"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
- Shel Silverstein
We should really listen to Shel, the way we should listen to Carlin and Hicks and other folks who point out self- ( Read more... )

I've been reading a lot of relationship and dating articles lately, and not just because I am now a part of the grand circus/meat market. I have become genuinely fascinated with the tone and types of musings that are circulating in the ether. It seems that advice has spilled over from the pages of Cosmo across countless blogs and news sites, and ( Read more... )

I went to my first group through meetup.com tonight, rushing from work and making it some thirty to forty minutes past the listed time.  I couldn't get anyone to tell me how long the meetings tended to last so I wasn't sure what to expect when I got there, but it didn't matter.  I was going to give it a try.

Folks were still there, sitting in a ( Read more... )

My mom watched How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days while I was working a few feet away the other day, and I could hear every note as it sounded on cue:

Enter beautiful people who are destined to be together.
Begin wistful dialogue with age-appropriate friends.
Start the witty banter and hijinx surrounding the first meeting.
Observe sexy signals delivered ( Read more... )