Ask me…

I thought I might try something fun… ask me a question in the comments, and I’ll answer it.  Anything you’ve wondered about me from reading my blog, or anything you’re curious about?  Want my opinion on something?  Ask away!  I’m curious to see what you all come up with

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Getting social, Part 1

I mentioned in my post Climbing Out of the Social Void that I had two new avenues for expanding my social circle.  One was attending the monthly Drinking Liberally meeting a week ago Sunday.  It was a mixed bag.  On the one hand, it was a really small gathering, about 11 people in total, and [...]

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…She’d Share My Motto

If you’ve clicked on my About Me tab, then you know I’ve got a motto: LOVE DEEPLY BE KIND DO GOOD I think it’s good to have a motto.  It boils everything down to the primal things that you think are most important in living your life.  It gives you a core idea of who [...]

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The Mating Habits of Beta Men

The conversation started with my guest blog on Simply Solo (In Defense of the Beta Man) continues to inspire me with more thinking on the subject and wanting to continue digging into the issue.  Last week I wrote The Friend Zone, and got some more great feedback and expanded on some themes. This week, I [...]

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The Friend Zone

The response to my guest blog over at Simply Solo (In Defense of the Beta Man) along with some things I read on a couple blogs recently got me thinking about “The Friend Zone.”  You know, that place men talk about hating being put by the women in their lives, like it’s some dread purgatory [...]

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Reclaiming the Anniversary

Today is one of those awkward dates in a recently separated/divorced person’s life.  You know… The Wedding Anniversary. 14 years ago today, my ex and I said our vows in front of God, family and friends.  It was a lovely ceremony; we’d rolled the dice and crossed our fingers, picking an outdoor wedding at Maymont [...]

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Flexibility and Forgiveness

While reading various blogs about singledom and dating, I often run across these “non-negotiables” lists.  The bloggers draw out these lines in the sand, and if someone fails to stay within the lines, they are not worth dating or loving. Really? My friend Courtney wrote an awesome guest blog on Simply Solo called When He [...]

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The balm that healed my heart-sick soul

There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole. – Martin Luther King, Jr. I was devastated.  I’d just moved into my very first apartment, filled with love and hope and dreams of the future.  A future with her, my first real girlfriend.  And then she told me she didn’t want a serious [...]

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One Ring

The other day I was reading the awesome blog  Life in the Farce Lane and her entry End of an er…or inspired a comment from me that inspired this blog post.  She talks about recently taking her engagement ring off, months and months after breaking up with her fiance, and how it felt to take [...]

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My Online dating secret weapon?

The last time I was a single man there was no such thing as online dating, so I find the idea both intriguing and terrifying.  I’m certainly going to be excited to try it out! One thing I find funny though is reading various single women bloggers writing about their experiences with men through the [...]

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