As Nora Ephron said, “Everything is copy.”
Or else her mother said that. Well, Shirley is no Nora Ephron.
Or else her mother said that. Well, Shirley is no Nora Ephron.
Getting to know someone isn't easy How do you know he's interested? When it comes to dating, there are signs he’s interested. Even if he calls only once a week to ask you out, if he keeps in contact, it’s a sign of interest. If he asks questions designed to get to know you better, that’s a start. If he asks follow-up questions to something you told him a few weeks earlier, that’s even better. …
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In Middle Ageish, my first novel, Sunny Chanel, the heroine, plunges into online dating. And emails a truckload of men. Sunny lives in New Haven, CT, so even before she meets Noah, who lives in Long Island, the emailing fun begins. It continues even after they meet. Sunny and Noah could teach us a few things about the art of the slow burn. Emailing is their passion in Middle Ageish, their way of heating up a…
I’m Sunny Chanel, the main character in Middle Ageish, Shirley’s novel. Fifty and dating. A lot. Did I have a choice? The woman invented me. She dated. She wrote. She stuck me in the novel. She even broke my heart. Lots of those meets in the novel were the real thing, but who can tell what’s true from truish? I’ve lost track myself. I’ll bet Shirley’s lost track too. She carried a little notebook to…
So, why should you bother reading about the not-so-hot times? Most meets are mediocre. Learn what isn’t. Internet dating is a numbers game. Meet two dozen men. Find one. If you’re lucky. Connecting isn’t easy. Your mediocre is someone else’s Honey. Internet dating is a marathon. This is training. You learn something from my mistakes. Every time. Nothing counts. Except The Meet. Nothing.
Well, I was at a point where there was little style and not much life happening. And then I began dating.