Men and their dogs, Part I

I’d never liked dogs — that was until I dated the Israeli and met his true love dog.
I always thought dogs were needy and co-dependent. I’d had enough of cleaning up someone else’s poop.
I’m a woman who grew up with cats — I’d take a cat over a dog any day. So, I’d thought.
Then I [...]

Single mom seeking advice… about her boyfriend

Some of you might know “Wonder Mom” from her blog, Picking Up the Pieces.
Wonder Mom — who’s the single mom of two little boys — recently asked me for some advice. Since you are all the experts, I’m turning to you!
Here’s the deal:
A guy friend whom she’d lost touch with came back into her life [...]

The ex and I had dinner

If you’ve read Adam’s blog, then you know his side of the story: after no contact for years, I agreed to meet him.
“We sat, we talked, I was obviously emotional,” Adam described that first coffee date. “I was happy, she was skeptical, I smiled, she laughed, we hugged, and we parted. God, someone get [...]

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 [...]