The Dating Chronicles The Switch Up Bill hung up the phone and let out a long sigh.  He didn’t feel like being bothered this night, but Toni wouldn’t take no for an answer. She insisted on coming over, though he pretended to be ill. They had been dating for almost five months and though he […]

Dating Data What To Do While You Wait… by Evette Monclay It was the end of a long difficult day.  I had just walked in the door, kicked off my 3-inch heels, and headed for the refrigerator for a cold drink when the phone rang.   It was my friend, Cathy, complaining as usual about the […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I’m part of a close-knit group of four friends who have been together since high school.  I found out by accident that one of the women is secretly dating the boyfriend of one of the other women.  I am so angry about this betrayal, but I don’t know what to […]

The Dating Chronicles To Be Chosen Mark couldn’t make up his mind, as he stood watching the table where five women sat engaged in animated chatter, laughing in sync with the comedian’s jokes.  From across the room, he did his usual calculations, as he considered them all, in his search for one. He could tell […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I just found out that my best friend is secretly dating my sister’s husband.  I accidentally bumped into them holding hands at a barbeque joint in a far suburb of the city.  My brother-in-law was embarrassed and begged me not to tell my sister, while my friend was arrogant and […]

The Dating Chronicles Misconceptions When Sandy first spotted her neighbor Rob at her friend Peggy’s Moving Day party, he was laughing and talking to Peggy, and her heart fell in defeat.  He was by far, the finest guy in the room, and she was smitten almost immediately.  When they made eye contact, she smiled weakly […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q. “I just got engaged to a guy I don’t trust and who I’m suddenly very suspicious of.  I often catch him staring hungrily at my best friend, and she is very nervous around him.  I believe in my heart that he has hit on her.  But when I confronted him […]

The Dating Chronicles Beneath The Surface Dori waited anxiously as she stared at the clock.  She had called her boyfriend Steve’s phone and gotten no response.  Anger and confusion pounded in her head as she redialed his number for the seventh time.  As the phone rang, she hungrily anticipated the sensual hello that always succeeded […]

18 Reasons Your Phone Doesn’t Ring by Cheryl Lakes Make your envy of others apparent. Be sure to point out the negatives associated with whatever name has been mentioned in a positive light.  Example:  “She may be pretty, but I hear she’s on drugs.” Be sure to discuss all your dreams with someone who wasn’t […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I was out the other night with a new date and ran into a couple of ex- girlfriends who are flirtatious and unscrupulous . Both of them gushed over my date like he was a movie star. I saw one of them slip him a business card, which he quickly […]