Dating After Divorce: Three Ways to Scare off a New Man – Happy Halloween!

Boo! It’s Halloween, one of favorite holidays. And a great backdrop for talking about dating. Halloween is about the fun of being frightened and scary things that go bump in the night. All of that has its place. But the last thing you want to do is scare off a new man in your life....

Dating Over 40: Trick or Treat? Dating Advice that Dispels Creepy Notions about Finding Love

  For many, Halloween conjures thoughts of scary movies, haunted houses, witches and goblins. But you’d be surprised how many people find the idea of dating in mid-life just as frightening, if not more! As a professional dating coach, I’d like to dispel a few of the...

Hippies for McCain?

I know this has nothing to do with dating but I just wanted to ask if any of you can explain this to me. Today I was driving on I95 from New Haven County to Fairfield County and saw a blue mini-cooper being driven by a man at least late 50′s or older with his long, white hair in a...

Dating Over 40: Halloween Hottie or Harlot?

My good friend and fellow dating advisor, Terry Hernon MacDonald wrote an excellent post on her blog about Halloween costumes. Terry feels that in recent years, women have taken to wearing more revealing costumes with plunging necklines and sky-high FMP heels. She wonders what happened to...

Dating OVer 40: Conversation Starters – How to Break the Ice with Men

  In my 100 Day Challenge Group, one of the participants wanted to know how to strike up a conversation with a man she is interested in. I think the easiest thing is to pick up on something from what’s going on around you. But there are several other ways...