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(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm a financially stable, professional working female with a Masters degree in Marketing. I enjoy my career, and it is very important to me to find a mate that shares my achievements (such as an advanced degree and a corporate position) because I want someone who enjoys and understands my type of life. The problem has arisen quite a few times of men ...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
What do you think I should say when I'm calling back a guy who called my ad, and I end up getting his answering machine that suggests he has roommates? Should I just hang up, and keep calling until he answers? Should I be discreet about who I am? br>
Tara, Orlando
Dear Tara,
Well, if he has a few roommates, the chanc...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I don't know if you can help me because this is not a "love problem", but I have a problem that I need help with. First of all, I'm not writing because I'm looking for a boyfriend--- I'm just looking for a female to be my friend. I recently moved here, and really miss hanging around "with the girls". I work with all men, and it's really hard to mee...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm in a dead-end relationship. I'm 28, and I've been with this 30 year old guy for over 2 years now. Every time I bring up the notion that we should spend more time with each other, I always get "you know I work a lot," "I need to be with my friends, too," and "jeez, don't close me in." I really desire a loving marriage, and I want children...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
Have any surveys been done to show why people place & call personal ads? I'm curious to know about that type of dating world.
Kristen, via e-mail
Dear Kristen,
There were some interesting statistics quoted recently from "Dating and the Pursuit of Happiness," a new book by Dolah Saleh. For example, 57% of men and...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I met this great guy a couple of months ago. "John" approached me when I was at a happy hour at an Irish bar downtown. We chatted a while, and ended up staying there until the bar closed! He asked for my phone number, and said he would call me the next day. Well, the next day turned into 4 days, but he apologized and said he travels a lot. In th...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I am 29 years old and currently going through a long and drawn-out divorce. It has been a very traumatic time in my life, and even more so, since I found out my "ex-wife" is currently on the dating scene. She's even dated one of our mutual friends already. I have been so lonely staying in this apartment and preparing myself for life as a single guy ...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm a 26-year-old guy who has happily agreed to my girlfriend moving in with me. I'm pretty happy about the whole thing, except for one thing: her spoiled cat. Her cat only eats on top of the kitchen counter (gross), and he only sleeps on this ratty chair (which of course, she's bringing along and plans on putting in our bedroom). I'm going crazy o...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
How many calls do you think I will get from my ad? How many of them do you think will be from men who have professional careers and/or are self-employed?
Barbara, Winter Park
Dear Barbara,
Well, let me tell you that the Women Seeking Men section receives the most calls, and one of the best female ads received 113 ...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Readers,
"Top Ten Places to Meet Someone of the Opposite Sex!":
10. Grocery Store
9. Car wash
8. Dialing a wrong number
7. On an Airplane
6. Sporting events
5. Sunday Mass
4. Bookstores (the ones with cafes are best)
3. Concert ticket lines
2. Charity events
1. The laundromat
Amore till...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
My job requires a lot of travel to conferences and conventions across the country, and often with male coworkers. I've been with this company for over 5 years and enjoy my work tremendously. My boyfriend has begun to accuse me of sleeping with my co-workers and other men at the conventions, which isn't true. He's gotten completely irrational lately,...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I've just started dating this nice guy with a great personality, and he has a great job and likes taking me out on the weekends. The problem is, is that he says he doesn't like children, and doesn't want to spend time with my 3-year-old son and me together. I've suggested fun things we can all do together, like going to the park or the zoo, but he re...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm really looking forward to meeting this nice guy, Steve, that answered my ad 2 weeks ago. We've talked on the phone a few times, and he wants to meet for coffee. I've been out of the dating scene for a while and I don't know what to do about who pays for what. Do I order separately, and pay my own; let him order and pay for everything; or do I pa...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I've been using the personals to find the right girlfriend; and I've taken several of the women I met through the personals on a dinner date. Trouble is, this is starting to cut into my paycheck. I want to make sure that if the girl is the "right one" I have started out treating her special; but frankly, I'm not sure I can afford the search anymore...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm a 28 year old female and have been dating this wonderful guy for a few months. He is fun, full of energy, exciting, caring, warm, and very affectionate towards me. I have totally fallen for him, and I am trying to be patient with telling him how I feel. Why? Because he's really, really afraid of being hurt again, after his ex-girlfriend (who he rec...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I am an attractive black male going through a divorce and I have been looking for friendship with females who enjoy movies, music, dancing, dining out, etc. I am finding this difficult to achieve at this time. Most personal ads are those looking for love and permanent relationships, and I feel that the only thing I have to offer anyone is friendship....
