Story Of The Week Guts & Glory by Nan Strigner All my life I’d been told that I was pretty, and I took a lot of pride in my looks, but I had never viewed it as an important part of who I was.  I was thirty-six years old and had never married when my […]

The Dating Chronicles Unforeseen Circumstances Mark had a dilemma. He had promised his girlfriend Sandy that he would take her away for the weekend and they were scheduled to leave in two hours.   However, he had just received an impromptu invitation to a formal party that night where all the who’s who would be in […]

Confessions: The Secrets We Carry… by Lisa Cregier At a recent weekend college reunion, while playing a game of Confession Bingo, my ex-roommate confessed after four glasses of champagne, that she had slept with my husband (who’s now my ex-husband) while we were dating in college.  I was so stunned, I was utterly speechless. She […]

Story Of The Week A Magic Moment by Jason Youngston It was a Friday night, and for a change, I didn’t have a need to be anywhere.  I was content to be sprawled across my bed in front of a television that I seldom got a chance to watch because of my very busy lifestyle.  […]

Why Makeup Is The Ultimate Beauty Enhancer by Gloria Gibson I have several friends who only apply makeup seriously when it’s a very special occasion like a wedding or something on that order. On normal days, as they call it, they wear a “little foundation” and either plain lip gloss or some lipstick color that […]

The Dating Chronicles In Reverse Celeste was daydreaming as usual and not listening to her friend Marie’s chatter about the new club they were going to.  She was thinking about Brad and their last night together, and how much she’d been hurt by his stinging words. “I’m just not ready to be in love right […]

Our Latest Poll: Your Dating Experience So Far This Year… 700 singles from across the country answered a questionnaire on their individual dating activity so far this year.  They ranged in age from 21-44. The Women: 44%    did not go on a romantic date. Best Quote:  “I wanted to go to an annual black tie […]

The Dating Chronicles Caught! Susan was angry again.  She had been seeing Hank for over six months and she had known the risk.  He had been on the rebound from a former love when she first met him.  She had tried to keep her feelings in tow until she felt convinced of his recovery.  But […]

4 Things To Never Do On The First Date by Jovan Tahale Don’t: When you’re conversing socially, never pretend to know what you do not.  It’s considered smart to admit what you don’t know, and even sexier when you seek to know more about what you don’t know.. Don’t: Listen well.  If he/she says they’re […]

From The Male Room The Tale Of Two Women by Dakota E. Lee I think I need to shed some light on why a man may have another woman in addition to his wife or girlfriend.  This other woman is commonly referred to as “Number Two.” Most men never mean to have a Number Two.  […]