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You Don't Owe Him a 2nd Date...
May 22, 2011
JL

But, How About Some Courtesy?

He picked you up. He picked up the tab. You felt no sparks. He asked for a second date via phone or text. You didn’t respond. He tried one or more additional times to contact you – he was that interested. His continued attempts fell on deaf ears/blind eyes.

Unfortunately, dud...

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Say Anything…Just Say Something
February 16, 2011
JL

Via text, my friend R invited one of his volleyball teammates, K, to a concert. She replied, “Sounds fun.” The week of the concert, R sent a follow-up text to ensure they were on the same page about going together. When K didn’t respond, R called her and left a message. He received no response, and went to the concert alone. When he saw K a...

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The Other Woman
February 07, 2011
JL

A guy friend of mine who lives in another state and who is in a serious long-term relationship sent me a few texts last weekend on his way out of town. Occasionally, he’ll send me a message asking how I’m doing and what not, but this day, his texts turned inappropriately personal when he asked me to send him a photo (just a regular picture,...

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Men, Manners and Misconceptions
October 05, 2010
JL

My friend, Jeff, suggested some women are turned off by a man who opens doors, walks women to their doors at the close of dates and who, if they meet at the date location (rather than him picking her up), requests women call or text to let him know they arrived home safely. Who are these women who spit in the face of such gentlemanly manners...

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