Someone for everyone – Part 2: The solution to singleness
Last week I shared a question submitted by a 48 year old reader who was struggling with being single. She asked “Is there really someone out there for everyone?” I’ve found that the knee jerk reaction...
View ArticleRachel on: A new me at forty
I never really wanted a new me. Sure, the old me has always had flaws; eh—doesn’t everyone? I know some women who have celebrated their fortieth or some other milestone birthday or event by “treating”...
View ArticleAlone for life?
“I’ll be 40 in May and I’m sure I’ll never find anyone.” Thus begins the most recent comment posted on what is, to date, the site’s most commented on post, I’ll be 40 soon and never been in a...
View ArticleDating in the Digital Age
Editor’s Note: She’s wonderfully, happily, blissfully (did I mention that she’s happy?) married now, but at one time guest blogger and fellow WAF Rachel, tried her hand at dating in the digital age....
View Article8 Reasons NOT to Contact His Mistress – Part 1
Editor’s Note: I get book pitches and media inquiries on a daily basis. I usually just skim through them, not necessarily finding them relevant for this audience, but this headline right here, got me…...
View ArticleA fool for love: Mr. Big in the real world
Editor’s Note: When I saw they were making “The Carrie Diaries”, (the “Sex and the City” prequel) I remembered this post and wondered if much had changed over the past couple of years. After...
View ArticleFacebook Wants Me to Date Cowboys and Native Americans
Facebook is on a mission to hook me up. With one of the Village People apparently. Let me explain. For some time now Facebook has been “suggesting” posts in my news feed. Sometimes the suggestions are...
View ArticleOn Being Alone
Early on in the life of this blog, I wrote several posts about dating after turning 40 and the minefield it can sometimes be. Like when I was asked out by the homeless man I was serving at a homeless...
View ArticleI am a 44 year old woman and I’m single
Editors Note: Today’s guest post captures what many single women in their 40s feel. If you’ve been there, or are there now, this post will probably resonate with you. Whether it’s the off-side...
View ArticlePink Bikes, Missing Teeth, and the Perils of Dating at 40
Editor’s Note: Here’s a blast from the past, and one of the blog’s most popular posts. I think that’s in large part due to how interesting and hilarious it is navigating the dating world as a woman in...
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