Just last week you went to your PROM. I could feel the tension leading up to it.You could slice it with a knife.  And I know you were at odds with that tension.You knew instinctively that to over plan, over…

What ever happened to meeting someone in person?

That time Toronto police shut down professional matchmaker Nelle Brooke Stull.

In January of 1936, Mrs. Nelle Brooke Stull came to Toronto with a rich Texan businessman, in the apparent hopes of finding him a bride. A week later, she found herself in police custody, awaiting trial for conspiracy to commit fraud. Nelle Brooke Stull’s professional career began in Elyria, Ohio, some time in the early [...]

Dan and I met in High School. We hung out in the same group and over time we just became a couple. We were together all of the time anyway so why not? Looking back I see that our relationship…

Who needs awkward dating sites when you’ve got a better chance of having fun and finding love playing an online game?

The problem with sleeping alone is that you get very good at it.Then when you do share a bed with another- not a child with a green rabbit, or another with study notes or boy troubles-  but you know, someone…

"The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool"                             Rudyard Kiplingif you love Rudyard Kipling take another…

I was walking on the beach last week and I found my heart.There it was lying in the sand.The waves had pushed it up right in front of my path.It looked up at me as I practically tripped over itIt…

The other day someone I hardly know said "I hope I am not being too forward but I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine"It made me think about how that is one of my favourite phrases…

This is a tough oneIt can take years, perhaps decades of practice and a concerted effortIt is a combination of giving in and embracing what is unchangeable about youyour fiery temperthe nose on your facethe way your knees frown (sorry,…

Ahhh…le sigh…l’amour. You know, it doesn’t really matter how much I go through in life or how old I get, there’s still an undying romantic buried deep within me that just won’t go away. And so, as Valentine’s Day approaches, I…

This is somewhat fascinating to me as it  stirs up a lot of emotion with the marrieds.You need to understand that, pretty much without exception, we would all rather be in a good and solid marriage.But we are not.We had…

So Harper is acting all smug and tough in Davos, isn’t he? Although short on details, Mr. Harper’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday made clear the sweep of his ambition. He will change how Canadians finance …

"I’ll have a tall, thin blonde. Care to join me?"                                                    Guy in front of me at…

Last night I went on a scary date.It was scary because I am very afraid of heights. It is maybe my only  fear and I have had it my whole life. It has stopped me from doing many things. I…

 I find inanimate objects can hold a whole story and an entire set of memories.When I was at school, I had a soft pink shirt that my friend Nancy and I called "the kissing shirt" because  anyone who wore it…

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I have been spending time with an old friend who was an acquaintance 30 years ago.Yes, 30shutup.even with my math skills I know that means I am WAY older than I feeldammitAnyway the most cool thing is that he calls…

I love this scene so much from one of my favourite modern Christmas movies, LOVE ACTUALLY.  It is so raw and honest and brave and Silent Night happens to be my favourite Christmas Carol. You need to know that Mark is…

It is said that on a first date with a man he will spill the beans. Not just a little bit of  beans but the whole cup o beans.He will tell you in no uncertain terms exactly what his problems…