Getting back into the game

Hey Springboarders. Sorry we blacked out there again. Last week I got a little caught up in the inauguration hoopla to blog, then took a mini-vacation, and then came back sick. I’ve been a little out of it, but I’m back.

To celebrate the upcoming release of Judith Sills’ new book Getting Naked Again next week, I want to talk a little bit about dating. It’s hard whether you’re single, divorced, widowed, or whatever. Does anyone have any experiences using Match.com, Chemistry.com, JDate or any of the other sites? One reader already shared her story. I hope others will too. We want to hear about good dates, bad dates, coffee dates, sexy dates (well, not too sexy–acceptable for work!), boring dates, and whatever kind you’ve had.

In the meantime, Cosmo is offering up some help. Want to know 40 things you can learn about your date in the first 10 minutes? Well, here’s your chance. What can you learn, for example, about the kind of sports a guy likes?

“Solo sportsmen, like runners and swimmers, savor their independence and relish spending a lot of time alone,” says relationship-skills coach Steve Nakamoto, author of “Men Are Like Fish: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Catching a Man.” Men who are fans of mainstream team sports, like football, basketball, and baseball, 2 tend to be competitive — on the field and in all aspects of their life — and they like to hang with their entourage. As for the guy who’s just not into sports at all, 3 “he’s an independent thinker, usually on the sensitive side.”

Is there anything that the article leaves out?

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