The Dating Chronicles On Second Thought… This was their second date, and Angelica was trying her best to like him.  She had almost given up on men altogether after the last two guys she’d gone out with.  Both had been good-looking and acceptable, but both disappointed her.  One promised to call the next day after […]

Never Been Married? Read This! by K.L. Mincey I was crying too, as I held the hand of a close friend whose ex-boyfriend’s wedding had occurred that morning.   I was feeling pity for both of us.  She was distraught, because she had been involved with him for over five years in a relationship she deemed […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I’m set to marry next month, and I’ve changed my mind.  There is no one I can talk to about this, and I don’t know what to do.  I realize now that I’m really not in love, and I don’t want to break my fiancé’s heart.  She has waited for […]

Viewpoint My Dream Girl… Where Could She Be? by Jason Compton It happened again.  I had grown bored and disillusioned in yet another relationship, and as usual, I had taken the coward’s way out.  Instead of explaining to the woman I’d been dating, that for me the chemistry had petered out, I just became unavailable.  […]

Dating Data Surviving The Quest For Perfection by Jason Stoner I had heard the speech before from other women in my past, who felt I was distant and expressionless.  As I sat listening quietly to the current woman in my life and the airing of her frustration, I did what I usually do when I’m […]

From The Male Room 12 Things Guys Wish Girls Knew by Hank Anglar 1.  After the first date and it’s been a while since you heard from us…never call and ask why we haven’t called you.  2.  We don’t always want to do what you want to do.  It has nothing to do with how […]

Training A Bad Boy… Can It Be Done? by Carla Santise First… You Must Speak Up…Speak Out…Speak Firmly. Too much can never be said on this subject. We must teach people how to treat us, especially those who have the potential to hold our hearts in their hands. Donna met Doug at a conference.  Doug […]

Single Sketches Moments & Mishaps When Tonya’s longtime boyfriend finally proposed to her, he came to the hospital where she worked as a nurse, and arranged to do so over the paging system. When she heard his voice over the loudspeaker, she fell to her knees in a patient’s room in a flood of tears. […]

Personal Finance How Fit Are Your Finances? by Liz Weston I was surprised when I discovered that a guy I used to date was getting his payroll checks cashed at the local currency exchange, and didn’t have a checking account.  Studies show that over 54% of today’s singles are heads of households and are therefore […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I’m about to host a formal engagement dinner party at my home, but I have a problem.  I cannot stand my best friend’s boyfriend, and she can’t go anywhere without him.  He is obnoxious, vulgar, and flirtatious, and I don’t want him within ten feet of my door.  However, I […]