Sticking the other foot in since 1996
(this was previously published on my MySpace Profile) Color me aggravated. Sometimes I wonder why I do it. By “it” I mean online dating. Besides the obvious fact that if I didn’t do it I’d proabalby never get laid again … Read More »
While I Don’t Get Feedback Often… I do get it from time to time. Mostly from friends or family when I run a new essay by them. Sometimes by complete strangers. One of the 20 or so unique visitors this … Read More »
(this was originally posted to my MySpace blog) I seem to be at least mildly addicted to Craigslist. Every month they post a best of. One of the best of last month I enjoyed the hell out of. It was … Read More »
Done any online dating? You can meet interesting people online. And if you are like me: somewhere over 45 and not inclined to hang out at bars. And perhaps you are a little shy about saying hi to that cute … Read More »
“JJ” seems to be getting a lot of these lately. First a guy who wants to pay her to be his girlfriend. Now a gentleman who needs to spend a little more time in his ESL class. Just BELLA now … Read More »
The planets must be in alignment for me I am coming into some money! Sometimes it is a slow day at work. One of those slow days I was looking at what other some other lesser knowndating sites might be … Read More »
Sometimes on these dating sites you wonder if the people who write you actually bother to read your profile. Especially the part where you say what you are looking for. There is a specific place in your profile where you … Read More »
JJ, A lady friend of mine, sent this to me out of the blue one day. She had gotten it in response to her ad on Matchmaker. I gotta give this guy credit for one thing, he is up front … Read More »
I have long held… That you just can’t tell if you are going to be a good match with someone you “met” online till you are actually face to face. It has happened to me over and over. I will … Read More »
He talks and he talks… …but he never says anything. I have this friend, Lynne, that I met online a few years back. We met on Match.com and while there was never a romantic click we have stayed good friends. We … Read More »
Don’t you dare put me on your web page – or – Why you will never get mentioned in these pages (Added May 2014) Read this through the lens of early Internet. in 2003 it was very strange to have … Read More »
I got this email out of the cold clear November sky one day. I have not edited it one tiny little bit except to remove any identifying source. Sure it takes all kinds, but something tells me this kind ain’t … Read More »
Why don’t you get an answer? …an answer to all those first contact emails you send on dating sites? (Real life sample dating emails at the bottom of this page.) The telephone rings, I push the keyboard tray back in, … Read More »
I include my photos on my web site because the design works well that way and to satisfy the interest of friends and family (theoretically) clamoring to see more of Steve and his jet-set lifestyle. I have yet to have … Read More »
Toxic Ain’t Just For Chemicals Anymore A Yawn and a sigh escape my lips. Again. It is somewhat early (in other words, before Noon) on a Sunday in mid-February and I am in the NYC apartment of the lady I … Read More »