Viewpoint: What Every Woman Should Know… by Theo McNee  If you’re out on the first date with a guy who plows ahead and orders dinner before you do or sits down before you do…don’t dismiss him as a social misfit who should know better.  Look for other important qualities and discover a way to teach […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I walked into a party the other night and saw my brother’s soon-to-be bride sitting in the lap of another man and the embrace was most definitely intimate. She was obviously inebriated and they were kissing passionately in front of everyone. I took a picture of them with my phone […]

The Dating Chronicles Happenstance Robin was lifting a bottle of wine off the shelf in a local wine shop one Saturday afternoon when the bottle suddenly slipped out of her hands and splattered to the floor.  Glass and dark red wine flew everywhere and some of it landed on a tall, handsome stranger who just […]

Single Scenarios Etched Encounters Compiled by BS Staff Tom:  “Sometimes I wonder if being a heterosexual is becoming passé? In a period of one year, I dated three women who were all sleeping with me and other women.  I found out either by accident or confession.” Craig:  “Recently, I watched a documentary on the prevalence […]

A Guide To Smart Mate Hunting by Liz H. Kelly ARE YOU READY to proactively search for Mr. Right?  Are you open to trying new man-hunting strategies by just thinking outside your Home Box?  Are you prepared to make changes that can fill your life with more happiness? Then keep reading… Throw Out Your Old […]

Chosen To Marry… Why Her? by Leslie Dante When my cousin’s boyfriend of two years announced to her on her birthday that he was ending “what they had” to marry someone else, she couldn’t stop crying.  When he ended their relationship, she felt betrayed, suicidal, and perplexed. She kept wondering out loud, “Why didn’t he […]

Story Of The Week The Wrong Impression by Marley Kipps This was our second date, and I was surprised that this fine hunk of man had asked me out again, because of his actions on our first date.  We had been initially introduced by a mutual friend at a party, and he invited me out […]

Single Sketches The Dark Side Of Dating by Jan Pitts It was dark and raining when I picked my cousin up from work, but she had on sunglasses.  I knew immediately she was hiding another black eye bestowed on her by her abusive boyfriend but she didn’t want to talk about it. Studies show that […]

From The Male Room “How To Tell She’s Not The One” by John Trapien Recently, I took a beautiful woman on a first date to a friend’s birthday party at a restaurant, and every one of my male friends came over and made some admiring comment, either to her or me about how fine she […]

In Relationships: Can You Take The Truth? by Danai Whitmore I find it interesting that everyone claims to want the truth when they’re in a relationship, but few are brave enough to hear it or say it.  I think if you genuinely care about the person and you want out, you feel compelled to be […]