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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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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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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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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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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