Category Archives: friends
The Dating Road to Damascus
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby made a series of movies called “The Road to…” like “The Road to Singapore” and “The Road to Hong Kong”, but it was Saint Paul who took the road to Damascus, and it made him … Continue reading
My Prince is looking for me…
Just seeking? Just being sought? I got an email from one of my female readers last week. She shared her thoughts on dating, explained that she is never “actively looking” to be part of a couple. “The best quote that … Continue reading
Dates via friends, but not as we know it, Jim
A friend of mine, let’s call him Cecil, emigrated last year, and after he had settled into his new town and indeed new country, I found myself talking to him on Skype from time to time. I extolled the virtues … Continue reading
Trust your emotions to tell you how you feel: Part Deux
Great news – Fred and I are engaged! So a while after the card, I got the text from Wilma. Fred had asked her to marry him. She said yes of course. I was a bit stunned for a minute, … Continue reading
How often should a man change his sheets?
Well, how often should a man change his sheets? This is sort a sequel to the post on how often you should change your socks. Changing sheets, at least in my experience, takes more effort than changing socks. As indeed … Continue reading
Movie Clubs as a dating device
Bullit is cool because it has Steve McQueen Ford Mustang Aviator Sunglasses Lalo Schiffrin soundtrack really, nothing to do with dating here, but an assessment of the factors that make this movie a legend. The dating lesson in this: OK, … Continue reading
The Big 4
The Big 4…not to be confused with the Big 5. I had breakfast at a cafe in Cape Town and they offer two variations – Big 5 (sausage, bacon, egg, chips, coffee) and Healthy 5 (muesli, orange juice, yoghurt, fruit … Continue reading
The definition of insanity…
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Now I have seen that quote attributed to various thinkers though history: from Benjamin Franklin to Roy Keane, via Einstein. or to put it another … Continue reading