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I am anticipating a flood of comments with the success stories of people who met their spouse online, so I want to clarify up front exactly what my goal is in this article. I’m not saying that no good has come from online dating or that relationships started online are somehow bad! If a healthy [...]
In a recent post, I mentioned “third spaces.” Third spaces can be defined as areas outside the home where two people can naturally meet for the first time and form a connection. A classic example of a third space is a bar, where it is acceptable and easy to have a conversation with someone with [...]
We’ve talked about how bad the dating situation is, what men can do better while dating, and what women can do better while dating. Today, we’re talking about what the community as a whole can be doing to help singles. This includes singles helping each other! Listen to Singles: The primary thing anyone can do [...]
I am sorry this post didn’t come “next week” like I said it would. People wanted to talk, (some of them in person!) which delayed the writing process. I have already shared the bad news for singles and offered suggestions for what men can do to improve the dating experience (and have better success). This [...]
Last week, I shared the bad news. The stats are not good for singles who want to be married (or for our society and economy in the long term), but hopefully this understanding can move us to action that benefits ourselves and those around us. First, let’s talk about what single men can do better [...]
I’ve been trying to write this post for the past year, stopping and starting, erasing and rewriting, switching angles and perspectives, making it more autobiographical or more journalistic. This may not be the best writing, but it needs to be written and shared. Singles, this information could be really discouraging, but it might also give [...]
“Singleness is a gift,” a dear friend recently told me. Because this is something I hear so often, I want to share my perspective as a single. Whether you believe singleness is a gift or not, I would encourage you at least to think carefully before saying so to a single. (I already had an [...]
Writer's Block I sat down to write, But my ideas won’t hold words Strange, stuttering sort of author Three black crows cawing in the fog, All the songs I play are minor. I sat down to write, Of teacups, hearth, and heartache, But only poetry came out… But poetry brushed the prose out. Sentences incomplete [...]
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