When You Don’t Have a Valentine It’s Valentine’s week, and you don’t have anyone special to call your own. Sound familiar? Here are the best ways of finding that special someone if you’re looking for a Valentine: Go where people have the opportunity of talking or interacting with each other, such as an adult-education class, […]
Internet Dating
Dear Neil: I have dated several different men I have met on the Internet. Do you have any thoughts or advice about Internet dating? Curious in Longmont, Colorado Dear Curious: In a relatively short period of time, Internet dating—meeting someone through a singles dating service such as Match.com or Yahoo Personals—has exploded in popularity and […]
Wooing
Ah, springtime. The time when nature wakes up again. Birds migrate back to the north. Plants burst out of the ground with a profusion of green everywhere. Flowers bloom. Fish spawn. Animals breed. All of nature comes alive. Including us. And the way many of us express that aliveness, stimulated by springtime, is through urges […]
Strategies For Meeting Strangers
You’re at the grocery store checkout, waiting in line C, when you spot a vibrant brunette waiting in line A. You’d love to meet her, but how? You’re at the tenant’s association meeting and you see someone who is hot, hot, hot. Is he married? Living with or involved with someone? Do you ask him, […]
Where Are All The Available Men?
Dear Neil: I’m 54, and I find one of the biggest challenges is getting the attention of an available man my age. The majority of men over 40 are looking, not for women their own age, but for women 5 to 20 years younger. In addition, a man can be single without it necessarily meaning […]
Is a 48 Year Old Never Married Bachelor a Wise Choice for Me?
Dear Neil: I’ve had a good relationship for the past year with a 48-year-old man who has never been married. He needs a fair amount of time to himself. I also like time alone, but I find myself wishing we could have a more permanent relationship together. He has never expressed interest in marriage or […]
Why Do I Choke Up With Attractive Women?
Dear Neil: Why do I tense up and act awkward around beautiful or attractive women? Normally I’m self-confident and self-assured, being a successful, well established, socially adept, 45 year-old entrepreneur with a good reputation and a lot of money. What is it about beautiful or attractive women that makes me act like an awkward adolescent […]
Where to Find Single Available Men
Dear Neil: I am a an attractive, intelligent, vibrant single woman, 45 years old. But there seems to be a lack of available men that also fit this description, so me and a number of my female friends seek our soul mates in vain. Please encourage available men to come out of their nooks and […]
“Just Friends” With Boyfriend Hurts
Dear Neil: For six months I have been dating a man. At month two, we agreed we were both interested in pursuing a relationship with each other. However, for the past two months he’s been less physically affectionate. He now says he doesn’t know what he wants, but he still wants to be “friends.” I’ve […]
38 Year Old Virgin Wants to Begin Dating
Dear Neil: I am 38, very shy, virgin, and I have never been in a romantic relationship. I am also very afraid of having a sexual experience. Is there any hope for me? If so, what are some steps that I could take? I have never seen my problem addressed before. Feeling Hopeless in Colorado […]