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  1. Worlds Collide

    9/11/08 10:00am by Dating Trooper
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    Hard to believe it, but I’ve been going out with Wine Guy for almost a year and a half and he and Only Child have yet to meet. Granted, I don’t see OC all that much and we only talk every month or so, but meeting and moving in with Wine Guy is the first major development in my life that he hasn’t had any part in since we first met in 1999, and it feels kind of strange.  Read more >

  2. Casualties of V-Day

    2/14/08 3:40pm by Dating Trooper
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    Ahhh, there's nothing like a forced Hallmark holiday to dredge up memories of failed past relationships, put unnecessary pressure on current relationships, and cause melancholy for those who happen to be unattached on February 14. I've been a casualty of Valentine's Day in each of these ways, and I'm sure you have as well.  Read more >

  3. Cats Are Family Too

    12/18/07 12:30am by Dating Trooper
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    The envelopes are rolling in, just like they do every year. For the most part, I like getting these photo holiday cards from my married friends around the country. For many of them, it's become the only way we stay in touch as our lives diverge more and more each year. I enjoy noting the resemblances in their children, the decorated mantels in their living rooms, the choices of formal or casual poses. It's all very warm, festive and familial and I count myself lucky when I come home everyday and see my refrigerator covered with a collage photos of smiling people I've known for years.  Read more >

  4. Issues Confessional

    12/3/07 7:57pm by Dating Trooper
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    I have "issues." You know what I mean by that. Those certain trigger points centered around some deeply rooted psychological problem, memory or whatever. You have them too. And if you are right now insisting that you don't, then you DEFINITELY do. There's nothing wrong with having issues. It's when you pretend that you don't have them that you become, well, a liar. To continue reading this entry, click here or visit http://www.datingiswarfare.com  Read more >

  5. Hormones and Expectations

    11/27/07 7:38pm by Dating Trooper
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    I am a hateful person. At least this week. I normally try to avoid throwing out the PMS excuse. But in this specific case, there can be no doubt. Sometime between 4:30 and 6:00pm yesterday I hit the PMS wall so hard that I still haven't stopped whip-lashing. Poor Wine Guy was, and continues to be, an innocent victim.  Read more >

  6. Sweet Deception

    11/23/07 2:42pm by Dating Trooper
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    It has been approximately twelve hours since I told the lie. I am a notoriously terrible liar, so I thought for sure I would be able to keep it going for only about 5 or 10 minutes tops. Big or small, white or malicious, I generally avoid all kinds of lies. Partially because I'm moral and also because I have no natural ability to be sly or subtle. I am, I guess I could say, an "obvious" person. What you see is what you get. I wear myself on my sleeve - the good, the bad, the annoying.  Read more >

  7. Nagging Exposed!

    11/13/07 11:39pm by Dating Trooper
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    I'm a nag. There, I said it. Acknowledging that you have a problem is the first step towards recovery. Now what the hell do I do? I'm a do-er. I make lists (no more than one a week) and take a small amount of joy in checking each To Do item off, one by one. Don't get me wrong, I can procrastinate with the rest of 'em, but when it comes down to shit that just needs to get done, I do it.  Read more >

  8. Time Heals All Fantasies

    11/11/07 11:54pm by Dating Trooper
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    When I was a sophomore in high school I was secretly married. Well, it wasn't so secret since my best friend Gordy and I concocted the whole thing ourselves while trading notes back and forth between classes. You see, she and I were in love with two older boys -- Tad and Barry, who were seniors no less. Tad was mine, Barry was hers. They were best friends, very popular, too cute to believe, and didn't know we were alive. To read more of this entry click here or visit http://www.datingiswarfare.com  Read more >

  9. Clothing in Common

    11/7/07 8:06pm by Dating Trooper
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    Something kind of scary happened the other day. I showed up at Wine Guy's place before we headed out to run some errands around town. A boring old Saturday. When I walked in he was standing in the living room and when we saw each other we both froze. Awkward pause. We were wearing the same outfit. Well, the same fleece sweatshirt from his company, jeans and sneakers. Oh my God, are we one of those couples? To read more of this entry, click here or visit http://www.datingiswarfare.com  Read more >

  10. Always the Bridesmaid.....

    11/1/07 9:52pm by Dating Trooper
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    I stopped trick-or-treating when I was 17, but only because the people handing out the candy started looking at me funny and asking, "Aren't you a little old to be trick-or-treating?" But I still love Halloween. The hard part is finding other grown-ups who get equally excited about playing a part for one special night a year.  Read more >

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I'm a single woman in my 30's who's been on the dating battlefield longer than I would prefer.
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