At age 23, I married my first husband, whom I affectionately refer to as Mr. Tall, Dark & Handsome. Believe me, he is all that and a great guy too. By the time we divorced 6 years later, I was convinced that I simply was not the type of woman that men fell in love with, that men loved passionately and gave presents to, that men wrote poetry for and couldn’t wait to make love to. I explained this to ...

At a party last weekend, a married female friend pointed out two single guys and remarked, “I’m surprised nobody’s snatched those two up.” The men in question are both good-looking, gainfully employed, and own real estate in the nation’s richest county. One of them says he’s eager to settle down and looking for a special woman to spend his life with. “Where are all the single women?” he asks me. “Don’t you have any single friends?” Of course I do, ...

The most sought after human experience among singles is definitely love. Singles worldwide turn to the growing number of online dating services with escalating memberships. E-dating is the new growing love economy. According to a May 2004 report released by the Online Publishers Association, U.S. consumers have spent $449.5 million on personals/dating content in 2003, up nearly 50 percent from the previous year. Another study conducted by Just Lunch Dating Service revealed that, “48% of men and 52% of women ...

If you’ve been contemplating online dating but haven’t taken the plunge yet, maybe it’s because you just aren’t sure if you‘re ready for the world of cyber-dating. Lots of people feel this way because it seems so overwhelming. After all, there’s literally a whole world of people out there to meet, which can be intimidating and confusing. If that’s how you feel, you need to think through how you really feel about what you‘re looking for in a date and ...