than I’d like to remember and each break-up was heart-wrenching and traumatizing. The good news is that each time I learned more [...]

Posted in Break Ups, Dating Stories | 7 Comments

My Analogy for How Much I Love You

This morning my boyfriend asked me how much I loved him. I responded with “lots.” Because I do. I love him lots. Apparently this wasn’t enough so he asked for an analogy on how much I loved him.
Fast forward about six hours.
I’ve had two cups of coffee, three glasses of water, some orange juice and [...]

Posted in Dating Stories, True Love | 12 Comments

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