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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 01:02:12 -0000
To: boomersint@yahoo.com
Subject: You can find true love here
Boomersint;
About Dec of 2002 I joined your group and starting chatting and
found it very interesting. I started talking to a man called
BoomerXXX after a while we started talking privately, he finally
resigned from the group because he was not yet divorced,we kept in
touch and in Feb he left his home in Chicago to go to Florida to his
brothers to start a new life. On the way he was going to stop here in
Spencer ,In to meet me. Well he never left, this turned out to be the
greatest love of my life. On Feb 2 last year Gary had a seizure and it
was found that he had 32 brain tumors. He died July 14 but I have to
thank the people at Boomers international for the best year and a
half of my life I would not have traded one second or one memory,
the last month was real tough but it was all worth it. See dreams can
come true. Thank-God.
So I guess I'll be joining your group again.
Thanks again XXXXXX
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By Sue Mittenthal and Linda Reing, authors of STILL HOT: The Uncensored Guide to Divorce, Dating, Sex, Spite, and Happily Ever After (Running Press, $12.95, April 2008)
Unless you work in a totally male milieu – for instance, a urologists’s office, NASCAR race track, or beef ‘n’ ale house -- your quest to meet a man will take you to the Internet. The good news is that you’ll find thousands and thousands of guys online, all trolling for dates. On the other hand, be prepared to spend hours and hours learning how to sort the wheat from the chaff. Here’s our crash course on the DOs and DON’Ts of cyberdating.
DO post a recent photo, and write an honest description of yourself. One of our guy friends salivated over a picture of a gorgeous, blonde, bikini-clad model. Expecting a Cameron Diaz look-alike, he was shocked to meet a morbidly obese woman in a moo-moo. He downed three shots of tequila and fled. On the other hand, we’ve dated men who were relieved and delighted that we simply looked like our pictures. (And believe us, we’re not Cameron.) They were grateful enough to stay through the crème brulée.
DON’T naively assume that his photo is as up-to-date and accurate as yours. We accepted a date with a guy whose head shot looked perfectly human, even normal. In the flesh he could have passed for Dracula, with a mouthful of rotted, brown, pointy fangs. Never underestimate the power of Photoshop.
DO learn the lingo of dating profiles. For instance:
He describes himself as “cuddly.”
Translation: chubby.
He writes, “I’ve been told I’m very handsome.”
Translation: by his mother.
He’s “Executive Vice-President of Strategic Planning for a Major Corporation.” Translation: he’s self-employed in some cockamamie business, headquartered in his basement.
DON’T get taken in by corny, overused come-on lines like, “Looking to spoil the lady of my dreams with flowers and candlelit dinners.” And beware of perfect strangers who promise to “snuggle with you in front of the fireplace” and “enjoy sunset strolls on the beach.” These guys have one thing on their minds. That’s why they took a course on What Women Want to Hear 101.
DO brush up on your math if he sounds too good to be true:
Subtract three inches from his height.
Double his weight.
Halve his income.
Add a decade to his age.
DON’T choose your dates based on photos. It’s all too easy to scroll through Internet profiles, selecting the Brad Pitt look-alikes and bypassing the rest. Remember, real men lose their hair and grow love handles, yet if you met them in person, you just might find them charming. Besides, if you’re anything like us, you probably don’t look that much like Angelina.
DO move the conversation along from email to cell phone. Some people are great writers – or even have a friend ghost-writing for them. In a phone chat, you’ll get a better sense of whether your personalities click. Plus you’ll find out if he even has a personality. Note: it’s a bad sign if, during his monologue about his golf swing, you’re checking your watch and praying that you lose your cell-phone signal.
DON’T disclose where you live or for that matter, any personal information that could lead to your address, such as your home phone number, last name, or an email address that includes your last name. While most men on the Internet are just as normal as you are, you don’t want Hannibal Lecter ringing your doorbell, even if he’s carrying a box of Godiva chocolates. And even if they’re truffles.
DO take things slowly, though the chemistry may be magnetic. Arrange to meet him in a public place for the first couple of dates. When you know more about him, he can pick you up and drop you off at home, but don’t invite him in just yet – even if he pleads that he urgently has to use your bathroom. Our friend fell for that ploy on a first date, and when she offered her hand as he was leaving, he suddenly French-kissed her, slobbering all over her face. Yum.
DON’T behave like a kid in a candy store full of online temptations. If you’ve met a nice, sincere guy, and you’re having a good time dating him, don’t fly to your computer the second you get home to flirt with a dozen new seductive suitors. On the Internet, it’s easy to get distracted by the smorgasbord of smooth-talking guys -- only to lose sight of the one who just might be Mr. Right.
