Date with Xerox: An Update

I usually have really good intuition about new guys I meet online. I can tell from email exchanges and phone calls whether or not we’re going to get along, and if the date is going to be something to look forward to.
Xerox and I had exchanged a few emails and a couple of phone [...]

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Life’s all about risks, after all

Thanks to everyone who commented on my last post, Do I Dare a Date? After many emails from my Dating Gurus (my friends whom I rely on for relationship advice/analysis/support) and a few comments on this blog, I have decided to go on the date with Xerox.
I do agree with MrDarcy77 when he says that [...]

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Do I dare a date?

A couple of weeks ago on Yahoo Personals, a semi-interesting guy responded to my profile. I’ll call him Xerox, because he works for that company.
His profile looked interesting — his family is from the island of Madeira, which is between Portugal and Morocco; he’s 40; he smokes, but is trying to quit (I smoke, but [...]

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A milestone of sorts

I’m 35 years old and still single.
Not that I’m bothered by either of those two facts, because I’m not. I’m really happy with the direction of my life, and in a lot of ways, I feel like things are just starting for me.
Still, so many of my friends are either married (some with children) or [...]

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Word Cloud

I saw this on Carrie M’s blog, A Total Waste of Make-up, and thought it was pretty cool.
There’s a generator that will scroll through your blog, picking up words and creating an artsy “word cloud.” I like the way it looks, and especially what it represents. It takes all of my thoughts and feelings, [...]

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Strong, silent type? Only in moderation!

The other day I got a response from my Yahoo Personals ad that seemed promising.
The guy was somewhat attractive, lived in my city, and happened to be Italian, like me. Usually a plus, or at least, we have something in common to talk about.
So, after a few email exchanges, he asked for my number, [...]

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