Real stories about dating and relationships in New York City. Truth is more interesting than fiction.

Archive for February, 2010

Why Marriage?

Hold on to your hats, because this week’s Guy’s Story is something really special. Every Sunday I have posts from male guest authors. Our guest author this week is my good friend Terry Simpson. I feel honored that he chose to share this with us. Why Marriage? Part 1 Wednesday, February 17, 2010 So why get [...]

My Ex-Lover is Dead

I didn’t need the whole week. Yesterday morning I woke up and knew. As much as I wanted to make things work with M, I couldn’t. M was saying all the right things, but nothing had actually changed. And I was never going to be willing to settle for what he had to offer. Never. [...]

Safe

It was, I think, the last night we spent together in LA.  In the morning I’d be flying home to New York and then, a day later, M would be taking off for the first of two back to back business trips.  First, he’d be in Europe for a couple of weeks and then Miami [...]

A Winner With Some Chick Power

We have a winner for the Valentine’s Day is OVER Giveaway (so generously sponsored by the fab folks at Cozy Wallet).  I decided, before even knowing who it was, that the winner would be #22.  22 is a lucky number for me (I was born on the 22nd day of one month and my mom’s [...]

Damned If I Know

I think of myself as, primarily, a storyteller. Every once and a while I’ll share a how-to  (which usually is more of a “how I did it” than an actual how-to) but one thing I never do is solicit questions from lovelorn readers. Sometimes, though, readers come to me with their questions. And they know [...]