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💻 “Five Weeks of Texting and One Date That Taught Me Something”
Dating in your 60s is interesting. There are the butterflies, the excitement, the “maybe this could be something” moments… and then there are the moments when you realize you have accidentally signed up for a position you never applied for. Enter: The Month-Long Texting Relationship. I met someone on a dating app, and we started…
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Taking Care of Me (and It Felt Really Good)
This past weekend, I did something I don’t always do on purpose. I didn’t plan a date.I didn’t scroll through messages wondering if someone would ask me out.I didn’t try to “fit in” anything social or romantic. Instead… I focused on me. At first, it felt almost too quiet. We get used to filling every…
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The “I’ll know in the First Five Minutes” Theory!
Have you ever sat down for a first date and within five minutes thought… “Well…this isn’t going anywhere.” Or maybe… “I think I actually like this person.” People always ask if love at first sight exists. I’m not sure about that. But I do believe in first-five-minute intuition. It’s usually not about looks. It’s about…
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In Defense of the Coffee Date
Mention coffee dates in the online dating world, and you’ll quickly discover that people have strong opinions. Some people think a first date should be dinner. Others want drinks, a walk in the park, or an activity. As for me? Give me a cup of coffee and a comfortable chair, and I’m happy. Here’s why.…
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First Date Jitters? Join the Club.
One of the biggest surprises about dating after divorce wasn’t learning how to use dating apps or figuring out what to wear on a first date. It was discovering that first-date jitters don’t disappear with age. You would think that after raising children, building a career, managing a household, and surviving life’s ups and downs,…
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My First First Date (Again)
Two years after my divorce, I finally said yes to something I never thought I’d have to do again: go on a first date. It felt surreal. It had been 25 years since my last first date — the one with my husband. Back then, I thought that date would be my last first date…
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Why I Started This Blog
Last weekend, I went on a coffee date. Now before anyone gets too excited, let me clarify: this was not one of those movie-scene coffee dates where two people lock eyes over oat milk lattes and discover they both love jazz and rescue dogs. No. This was a one-man show. And apparently, I was seated…
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Happy Birthday to me.
Turning 60… and Starting Over Tomorrow, I turn 60. Even writing that feels surreal. Sixty used to sound like a number that belonged to “other people.” Not me. Not yet. And yet, here I am—on the edge of a new decade, with a cup of coffee in hand and a life that looks very different…
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