SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  My best friend is currently engaged to a guy whom everyone loves and admires.  I was among the many who thought she had landed the best catch in town until I heard last week that this guy is still calling an ex-girlfriend daily and telling her he still loves her.  […]

The Dating Chronicles Boomerang Cindy sat quietly under the dryer with tears in her eyes. Her mouth was dry as tears struggled against the rim of her glasses. She was in a new hair salon and she was straining to hear the dialogue a few feet away. A woman with red hair had her back […]

In The Mix  7 Social Slip-Ups… by Jan Pitts Are You One Of These People?… Who shows up at weddings, birthday parties, and graduations frequently without a gift in hand? This is in the top 10 of Etiquette Breach 101.  The social rule is: if you can’t take a gift, which symbolizes both appreciation for […]

Inside Online Dating Could You Be Fooled? by Dayelle Soonuk In our digital world, it’s not uncommon for people to have virtual relationships. Between social media sites and online dating platforms, it’s fairly easy to strike up a conversation with someone new. While there are many benefits to connecting with people online, it has its […]

Story Of The Week The Dream Buster by Kerri Miller The lights were low, the music was soft and I was on Cloud Nine as I sat across the table from a guy who seemed like he was catalog ordered, especially for me, from the Master Matchmaker.  He was tall, handsome, gainfully employed, articulate, and […]

6 Smart Steps To The Great Hookup by Lisa Laird Watch who you sleep with.  A smart woman treats her body like a sacred temple or an encrusted jewel box with precious gems inside.  In other words, she holds it in the highest regard, realizing that her womanhood is the doorway to her soul.  She […]

Single Sketches Moments Of Mention Leah– “I met him one night when I was stranded with a flat tire on a busy highway with no spare tire and a dead cell phone. He stopped to help and ended up buying me a new tire that he put on the car and wouldn’t let me pay […]

Dating Data The Secret Seldom Told … by J. Martin Statistics show that date rape is common and usually done by someone the victim knows. Meanwhile, more women are coming forward who were victims of date rape and didn’t report it to the police.  I interviewed four women whose names were changed for privacy. Sherri:  […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I have a serious crush on a co-worker, and he walks around me like he doesn’t know I exist.  I don’t think he’s interested because he won’t even look at me. Still, my friends have convinced me that there’s a strong possibility that he may be interested and afraid to […]

The Dating Chronicles The Betrayal When Barb’s best friend Sonja broke up with her boyfriend Ben, Barb became his confidante and would spend hours on the phone nightly consoling him about the breakup.  Barb had always felt that Sonja never loved Ben, and she had always admired him from afar. Therefore, when he began to […]