Single mom seeking advice… about moving

A single mom named Sharon wrote to me this week because she could really use some advice. Here’s the deal:

Sharon, age 33, was living with her boyfriend in North Carolina when she got transferred to a new job in Los Angeles. She and her boyfriend had had a rocky relationship for some time, so it [...]

An ex is calling, Part III

Before meeting Adam, the ex who has been calling, I got a poem in my Inbox.
I subscribe to Writer’s Almanac (highly recommended!), so I get a poem every morning. This one, by David Allen Sullivan, had a line that seemed like an eery warning:
“A.A.’ers talk about the blinding glare of the obvious: Objects in the [...]

It’s time to ask a man out

When a dating site asks you to be an expert, I’m not sure it’s exactly redeeming. “Hi, my name is Rachel and I’m a serial dater–”
So, here I am, a new single blogger at Kizmeet.com.
In case you haven’t heard of Kizmeet.com, it’s okay. I hadn’t heard of it, until recently.
In short, Kizmeet.com is the only [...]

An ex is calling, Part II

Recently, I asked for your advice about an ex who was calling (thanks to all of you!)
Some of you pointed out the fact that this guy is Jewish and Yom Kippur was coming up — a time when Jews around the world ask for forgiveness.
Others said that his conversation sounded right out of Alcoholics Anonymous.
And [...]

Is the economic crisis stressing you out?

The economy is doing a number on me. You, too?
A magazine I’ve been contributing to regularly folded last week. The same day, another regular writing gig let me — and a handful of others — go in a mass email.
This morning, Mae said: “It’s not fair! Everyone has a Nintendo DS except me.”
Sorry, kid.
Fortunately, there’s [...]