My mom used to think it was helpful to tell me that “I have a beautiful face, and if I could just lose a few pounds. . .” She would often reinforce that sentiment by telling me how she had shown people at work my pictures and they had said the same thing. I know…
Month: January 2013
The Tale of Bra Boy
He found me on Yahoo. I was in the process of separating from my husband and moving to Denver, he lived in Colorado Springs. He assured me it was fairly close by. We chatted back and forth over several weeks. When I first arrived in Denver, I knew no one other than my landlord/roommate…
Romance vs. 7-11
I once dated a taxicab driver for about 5 months. I worked days, he worked nights and weekends. We would meet for lunch and/or dinner at my place, sometimes bounce some springs, and then he’d head off in to the night. I broke it off when I started to feel like his personal 7-11: a place…
Its Up Two U
I rewrote my dating profile this weekend after a male friend who was on the same site took a look at it for me. “You need to sell yourself more,” he said. “You need to forget about being humble and just put out the best things about you and stick by them.” It’s hard. I was…
Happy New Year!
So yes, I know, I’m a few days late. My roommate and I spent New Year’s Eve at home, watching the Dick Clark special as they counted down the new year. Another First After come and gone. I’m beginning new patterns – found a new group to watch Doctor Who with – have some new…