I Heart Online Dating

Ugh! Lately I’ve been getting tons of emails from my loyal readers. I love getting emails, don’t get me wrong. But I just wanted to clear up an ugly misconception. (more…)

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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how online dating works, and I was wondering something: do people date online more in the winter or the spring? (more…)

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When Spring hits Chicago, you feel like the word is being used in both sense. It’s like a season has arrived, sure. But it’s also like you’ve broken free of a trap. You’ve sprung out and can enjoy the world again! (more…)

Tags: chicago, dating, fun, james, spring, winter

One of the hard parts of my Valentine’s Day this year was coordinating the mayhem with the kids. I had my own and James had responsibilities too. Would we find a way to meet, let alone share a kiss?

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Lately, I realized I’ve been dwelling on the hard parts about online dating. But there’s also sometimes that can be perfect, magical, and totally unique. Take, for example, right now.

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OK, the title is misleading. There are a lot of “hard parts” about dating online. But I found one recently.

I’ve been dating James for a while. It’s been good- great, even- for the most part, but like every couple we’ve had rough patches. It’s during those rough patches that things get tough. (more…)

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Last time I blogged, it was about managing a relationship with James- and managing his kids. Well, it hasn’t gotten any easier. Now I’m managing time too.

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If you couldn’t tell from my last post about disciplining kids, dating with children can be tough (forget about being married with children!). Well, James and I finally had a fight about it. And I don’t know what to do.  (more…)

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So- did you guess? I hope you did. James and I went out for an anniversary date last night, and it was wonderful.

I knew Kurt was a good man, but there was something about James- and the fact that he has kids- that just seemed right. But that doesn’t mean dating a single dad is without problems. (more…)

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I can’t believe that after such a short period of time, I feel like I’m an old hand at online dating. A little while ago, the idea of telling my children that I was dating somebody shocked me. I’m still not ready to do that. But I am ready to tel myself.

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Every single mom hears the question, whether they’re on Match or not. My daughter heard about it from one of her friends- I never though I could bottle up the world! But I did think it would take a little longer before she asked me if I had a boyfriend.

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I finally saw James again. I’d been waiting so long to do it and I don’t know why. Now that I finally have it makes my decision a little harder. Our date began over coffee. We went to a small shop I’d never been to. When I entered, James was sitting at the table and had his hand cupped over something I couldn’t see.

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After lunch with Kurt, I didn’t know what to think. I feel so comfortable with him, but could he understand how life was for a single mom? Could he understand my kids?

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I finally had lunch with Kurt, even though it was conflicting with James. It was great to finally sit down and be with someone, instead of just moping and worrying. But our date wasn’t perfect…

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I had lunch with Kurt today- but first, I had to deal with something else. Yesterday, I finally wrote James back and told him that I’d be free whenever he wanted to meet. Guess which day he chose?

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