Singles Ask Samantha

Dear Samantha, I’ve been single for a little over a year and find dating women often quite confusing. I’m writing to you because you helped me a lot when I read your book, Savvy Singles’ Relationship Secrets. In it you said to make your “must-have” list, which I did. Shortly

Dear Samantha, I’ve been dating this wonderful man for a few months, but I have a dilemma. My friend didn’t invite me to spend any of the holidays with his family: two grown children—a son and a married daughter with three children whom he adores. As he didn’t introduce me

Dear Samantha, I’ve been a widow for three years. Recently I’ve started spending time with a wonderful man in my church who has been a widower about a year. Before we lost our spouses, we were all part of the couples group at church. But now I’m worried if what

Dear Samantha, In the past three years that I’ve been single, I’ve been involved in four or five relationships.  A couple of them lasted about six months. In every instance, however, the men have had bad personality characteristics that I didn’t notice in the beginning.  This results in conflict, ultimately

Dear Samantha,    I’ve dated this lady for 2 ½ years and have loved her for a long time. I believe she is to be my future mate, but she doesn’t seem so sure. How long do I wait before moving on? I’m not getting any younger you know!   

Dear Samantha, Why am I always attracted to married men? I never seem to connect with a divorced or widowed man. And if they’re not married, they’re too old.  I am a slender, very attractive, fabulously dressed 60-year-old widow. My friends can’t figure it out either. They all say I’m

Dear Samantha, I have a life-long childhood friend that has become so bitter since her divorce. I don’t feel I can abandon her now, but it’s been three years and she still wants to spend endless hours rehashing all the wrong things that were done to her.  She just drains

Dear Samantha, It never occurred to me that I would be writing to an advice columnist, but I’m not sure where else to turn. I need advice, but I don’t really want my friends or people at church to know about my problem. I am engaged to a man I

Dear Samantha, I’m rather new at the “dating game.”  I’ve only been divorced for about six months and I was married to my college sweetheart. We met as freshmen and married right after college graduation, consequently, I really didn’t date a variety of women all that much. Twenty-seven years and

Dear Samantha, Where are people’s manners these days? Sometimes I can’t figure women out! I was recently introduced by some mutual friends to a woman I really like. Our first date was at a coffee shop. We ended up staying a long time, laughing, finding we had lots in common,

Dear Samantha, I’ve been single quite a few years now and, thankfully, have friends of both sexes. I have a wonderful job. I am slender, quite tall, and I like to wear heels, so I prefer to date taller men. Recently I went out with a man who is very