A few years ago I was doing the dishes with my sister at my parents’ house, singing Harry Connick Jr.’s You Didn’t Know Me When. After singing the following lyrics: I rode a roller coaster/ From Coney Island to Key West/ I held on with one finger/ So the other ten could rest I interrupted [...]
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1 Apr
Romance in Real Life: Fool for Love
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, a boyfriend of mine and I were very happy. After dinner one night, we decided to take care of some chores – I did the dishes while he hung artwork on the living room walls. I was wearing a silk blouse I didn’t want to [...]
1 Mar
Romance in Real Life: 900 Monthaversaries
As is true for any group of people, my family has a set of often retold stories. Stories that begin with “Tell about the time…” usually immediately interrupted with “Oh, not that story again!” and later interrupted with “You forgot the part with the… Let me tell it, you’re telling it wrong.” These stories have [...]
1 Feb
Romance in Real Life: How Big Are Your Boobs?
Like many of my favorite romance novel heroines, I am a spinster. And in 2009 I decided I was going to do something about it! That was the year I started online dating and it was one heck of a wild year. I went on 60 first dates in 2009. Yes, you read that correctly: [...]
