The Love Con: Those Costly Choices by M. K. Allison A former college classmate who is a very successful lawyer called to ask my advice about marrying a guy “with serious potential” who showed up drunk at their engagement party and is chronically unemployed. Needless to say, she didn’t take my advice, which was to […]

Smitten! 18 Ways To Tell He’s In Love… by Jovan Tahale As women, we are usually in a pickle when we’re emotionally attached.  We spend our nights, days, and weekends wondering if he cares…feels what we feel… feels what we want him to feel, etc.   We spend breathless moments interpreting, misinterpreting, rationalizing, guessing, and hoping […]

Valentine Viewpoint: 8 Steps To Dating Smarter by Lisa Laird After a lengthy debate about dating smart with a friend whose brain excels in books, and vanishes at the sight of a handsome male, I decided to share my formula list for men and women on how to take some of the anguish out of […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I was all set to get married next month until I learned by accident that my fiancé was still sleeping with an ex-girlfriend.  I intercepted his voicemail and discovered a message she’d left for him regarding their recent sexual exploits and her having second thoughts about still seeing him after […]

The Dating Chronicles The Scheme Roger was the most popular guy in the office.  He was single, handsome, full of mischief, and fun to be around.  His phone rang constantly from female co-workers who would go to great lengths to get his attention. However, he would only smile flirtatiously and never stop for long at […]

Single Snapshots  Confessions by BS Staff Kay:  “I used to feel anger and bitterness at men in general.  I was convinced that most men were self-centered, cold, and uncaring creatures.  I had experienced the confusion and callousness of two men who spurned my love and devotion for the flailing arms of other women.  I finally […]

Single Scenarios Unforgettable Episodes Carl:  “I told my girlfriend for the first time I loved her, and before I finished getting the words out of my mouth, I felt like an idiot.  She just stared at me without saying a word.  Just as I began to feel awkwardly exposed and couldn’t take the silence any […]

Coupled: How They Met… by Marilee Houser Believe it or not, there are a lot of interesting connections out there looking to make a real match.  You’ve just got to be in the right place at the right time.  And you never know where that may be. Kim – “I met him when we got […]

The Hook-Up After A Breakup by Lisa Lombardi Now that you’re single again, I’m sure all of your friends are clamoring for your fabulous company. But if you’re hoping to meet someone special, which pals will prove most helpful—single friends? Couples, perhaps? Or are you better off hitting the town alone?  While any friend who […]

  Single Sketches Those Uneasy Alliances by Jovan Tahale Danielle has been involved for over seven months with a man whom she sees twice a month.  He visits her.  She visits him.  But they never go out.  Their activities together are limited between the two residences.  He doesn’t like to go out and spend money […]