1) Back in the hunt - and it's a new world |
| Published: February 9, 2007, 8:10 pm |
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The Dating Game - Column No. 1Friday, February 9, 2007Imagine you are a basketball player. You used to be a starter. You were out there during the big plays, winning championships.But that was 10 years ago. Now, you're comfortable on the bench, sipping an extra cup of Gatorade. Suddenly, the big guy comes over and says, "Get up. You're in the game."That's how it felt.I found myself back in the world of singles two years ago, after having been married for just over a quarter of my life (no kids, if you're wondering). I had just moved to Miami -- arguably the hottest city for a guy in his mid-30s to rediscover dating.I just never imagined there were so many rules:Rules of when to approach a woman and when to flirt with a woman. Rules on how to read signals while on a date, and how to stop yourself from expecting too much too soon. Rules on how to spend the holidays, any holiday, even Valentine's Day, as a single person all of a sudden.I want to explore those unwritten rules, overblown [ Full article ] |
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