51 First Dates After Divorce
When divorce crunches up your guts and leads you to sob into a bowl of the Cocoa Krispies you’re having for dinner while your kids are with your ex, you think you’ll never date again.
But you will.
Here is the story of the 51 first dates after my Cocoa Krispies days were behind me, and what I learned along the way.
Why 51 first dates after divorce? Well, for starters, it was inspired by the movie “50 First Dates.” I didn’t want the movie people mad at me, so I changed the number. The movie is about a couple that has to have their first date over and over again because she’s got some kind of memory loss. In the movie, it’s a problem to solve.
For me, it’s a mindset to aspire to. Chronically risk- and pain-averse, I carry every first date, every heartbreak and every inexplicable thing any man has ever done around to every cocktail party, blind date and to every flirting session in the park. In other words, I could do with some amnesia. The 51 First Dates After Divorce Project is my chronicle of going on 51 first dates without baggage, without agendas, without expectations, without any goal other than having 51 first dates. For a planner and an overthinker like me, quite a feat. Let’s see if I can pull it off.
Highest clicked-on posts:
Plenty of Fish Chats – I Think My Eyeballs are Bleeding
Date # 12 – Back-up Date is DTF. Am I?
Catch-up on all the dates:
Date # 1 – Bill a/k/a Angry Guy
Date # 2 – Little Johnny
Dates # 3-10 – Speed Dating
Date # 11 – George, Mr. Perfectly-Nice, Not-For-Me
Date # 12 – Back-up Date is DTF. Am I?
Date # 13 – The Scariest of All
Date # 14 – Just What’s Your Angle Buddy?
Date # 15 – A Threesome
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Maria! I just happened upon your 51 First Dates… I’m dying to hear more!!!! I have shared the info on my FB page and am going to pass it onto a couple of friends who don’t do FB. You are the bomb! Can’t wait for date #18!!!!
Posted by Eva Campbell Morales | February 17, 2012, 8:18 pmI love the thought, the writing and the honesty. With that attitude, you will meet people worthy of spending time with you.
Posted by Steve | August 23, 2011, 9:32 amSteve: thanks and I hope so! In the meantime, on to dating fearlessly and with sense of humor fully engaged. M
Posted by Maria E. Andreu | August 23, 2011, 10:03 am