Sarah and I started reading “The Care and Keeping of Friends” last night. So far we’ve covered where to meet people, what sort of friend to look for, and how to be yourself. It occurred to me, while reading, that making a new friend at 11 is very much like trying to meet a potential date as an adult.

As singles, we have to figure out what sort of relationship we are looking for – something serious, something casual, something long term. We have to get out there and meet people and places like club meetings, the park, or while doing …read more

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AKA MazerDesign via FlickrI’m not a huge fan of the site AskMen.com – all too often it comes off as ignorant arrogance to me. But I do like to read the stuff once in a while just to see what kind of crap they’re pushing out there… in this case, it’s telling men how to notice 10 signs that a woman is flirting.
I’ve been told on many ocassions that I’m a “natural flirt”. Unfortunately (sometimes) this attracts natural flirts of the opposite sex who have no intentions, they just flirt without realizing it. Or they misunderstand me, and …read more