Pandemic Dating
If you were dating when the pandemic hit, the first day of quarantine probably felt a lot like the game of “musical chairs.” The music...
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Karen Haddigan
- Apr 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Pandemic Diaries: The Middle Ages Sucked—A Short History Lesson
The Middle Ages Sucked: A Short History Lesson I’m not one of those glass half-full people, as anyone who knows me will tell you. I know...
Karen Haddigan
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: How to Make Millions During the Pandemic
Open a store right now. Stock it with the following items: Toilet paper Paper towels Bleach Canned Beans Dried Pasta Vitamin C Tylenol...
Karen Haddigan
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
PANDEMIC DIARIES: Youth
She looked to be about twenty years old, wearing a soft pink oversized hoodie that came down to her mid-thighs, patterned with small...
Karen Haddigan
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: Zooming Boomers
I will admit that my peer group and I are of a certain age, but we refuse to be called elderly. Nevertheless, this quarantine stuff has...
Karen Haddigan
- Apr 5, 2020
- 1 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: Your Friendly Neighborhood Oil Company is Here for You
I got an email today with the subject line, “Fuel Rewards Program” and a first line that read, “Karen, Shell is here for you.”
Karen Haddigan
- Apr 3, 2020
- 3 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: It Keeps Getting Weirder
It Keeps Getting Weirder April 3, 2020 Three weeks into quarantine I went to Trader Joe’s again today. It’s been a few days, but I keep...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: SAMPLE Quarantine Schedule (in case you were needing a template)
Right off the bat, I confess that I stole the concept of this from a meme that floated by me today. I loved it so much and it made me...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: Getting Used to It
Getting Used to It Is this what they mean by the phrase “new normal?” Rolling out of bed each morning after a fitful night’s sleep of...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: Blue Skies Over LA
For every day we humans huddle inside, the planet takes another deep breath. The photo included in this article is from today in LA, sent...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
PANDEMIC DIARIES: Emotional Eating
March 26, 2020. Day 14, I think. Losing track. Went to Trader Joe’s yesterday. Wore my N95 mask and latex gloves, even though most people...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: "There's No Place Like Home..."
March 23, 2020. Day 11 Growing up, The Wizard of Oz was my favorite movie. It was on TV once a year every year and I lived all year to...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 21, 2020
- 3 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: The Rhythm of Days
March 21, 2020 Day 9 Karen Haddigan This is how things have changed in two short weeks: Two Fridays ago, a group of us met for dinner at...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES: This is Not a Test
Question: are you having a hard time believing this is actually happening? I mean, of course we know; how could you not know? But every...
Karen Haddigan
- Mar 19, 2020
- 5 min
THE PANDEMIC DIARIES - Coffee, Toast and a Little Desperation
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Dating Blog to bring you news from the new reality...
Karen Haddigan
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
57 Simple Steps to Your First Online Date
1. Decision to divorce/death of a spouse 2. Nausea, crying, PTSD and Xanax 3. Loss of identity (and possibly your home, half your assets,...
Karen Haddigan
- Dec 3, 2019
- 2 min
Dating and The Holidays
If you’re single or between relationships, you know what “the holidays” means. It’s the time of significant others — family, partners, close
Karen Haddigan
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
Love Happens
He was over sixty years old but looked like a teenager in puppy love.
Karen Haddigan
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
5 Things I Didn't Expect From Online Dating
You assume that when you start online dating, you're doing it to find a romantic partner. What you don't realize is what you might find out
Karen Haddigan
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
DATING AFTER FIFTY: Don’t Sweat It
How to approach the opposite sex? How to ask for a date? How to flirt? What are the rules? Where are the rules?