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| by: Victoria Handysides | May 18, 2009 9:22 PM | comments: (0) |
Getting stuck in a meet-up rut and connecting with potential, quality partners can prove impossible – especially if your haunts are rife with Top 40 music, overloaded makeup, and insecurity. California-based responsible hospitality expert Jim Peters suggests spots that are female-friendly can become ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | April 25, 2009 2:58 AM | comments: (6) |
Actually, that’s not true.I’ve never been a bridesmaid – a side effect of having predominantly male friends. Recently discussing his eventual wedding to his lady love, my good friend Ryan decided he wanted me to stand up for him at his wedding, unsure (truly) if I’d have to wear a tux. Cute, and I c ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | March 24, 2009 11:53 PM | comments: (3) |
These ladies were kind enough to give their time, and share some truths about what it's like to date other women. They're of different backgrounds, both used to date men exclusively, and live different lifestyles, in two major Canadian cities. Oh, and they're both single. I asked them the same quest ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | March 15, 2009 7:42 PM | comments: (1) |
Looking for love, but on a budget? Here are a few free dating websites, some for Canadians only:
Plenty of Fish (www.plentyoffish.com)This site has hundreds, of thousands of fish, in a massive, comprehensive pond. A decent dating/social networking combo, with forums, profile ratings, and tips. ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | February 17, 2009 6:48 PM | comments: (0) |
Here's a story I wrote for the print version of our paper today:By Victoria HandysidesVictoria.handysides@metronews.caWhen a recently divorced Edmonton woman met a gorgeous younger man on an Internet dating site, an overwhelming sense of flattery veiled any suspicion that he was capable of breaking ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | February 14, 2009 2:19 PM | comments: (0) |
Happy commercialized "holiday!"
If you hadn't guessed it by now, this post will have nothing to do with Valentine's Day gift/date/whatever ideas. I HATE the very concept of this alleged holiday, and here's why:
First off, let me say that I'm not a feminist, and not without someone ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | February 04, 2009 1:38 PM | comments: (0) |
And the winner for the best ever Facebook relationship status update goes to: My friend Kenny! For....Relationship status:In an open relationshipWith:Many WomenThink you've got a better one? Forward it to me at victoria.handysides@metronews.ca, or, feel free to leave a comment. ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | January 31, 2009 3:18 PM | comments: (0) |
Though we’d like to think that our opposable thumbs and superior intellect separate us from lesser species, our mating rituals, sadly, are basically the same. On Valentine’s Day, the City of Edmonton and a local dating service are offering singles aged 20 to 50 a chance to compare our most primal in ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | January 18, 2009 11:57 PM | comments: (1) |
According to Statistics Canada, more than 100,000 Canadian marriages end in divorce each year. In 1971, 30,000 couples officially split the sheets. A testament to how our levels of tolerance for one another are disintegrating?
Thankfully, the commitment of dating is neither legal nor obliga ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | January 14, 2009 12:01 AM | comments: (0) |
It's cold out. In Edmonton, it's been really, really cold for the past month. It's the kind of cold that keeps finding semi-interesting reasons to make the news, and the kind that keeps people complaining, saying things like “Can you believe how cold it is out there?!” as if we, or someone, has some ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | December 30, 2008 2:26 AM | comments: (0) |
A/S/L?
If the above nerdspeak isn't familiar to you, you're a noob in the world of online dating. Oh, how far we've come. Gone are the days of casually asking for an anonymous screenname's age, sex, and location, when the only digital meat markets were bland, faceless chat rooms where pirated mus ...more
| by: Victoria Handysides | December 30, 2008 2:19 AM | comments: (0) |
If you're reading this, you've stumbled across my blog. Welcome. :)
After a series of serious, yet failed long-term relationships, I find myself at 25, a working journalist/single mother to a handsome, spoiled teenage bulldog. In the six months I've been single, I've contemplated the nature of da ...more
A real-life analysis on how we attract, repel, and disgust one another, unintentionally, shamefully, or deserving of high fives. While she is a writer, the author is no expert, nor does she claim to be. "Just another value shopper wandering through the meet market..."
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