dating

Segunda Seeking Advice (and You Can Too!)

Posted on 06/22/2011 by gabrielazabalua | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Relationships | Your LifeAfter a date that went nowhere fast with the jet setter, Segunda has called in reinforcements to help her decide who’s next in the Divorcée’s Dating Game. The tall Cuban architect? The German “Mr. Clean”? Turns out the architect is a foodie with three young daughters. Will his promise of the best-ever Baja-style fish taco outweigh Segunda’s concerns that they’re at different stages in their lives? The German “Mr. Clean,” she’s learned, is a tri-athlete, perfect gentleman, and father of …

The First Date and Spirituality

Posted on 05/26/2011 by gabrielazabalua | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Relationships | Travel | Your LifeMaybe it was the whir of the jet engine that convinced Segunda—who, like me, adores traveling—to choose the American jet-setting tech geek as her first date. It remains to be seen whether this suitor will be allergic to Lady Piola. But it does seem Segunda’s poodle has had a “reaction” to him! Is protective Lady Piola sniffing out something Segunda can’t see? I have a secret: My own Poe reacted exactly the same to one of my first dates after …

Dating again

Posted on 05/17/2011 by gabrielazabalua | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Relationships | Your LifeOnce the dust settles after a 20-year marriage ends, the question hits: What now? Like Segunda, I, too, have begun dating again—the last time was when I was 20. Lucky Segunda has several suitors vying for her attention: The tall Cuban architect. The jet-setting American tech-geek. The German “Mister Clean.” Segunda’s family, especially Lady Piola, apparently has a say in who stays and who goes. (My own Poe, too, is a great judge of character.) But Segunda and I both …

La La La … Date Nite Tonite

Posted on 04/26/2011 by Patti Shea | Home & Family blogger | Comments

RelationshipsAh, date night. The one night a week when you get all gussied up for the one you love for a fun and frisky night on the town … or at home. But after decades of these weekly rendezvous our dating game gets a little, well, gamey.