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You Only Meet Crazy People In Pubs and Clubs

14 January 2013 / / 3 comments

I think the big meeting places for finding potential mates back in the day were houses of worship and barn raisings. You would go to church or temple and hear the quiet bachelor farmer Wrzesinski was lookin’ for a wife. Lo and behold, you became Mrs. Wrzesinska and began a life of making a lot of food for the farm hands.

I didn’t make up the surname. That’s one in my family history.

My point is that times have changed. A Gallup poll shows 41% of Americans report they regularly attend religious services.

That’s one reason match.com, plentyoffish.com, and OK Cupid exist. People want to meet somewhere and there are few barn raisings anymore. There’s so little stigma attached to online dating now. I’ve been there and done that and so have countless other people who I like and admire.
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I Believe In Magic

13 January 2013 / / One comment

I tend to think when I’m blue that the rest of the world is feeling fabulous. And I’ve been blue recently. But the last few days, I’m starting to notice that while not everyone might as blue as me, there’s still a general attitude of “Boy am I glad this year is nearly finished” and “Boy I really hope the next year is going to be better.”

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The “Ex” Factor

9 January 2013 / / 2 comments

I tend to view my old boyfriends like old sweaters. Thanks for the great times, but you’re too worn so I’m tossing you out or donating you to someone else. You don’t fit me anymore so there’s no need to keep in touch.

It’s usually easier said than done to cut ties with someone you’ve shared intimate parts of your life with, but I’ve always found it easier to move forward that way. I give lots of credit to those who can do the whole “let’s still be friends” thing and actually follow through with it.

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Imagining Sex Where It Is Not

8 January 2013 / / 4 comments

I’ve been to Las Vegas, Nevada perhaps eight times. Most recently, I was there for my birthday in April 2012 with my sister Renee’ and her husband Eric. I also met Renee’ there for a Kylie Minogue concert in 2009. The rest of my visits have been for media and academic conventions.

I’ve been there enough times that I know Vegas is a unique place. It’s a place that creates and perpetuates the fantasy. A fantasy that it’s all about sex.

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Me And Our Lady Of Guadalupe

7 January 2013 / / One comment

The Virgin Mary is everywhere in the area I live.

The Virgin of Guadalupe painted on a hillside along a major highway between Magdalena and Santa Ana, Sonora, Mexico

I was raised Roman Catholic. I like the ritual of the religion and the strong foundations it has to my ancestry in Poland, Germany, and France. I share the very core beliefs of the religion, like the changing of the wine and bread into the Eucharist.
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You Can Sleep When You’re Dead

6 January 2013 / / 3 comments

A few months ago, my co-worker and friend Michelle was celebrating her 29th birthday. A large group of us met at a restaurant for drinks and appetizers. At some point, someone decided we should head to a night club for some dancing.

That’s when the crowd began to thin.

The reason for leaving the party?

People were tired.

Another co-worker and friend, Greg, was less than impressed with the sleepy heads. It’s a special occasion, he told me. They can’t sleep in the next day?
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No One Cares

4 January 2013 / / 2 comments

I was going through an emotionally wrenching time when it seemed nothing was working out to my advantage and the bad luck just didn’t seem to end. Even some relationships with family and friends were not doing well.

I felt isolated and unloved. My self esteem and self worth were temporarily trampled.

I told my friend Andrew that no one cared.

He agreed fully and wholeheartedly with me.

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Your New Year’s Relationship Resolutions

1 January 2013 / / 2 comments

Happy New Year!

A couple days ago I went to Facebook, email, and here on the Sip and Go Girl website to ask you what you resolve to do with your relationships in 2013.

Here’s what you said you plan for your relationships in 2013.

Erin says, “Prioritizing! Keeping in perspective what really matters. Life is too short to worry about the unimportant.”
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Taking A Dating Hiatus

31 December 2012 / / Comments Off on Taking A Dating Hiatus

When my ex Steve and I parted ways officially and legally, he told me that I wouldn’t be alone for long. “You’re quite a catch,” he said.

That was nearly three years ago. I’ve been busy dating and had two boyfriends in that time. But I am going on hiatus.

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Looking For A Girlfriend? Get A Billboard

30 December 2012 / / Comments Off on Looking For A Girlfriend? Get A Billboard

****UPDATE! Vandals ripped apart the billboard and now it has been removed. Better luck next time, Marc!

A man in San Diego is looking for holiday love and skipping the online dating scene to find it.

The Arizona Republic says 63-year-old Marc Paskin set up this billboard.It reads “All I Want for Christmas is a Latina Girlfriend.” His photo and email address are also on the billboard.

It’s a little creepy but he’s not the only man who desperately wishes for someone to share the romantic magic of the holiday season. I admire his ability to be proactive rather than mope. But it’s still a little creepy.

Source: http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/free/20121207san-diego-man-seeks-latina-girlfriend-billboard.html

 

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