Today I’m attending a fundraising event where lots of wonderful women will show up to support a good cause–and also, to cruise each other.  Most will put serious energy into looking good, and many will make the eye-contact-and-smiling connection that creates an opportunity for a conversation with a potential date. Then the fun stops.  What […]
“Never pursue a distancer.†This was the maxim I learned in grad school couples’ therapy classes. It seemed like a no-brainer at the time. How could anyone keep going after someone who doesn’t want you? I would have more self-respect! Until I really fell in love with a lovely woman who was less in love […]
I used to think “wanting to meet someone†meant going to events and looking around, asking your friends to introduce you to single women, or participating in organizations that attract the kind of women you want to meet. Activities that let you actually see your target, note who her friends are, even talk with her. […]
Recently I talked with a group of women who are tentatively, maybe, thinking about a dreaded activity called “dating.†These women were all emerging from the depths of long-term relationship loss, and wondering how to make social and romantic connections again. So the discussion turned to dating. This was the response. “No way! I didn’t […]
I spent a lifetime with one woman and we enjoyed many wonderful years together. We have a beautiful family, so the shame of splitting was more than just about her leaving me, it meant I had failed my kids. But over time I came to realize that it was nobody’s fault. It just had to […]
I am a 77 year old lesbian “window-shopping†on Match.com. The big 77 scares women in the 60 – 77 age range that I am looking for. The ones in their sixties are afraid of being “over the hill”. Why is every woman, including myself, trying to find someone younger than themselves? This is so discouraging. […]
Hang on, it's going to be a wild ride!
Robin
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