"Trisha's weekend in Oak Valley continues..."
As I woke up Saturday morning, before I even opened my eyes, I could tell the sun was shining brightly in my bedroom and I could smell coffee. As I stretched my arms above my head and contorted my legs...
"A virginal young guy dates his unusual older neighbor."
In the spring of 1981, when I was nineteen, a woman named Miriam Roston moved into my building. At least I initially assumed that she was a woman. In New York, people generally were non-judgmental and left other people alone.But...
"This is a mostly true story about a trip my girlfriend made to base when I was in the military."
19:00“I hate it when you are away,” Jacki confesses as she lay on her bed looking at a picture of Craig.He has been away for four days. All she knows is that he is a part of a classified tactical...
"How we met and our first date"
Not long after I got divorced, I attended an awards ceremony with a couple of colleagues for a company we had helped in the logistics industry. It was held in a central London hotel and was a black tie affair,...
"Wedding Day: Marina and Scott tie the knot"
I woke up just before my 8:00 am alarm. I was surprised I had slept that late. The only thing on my agenda was the ten am brunch with everyone except Marina, Molly, Jovita, Laura, and the four bridesmaids. The...
"Thanksgiving"
The weeks from the Columbus Day weekend to Thanksgiving flew by with Marina and I seeing each other every other week in Palo Alto and Seattle.During this time, we both put out soft feelers about jobs in San Diego and...
"Marina and Scott continue to date long distance"
Chapter 7: Week 2 – SeattleAfter a great weekend in Palo Alto with Marina, I wanted to make sure her weekend visiting me in Seattle was something special.I knew Rina was landing at Sea-Tac just after 6:00 pm on Friday....
"With Marina in Palo Alto and Scott in Seattle, now what?"
Back Home - Week 1I woke up on Tuesday morning a bit tired after the busy weekend in San Diego. Thankfully this day was planned to be a work-from-home day making calls to doctors and doing some August reports, but...
"Experiences in finding older men online"
After dipping my toe in the water on an online dating site, I was pleased with my first date.My plan to appear almost aloof, then to surprise my date by out of the blue becoming somewhat of a slut, worked...
"Margery initiates her second date with Hank."
I was going to wait two days before calling Margery, figuring that I wanted to appear interested but not desperate either. That was about the limit of my knowledge about handling dating situations. However, she was the one who called...