ESSAYS & ARTICLES

It's the Drudgery, Stupid!

A New York Times essay today laments the fact that dating, as we know it, has ended (“The Demise of Dating,” by Charles M. Blow, …

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"No, Miranda, I Won't Shut Up" Tips on Spending the Holidays with His Children Who Hate You

So you’re dating a man who divorced his wife. Or whose wife died. Or maybe you’re even married to this man who divorced his wife …

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Doing Your Own Thing–Not the "Bliss" Thing–part 3

What if Janet, in my last blog, hating dating as she does, decided to take herself off the net for a couple of weeks and …

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What to do about graying pubic hair?

Q: I’m sleeping with a man after not sleeping with any man for, oh, five years. I’m a mature woman–in my 50s–and realize that the …

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Living (and Loving) a Plot that Thickens

You remember Kristen, whom I discussed the other day (“Single at 36… why So Gloomy?”) Well, Janet, 40, also desperate to find a man, has …

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My 11-Day Plan for V-Day! Get Ready for Sex

Okay, my earthly darlings, you’re dating again after years of not having sex–for whatever reason you were not having it. That’s terrific! But you know, …

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Beautiful, Single, and Dating Online at 36… Why so Gloomy?

Kirsten, 36, has just finished writing her profile for the online dating service she’s been with for two years. Hers doesn’t read like all those …

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To Bed or Not To Bed: That is the Question

Ah, just when the Reverend Ed Young suggests that parishioners have daily sex for one week (as he did last week; see my blog, “The …

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Online Dating Profile

Q: You talk about an online profile having two segments: “Self-presentation” and “Request.” I have an easier time describing myself than I have requesting; but isn’t …

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The Sex Challenge

I’m sorry to have been away for so long….I was visiting people who needed the Love Goddess in Wales, and having trouble getting onto the …

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