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Why is Dating So Difficult?

Have you ever returned home from a first date (or even a second date) and suddenly wondered why you did or said the things you did? Or why the other person said or did the things they did? What is it about honesty that makes it so hard to actually be hone... Read >

Dating—Internet Style

It is estimated that one out of every five occur today because of two people initially meeting on the internet. Only twenty years ago, dating arose from singles meeting at conventional places like school, work and church. Dating usually involved meeting s... Read >

May I Call on You; Dating Like the Old Days

There was a certain decorum years ago with the ritual of dating that has changed some over the decades. Various cultural shifts no doubt contributed to a shuffling of norms and trends. Feminism, the Sexual Revolution of the sixties, women’s ascension in... Read >

Finding Love the Other Way; Stop Looking

With people putting off marriage longer and longer and many even giving up the prospect, dating assumes a position that perhaps it was never intended. In that, brief, endless encounters with strangers can never build much of a foundation. So it is natur... Read >

Careful Where You Step: The First Date

There are few moments in life when all you get is one shot, (a charging rhinoceros, one bowling ball for a perfect game) where one miscue or misstep and that’s it, game over. And the first date certainly falls into that category. While you may be able r... Read >