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I just moved here from North Carolina due to a job transfer, and I'm getting anxious about my birthday coming up in July and having no one to spend it with! How can I quickly make some friends in a few months?
Birthday Girl, Maitland
Dear Birthday Girl,
You have over 3 months to make friends-- with that much time...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm finally going to meet some of the men who called my ad. They all sounded great, we talked on the phone a few times, and I feel comfortable meeting them. They are all working professionals, like me, and I've arranged the meets after work at the Kate O'Brian's happy hour. Although I feel really comfortable with them, should I have them pick me up ...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I started watching the beginning of a talk show that discussed the science of love and how love has significant consequences on physical and mental health. I missed the rest of the show that gave the information about how the chemical system in our bodies works to make you feel different when you're in love. It all sounded so interesting. . . got a...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
This may sound like a silly question, but it seems silly to ask for a 5'2" blonde with a great body. Should I? Actually, that would be great but a red head would, too. How do you ask for someone beautiful without getting into trouble?
Al, Orlando
Dear Al,
Being too specific about appearance can work against you....
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I am an attractive Hispanic male going through a divorce and I have been looking for friendship with females who enjoy movies, music, dancing, dining out, etc. I am finding this difficult to achieve at this time. Most personal ads are those looking for love and permanent relationships, and I feel that the only thing I have to offer anyone is friendsh...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm an "incurably romantic" man--- I love to buy her flowers, and walk hand-in-hand, and even recite poetry to her. I know these are not very "masculine" traits, so how do I state in my ad how I really am, without sounding too corny?
Stephen, Casselberry
Dear Stephen,
Do you realize that women adore men who are ro...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I have been in a steady relationship with my guy for nearly 2 years now. I am completely in love with him, and I know he loves me, but I've reached the point of "where do we go now?". He hates talking about it, and he does everything to avoid the conversation and changes the topic whenever I bring it up. I love him, and want to marry him (complete w...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
My boyfriend thinks I'm just too demanding and just plain crazy when I say that he needs to be more ""in tune" to my emotional needs before I can go any deeper into our relationship. Please, aren't there some real findings out there that prove how women are different than men?
Teresa, Clermont
Dear Teresa,
1. Pers...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Readers,
"Signs That He Loves You":
10. He begins to date you every weekend
9. You begin seeing each other during the week as well
8. You find you are together on a regular schedule
7. Your relationship is happy ninety percent of the time
6. You begin to miss each other whenever you're apart
5. He gives you little gifts
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
Last year I met a great guy at Cocoa Beach, and we've been dating ever since. The problem is, he lives in Atlanta, and we only see each other but once a month. Does our relationship have a chance?
Dee, Orlando
Dear Dee,
The same factors that make this long-distance relationship exciting also make it hazardous. ...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I've been having an on-again, off-again relationship with this gorgeous guy, a musician. We bicker constantly (which usually turns into a fight), and we basically don't have the same ideas of what a relationship should be. He is not supportive of listening to my career concerns, and he doesn't hold a strong interest in my family. We have just broken u...
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I am a professional working career girl, with a great apartment and a nice car. I have a little money in my savings account, and I don't spend money foolishly. The problem is, I'm dating a guy who is in debt. He has so many great qualities, but his money problems really scare me! Should I continue seeing him?
