I Heart Online Dating

The best thing about online dating? The location.

I live near Chicago, so there are a lot of people to choose from when it comes to online dating.

However, my sister lives in rural Nebraska. Guess what? She has a great selection too.

Online dating allows us to dissolve boundaries in more ways than one. And, by doing so, we get a chance to find love- wherever we are!

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You know what I always find awkward about online dating?

When you mention a fact from your online dating profile in real life.

How weird! (more…)

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I’m trying to keep my winter warm. And yes, that occasionally means browsing online dating profiles.

I am, of course, in a committed relationship. But there’s something fun about looking…. (more…)

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Last night, I was on a date with my boyfriend when the waitress came up to us, giggling. “We think you are so cute together,” she said. Then she jerked to James. “What’s her favorite color?”

He didn’t know.

Should it matter? (more…)

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Reruns on TV are finally almost over. Thank goodness! But the new shows got me thinking: how do we keep our relationships from going into reruns? (more…)

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Things at work aren’t going well- every day, it seems like something is getting messed up, or I make a mistake, or something totally out of my control happens. And it reminded me that love is work too- even when you don’t want the job. (more…)

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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…)

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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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