Posted in Dating Stories on March 9th, 2010 3 Comments »
Steve joined the ranks of online daters just recently, and posts this story of his first Match.com in-person meeting. In the interim, he has joined FlirtySomething and has been having much better luck with the ladies. Here’s his story:
At about the time Barack Obama was announcing his plans to run for president my marriage of […]
Posted in All, Miscellaneous on March 9th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’m convinced that online, as elsewhere, most “content” is empty, and also that a frequent indicator of something not worth reading is a title that announces a big topic broken into x-number of stages, phases, steps or whatever.
But ISO inspirational, educational, or entertaining material on dating to share with my readers, I clicked into the […]
Posted in Dating Advice, Dating Stories on March 6th, 2010 2 Comments »
You’re single but open to the idea of a companion, a friend, a lover, a date, a partner…whatever. You’re not miserable. You have a life. You have plenty to do. Sometimes you’re bored or lonely, but so are people in relationships.
So, you join FlirtySomething because you like to flirt. And, who knows, you may just […]
Posted in All, Dating Advice on March 6th, 2010 1 Comment »
Even though some people are turning to free social networking sites like MySpace for dating, there’s a trade-off in terms of safety and security. I don’t know about you, but I’m more than happy to pay a modest monthly rate to know that I’m not networking with minors or child molesters.
FlirtySomething builds safety into its […]
Posted in Dating Advice on March 4th, 2010 1 Comment »
The Marriage-Go-Round by Andrew J. Cherlin, a demographer and sociologist at Johns Hopkins University, makes the case that Americans venerate and practice marriage with more fervor than their Western nation counterparts. For many or most Americans, marriage represents the non plus ultra of human relationships.
Then there’s reality, the often ugly aftermath of marriage — the […]
Posted in Dating Stories on March 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
At flirtysomething, storytelling (distinguished from kissing and telling) is highly recommended. See our Dream and Nightmare Date Story feature, and please send us some of your own most memorable date stories. All names of people in your stories will be changed to protect the innocent, and not-so-innocent alike. Hey, it’s the classy thing to do, […]
Posted in All on March 3rd, 2010 1 Comment »
Read this with Michelle playing in the background.
Here’s the deal…Barack Obama is still head over heals about Michelle. After 20 years of being a couple, he talks about the awesomeness of gazing into her eyes and feeling mystery and surprise.
Says the Prez, “Sometimes, when we’re lying together, I look at her and I feel dizzy […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Guess what? I’m not so shocked at these findings.
Originally published in Psychology Today, author Kathleen McGowan lists seven important truths we all should know, or do know and repress or ignore, about sex and long-term passion. Here’s a brief summary of McGowan’s points; my comments follow each shocker in brackets.
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Posted in Dating Stories on February 28th, 2010 1 Comment »
Click here and enjoy listening to the love story of Trudy and Joe Hunter!
This is but one of the many recorded by an awesome organization, StoryCorps. FlirtySomething visualizes an initiative with StoryCorps where members can record stories of courtship and romance and upload them to their profiles using mobile StoryCorps studios.
The Queen Bee is buzzing […]
Posted in All, Online Dating News on February 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Situation: You meet a guy or gal online, offline, in line…wherever. You make and keep a date with that person. In its aftermath, you wonder how they felt about the date, and you’d like to let them know what you’re thinking too. For better or worse, it’s only human to reflect and to want to […]