Andrea, Orlando
(Post date: 2006-06-27)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I'm 29 years old and for the past year I have been dating a 35 year old man who has been divorced for over 2 years now. He's a very nice guy and we have fun together when we go out (when we go out; he's very financially strapped now). Although I'm doing all the "right" things, like not calling him too often, being very supportive of helping him get o...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I've been so depressed for the past few months and I have no one to talk to. Ever since I moved to Orlando from my small hometown in Ohio, I thought that things would be more exciting for me here in Florida. But instead, I'm lonely, have gained over 30 pounds, don't go out on the weekends, and can't find a boyfriend. I know it has a lot to do with g...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I place Personals ads in the paper, and no girl responds to my ad because they think I'm a woman. My voice is kind of high-pitched. I'm a very attractive guy, but I'm very shy and that may be why I place Personals ads. Anyway, I want to meet a female who will accept me for who I am. Any advice that you can give me will really be appreciated! Thank yo...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I placed an ad about two weeks ago, and have recently come back from a two-week vacation. I was pretty shocked when I checked to see how many messages I got, and I had 46 messages! I had no idea so many men would call my ad! You said in your seminar how important it was to be more specific in what I wanted in a man, but I didn't follow your advice, a...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I met a great guy recently (hard in Orlando). We talked, seemed like we had a lot in common, we exchanged phone numbers, etc. I asked him to a great Superbowl Party that some of my friends were having. While at the party, he blatantly flirted with another girl, ignoring me. I was so embarrassed in front of my friends. I like him alot. What should I d...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I spend most of my free time and weekends chatting with women on the Internet. We talk for hours and hours, and I like talking to women from all over the world. We talk about everything from politics to sports and I look forward to going into my room and just escaping. But my family and roommate say that I'm addicted to it and I need to go out and m...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
Help! I have just broken up with the third boyfriend I've had in the last six months (one of them from my church) for the same reason--
strip clubs. I'm almost 30. Where can I meet decent, grown-up men who are over this nonsense? Would it be all right to mention this in a personal ad, and how?-- "n/s, n/d, n/porn"? Where are all the faithful and...
(Post date: 2006-06-23)
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Dear Readers,
"TOP TEN REASONS WHY BEING IN LOVE IS BETTER THAN BEING SINGLE":
10. No longer hang out with the cheapskates on "Nickel Beer Night".
9. In times of stress, you have someone to turn to before the bag of Hershey's kisses.
8. You have a built-in shoulder to cry on when the hairstylist
"tries a new look" on you.
7. Can stop making eyes...
(Post date: 2006-05-14)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I am an avid Internet browser, and have placed ads through a lot of
different online personals sites, and I haven't received as many responses as when I have placed ads through your paper. Is it because women read the paper more than they hook up online, or what? Are women afraid of meeting men online?
Jeff, via email
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(Post date: 2006-05-14)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I read your column in December that stated if I send in best or worst pick-up lines, I'll get a free t-shirt if they're printed. I received the following rejections to pick-up lines in email today and thought you would find them cute. You may have heard of some or all of them somewhere before. I hope you print mine!
Susan, Kissimmee
(Post date: 2006-05-14)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I just had a really bad dating situation. I'm 28 years old, and I have been attracted to this 27 year old female that works at a local upscale retail store. After 2 months of casually shopping there, I finally go up the nerve to ask her out. Our date plans included dinner at Applebee's, then to the movies. We got along great during dinner, and sh...
(Post date: 2006-05-14)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
I would appreciate your advice about a dating dilemma. My technical career has brought me to the Orlando area for what was supposed to have been a 6-month assignment. This "temporary" work assignment is now going on 2 years with no end in sight. I still have a house in another state that I still consider my home. Unfortunately, I have never figured o...
(Post date: 2006-03-25)
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Dear Michelle Valentine,
My boyfriend and I have been in a very happy relationship for eight-and-a-half months. He buys me flowers, takes me to great places, and I have met just about everyone in his family. The problem? He has yet to tell me that he loves me. Am I just expecting too much, or do you think there is something going on that I'm not aware of yet? Don't you think h...
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