Q. Dear Goddess: I’ve been trying to find a dating site that really zeroes in on people; one that can help me find Mr. Right. Any thoughts? –Looking A. Dear Looking: Well, dearest seeker of love, of COURSE I have thoughts. All I do, it seems, is think of how to match people together so …
Q. Dear Love Goddess, I have two young kids, a girl, 7 and a boy 10, who have fallen in love with my boyfriend–after finally mourning the loss of their father, whom I divorced four years ago and who doesn’t see them much. They are dropping hints about our getting married; they’re even calling Mike “Dad” sometimes–which …
My 1985 interview with Walter Cronkite, part 2.
Only 25 years ago–it was in 1985 (a mere moment ago in the life of your Love Goddess!)–I spoke with Walter Cronkite about his wife, his work, his recent retirement, his feelings about the environment, the military, and aging. I don’t usually share my magazine interviews unless they’re about love, but in this case, I share …
Q. Dear Goddess: I recently ran into a man I knew twenty years ago. We hit it off, and at the end of a promising evening, he said he’d call. He didn’t, so I called him–only to be greeted with a “Oh hi….I’ll call you soon.” Should I now ignore his calls if he does call? –Confused …
Q. Dear Goddess: I’m single, with kids, divorced for a year, and in my late 30s. I have step-kids and stepparents and complicated interwoven friendships, not to mention a time-consuming career. I’m a woman with serious baggage. The idea of dating gives me a stomach ache, so what do I do?” –Busy A. Dear Busy: I hear you. …
Q: Dear Love Goddess: I’ve been seeing a man I met online for over a month–we’ve been together six times. We had sex the last three times. It was terrific. There has been no weirdness even for a moment, but he has stopped calling. He did “check in” a day ago and said something along the lines of …
“Are you still sexually active?” the doctor asks an older woman. Or the therapist does. Or the pharmacist. It’s rather like asking someone in her 60s, “So, do you still enjoy food?” The question, barring some disease of the taste buds, makes no sense. It always feels to me that the person asking …
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When I hear anyone speak of being bored in a relationship, my first thought isn’t to treat the boredom (and I always go crazy when experts say, “Perk up your marriage!”or “Put the “spark” back in!”). “Spark” exists in any and every connected relationship, so my first question is, “What happened to the connection between …
When Angela “met” Tim online—that is, when he first responded to her profile—she got a fluttery feeling in her stomach that she wasn’t sure was excitement or warning. He liked her photo—could they go out that night? No? Why not? She was beautiful for her age, he said, and what’s more, he was handsome and …
