Living - Sept. 20, 2009
Sunday Sound-off: Does speed dating work?
Speed dating eliminates the need for blind dates, which are large time commitments. However, speed dating is not for everyone. Some feel it's difficult to get a good read on someone after only a few minutes of conversing. What do you think?
Tags: speed dating, dating

Living - Aug. 4, 2009
Forbes likes your chances if you're single in Milwaukee
The new "Best Cities for Singles" list puts Milwaukee at No. 9 above the likes of Austin, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Houston, Charlotte and others.
Tags: singles, dating, bars, online dating, match.com, ranks, rankings, Forbes, best cities, top cities, married

Living - Sept. 27, 2008
Milwaukee still ranks for singles
This month, Forbes.com has another one of its lists. This time it's a follow up to its 2006 "Best Places to be Single" rank. Milwaukee, once again, lands in the top 30.
Tags: Forbes, rankings, lists, singles, dating, married

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 8, 2008
Manners on a milk carton
The search is on. I'm looking to find peoples' manners -- specifically those of guys who are trying to date my friends.
Tags: manners, chivalry, dating

Milwaukee Buzz - June 2, 2008
Gentlemen, stop the texting
Texting is a marvel of technology. It is not a sufficient method of forming a new relationship with someone of the opposite sex.
Tags: text message, dating, sex and the city

Living - Sept. 4, 2009
The 40 Days and 40 Nights of 40: Day 4
The 40 Days and 40 Nights of 40: Day 4 Here's something from the "nights."  In fact, last nightSingle and 40.  Now, there's nothing wrong with being single.  I enjoy it.  You have complete autonomy, but that's not always the way other peole feel.  I ha...
Tags: single, 40, forty, alone, time, divorce, death, dating, couple

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 1, 2009
The new date
Whatever happened to a man picking a woman up, taking her out for a nice meal and respectfully ending the night with a goodnight kiss? Do men no longer feel the need to court a woman? I ask these questions, because the men in this city seem to think that the ideal date is plowing a woma...
Tags: dating, creeps

Milwaukee Buzz - July 9, 2009
The dating game
So I was out having a drink with a friend, who's dating life can be described as "painfully embarassing", when she casually blurted out that she posted a personal ad on Craigslist. Feeling that it was her last resort, as the bar scene was getting old, and the idea of bumping into Mr. Ri...
Tags: Craigslist, dating, relationships

Living - May 10, 2009
Dating Law Number One
If a lady you are dating asks if she can keep an item at your apartment before you've been dating for 3 months (pref. 6 months) you need to tell her it is a grand idea, but then immediately bounce her out.  Most likely she will try to bring some item that will make it more comfortable for he...
Tags: dating

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 10, 2008
The one
Dating is harder than I expected. Trying to find that "perfect match" seems somewhat unattainable. My friends have started to settle for less, because they feel the best no longer exists. Perhaps they're right. Part of me hates to admit that, but I've seen what there is to choose from a...
Tags: men, movies, beer, dating