About the Authors:
Sue Mittenthal and Linda Reing, authors of STILL HOT:
The Uncensored Guide to Divorce, Dating, Sex, Spite, and Happily Ever After (Running Press, $12.95, April 2008).
Sue has worked as both an editor and writer for newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Esquire, Family Circle, Glamour, Ladies’ Home Journal, Reader’s Digest, McCall’s and Consumer Reports. She is currently a freelance writer in New York.
Linda began practicing for a career as a stand-up comic at age 7. When she realized that this would mean performing in front of audiences, she quickly changed gears. Over the years she has continued to embrace humor as her means of coping with the world, as well as a way to entertain friends and family. She is a fundraiser and lives in New York City.
The authors met when their children were toddlers and reconnected when their husbands toddled off.
For more information, please visit http://stillhotbook.blogspot.com/
or http://www.amazon.com/Still-Hot-Uncensored-Divorce-Happily/dp/0762431121
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A Dating Guide for Baby Boomers
(Record, The; Bergen County, N.J.)
In dating, as with everything else, baby boomers
have to do it a special way.
A new book, "Boomer's Guide to Dating (Again)"
by clinical psychologist Laurie Helgoe, addresses the
needs and attitudes of this much-studied demographic,
many of whom are divorced and back in the
hunt for companionship.
Much of the relationship advice today is aimed at
the young and restless, Helgoe says. With boomers,
she says, "you are not dealing with a fresh slate in
which you fantasize about the ideal love and the
ideal situation. You've likely had an ideal that has
been shattered."
For boomers who came of dating age
during the sexual revolution of the 1960s,
this time around is quite different. They may not
immediately be looking for marriage or, for
that matter, quick sex, she says.
Catherine Fett, a 43-year-old divorced
mother of two, compliments the
book for being "adult."
It speaks to her as someone who has
endured the trauma of a failed marriage but
is now on the mend. The Massachusetts
woman is dating a man who lives in
Sacramento, Calif. - a very independent
boomer thing to do.
"I think about things differently," Fett says.
"I have a life. I have different priorities than I
did when I was in my 20s. Part of the
mistakes I've made in the past is trying
to make something that isn't necessarily there."
Dave Miller, a 47-year-old accountant who
is newly divorced, says he had a hard time
finding relationship information targeting his
generation.
"When I was in my 20s, it was like the
whole issue was finding someone,
getting married, and having kids -
have my parents' life," Miller says.
"Now I enjoy dating, meeting people."
While acknowledging the pain of divorce,
Helgoe also points out the
thrill of getting to kiss someone new.
"It's good for people who are dating
again to talk to people who have
been married a long time and be
reminded that a lot of people who are
married have fantasies about dating
again," she says.
Boomers, in a word, have maturity,
Helgoe says.
"You already have a sense of identity.
You aren't necessarily
investing all your ego in relationships,"
she says. "You walk a little more
comfortably in the world."
FEEDBACK:
From: aknicka
Date: Thu May 13, 2004 9:23 pm
Subject:
Re: A Dating Guide for Baby Boomers
What I need is a guide I can send my
grown kids that its okay for their mom
to date again - lol - I think they think
I am too old for this stuff or something -
my granddaughter called this morning
to ask why I was having coffee with a
stranger tomorrow .... although she
might think that I won't be wanting
her to bearouond if I'm dating which
isns't the case, will have to have a
little heart to heart talk with her - anita
From: "Judy"
Date: Fri May 14, 2004 5:11 am
Subject:
Re: A Dating Guide for Baby Boomers
I know when I first started dating after my
divorce my son wasn't pleased about it.
He was 18 at that time. Now, older with a wife
and a baby he doesn't seem to mind.
Funny, I asked him the other
night if he cared if I had a boyfriend
and he said no. It could be
that he is used to my dating now
but I don't know how he would feel
about my living with someone.
Judy
From: sll0624@a...
Date: Fri May 14, 2004 6:06 am
Subject:
Re: [BLC] Re: A Dating Guide for Baby Boomers
My boys have no problem with me dating.
I guess since i've been single 20 years
and they were young when i started dating
again they are used to it. Both my oldest
and youngest really get along with Troy
and like him. My middle son hasn't met
him yet but he is glad i'm happy.
None of them would care if we
lived together(we are together
on weekends now anyway) they
just feel there is someone there for
me and it makes me happy.
I've got pretty good and pretty
understanding sons............
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