L.A. Affairs: I was looking for a partner. He was looking for a fight
4 years, 3 months ago

L.A. Affairs: I was looking for a partner. He was looking for a fight

LA Times  

As I plunge back into dating after the death of my husband, I consider hiking to be an ideal date activity. I also used the park for training runs — up to and around the zoo and back — before running the L.A. Marathon two years after I gave birth to my fourth and last child. As I plunged back into dating, it’s no surprise that I gravitated toward hiking as an ideal date activity. But then he ended with, “I leave it up to you.” Knowing that no one is going to check every box, I thought I’d keep an open mind and proposed getting together again. But to my mind, being on the receiving end of someone’s rant would not be the same as “talking it out.” Perhaps COVID-19 had gotten to him in more ways than I realized.

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L.A. Affairs: I was on a date with my husband when I spotted a guy who was just my type
5 months ago

L.A. Affairs: I was on a date with my husband when I spotted a guy who was just my type

LA Times  

The light was low at the Echo as Elliot Moss started playing his new single. I’m polyamorous; my husband and I date and have relationships with others, so a conversation wouldn’t have been out of the question. I’d only ever given one person my number, and it led to a rather mediocre date. “I need to ask a Virgo question: …

L.A. Affairs: My date with a genius became a lecture series with no escape in sight
1 year, 2 months ago

L.A. Affairs: My date with a genius became a lecture series with no escape in sight

LA Times  

Every Sunday I read this column religiously because it feeds my hope that at 65, I, too, still have a chance at finding love again. Like in Foreigner’s song “I Want to Know What Love Is,” I keep climbing that mountain, not just for love but for a love better than I’ve ever had, including a long, difficult marriage. A …

L.A. Affairs: It felt like a date — but was it?
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. Affairs: It felt like a date — but was it?

LA Times  

I was 54 years old, divorced for 12 years and happily alone. My response to my friends’ suggestions was: I wanted that special someone to come to my door — to appear magically! Then come the walks on your break — maybe to Little Tokyo or Grand Central Market — arms slightly touching, and there’s coffee at the corner of …

L.A. Affairs: The secret to ending my lonely nights? I’ve started dating couples
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. Affairs: The secret to ending my lonely nights? I’ve started dating couples

LA Times  

I’m not normally the kind of guy who brags, but for the record, I have now aced this whole dating business. I’ve done this any number of times — with my publishing mogul friends Paddy and Scott, theater impresarios Alan and Ronda, and my comedy writing pals Andy and Michele. They’re desperate for new company, for someone who hasn’t heard …

L.A. Affairs: When ‘corona-dating’ gets me down, I remember what mom said
4 years, 1 month ago

L.A. Affairs: When ‘corona-dating’ gets me down, I remember what mom said

LA Times  

It was early April, and I’d been quarantining for roughly a month. “I just want someone I can sit with and talk to on the couch and have a great time,” I’d often remarked to my friends about what I’m looking for in a relationship. Before I knew it, I’d be sitting on my balcony with the sun going down …

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