Dotsie,
If you google a screen name you will get many people with that name , you may not have the right individual, the best way to find them is to go to the directory of dating sites and inquire by the person's real name.You will then get their screen name and profile.

Chatty, why don't we just become partners, you can be in charge of the west side of the country and I'll take the east.

I'd like to add my two cents to this conversation - and it's really only two cents worth and probably nothing any of you haven't heard before.

Instead of looking for love why not let love look for you? Only a suggestions, but I found the love of my life by not looking - he found me!

Something you're passionate about? Find a forum on-line, or a discussion board that allows posts and add your input. Mine was divorce. After 13 years of a bad marriage that ended in divorce I went looking for a way to make new friends that were going through the same thing I was. Just opening up and being honest, asking questions, adding my experiences when asked without giving anything too identifying, those sorts of things, made me approachable.

What was so funny about the whole thing was there were just as many men as women that could relate to my experiences. Seems there's almost as many women out there that don't honor their marriage vows as there are men.

Once you have something in common with people it's easy to make friends. Friends stay in touch with each other, some more often than others, and more serious friendships develop with a few while the others move on. This type of forum is great for establishing friendships and e-mail can be the follow up once you're comfortable with someone. Start with a generic e-mail account, like Yahoo or HotMail, then when you're sure it's a correspondence you want to continue you can share your real e-mail if you want. The most important thing is to move VERY slow. Trust your gut..you'll know when it's a slime ball trying to move in by listening to your inner voice. Your new female friends from the same board can clue you in if they've been approached by someone too. When in doubt, don't! A polite thanks, but no thanks to an invitation to correspond by email should suffice. After all, you're still new to singlehood and aren't looking for anything right now. If he's a bad one he'll move on, if he's a good one he'll honor your request and will still communicate with you on the board.

Even if nothing comes of it, you've made new friends, probably learned a thing or two, and it's helped you heal.

Daisygirl super idea, count me in...

Tami excellent advice now if only they would follow it...

Oh my gosh, I can only imagine chatty and daisy riding around the country taking all these rotten men DOWN!!

There's a movie in there somewhere.

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Tami said, "Once you have something in coomon, it's easy to make frinds."

I couldn't agree more. That's why I tell women who are looking to keep doing what they like to do and the right guy will come along becasue he'll be doing the same thing.

Smile, you need to write that movie!

Dotsie,
I'm thinking something along the lines of a menopausal "Thelma and Louise" with guns and out of estrogen.

What do you think?

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JawJaw, you take the south, I think I'll have my hands full in the midwest and northeast.

I agree with Anne, that the absolutely worst thing you can to to these men is turn your back on them and walk away.

I am hunting for the bums in the Western states as we speak....look out you slugs here I come. Oh and I take no prisioners.

It's the Blast the Bad Boys boomer babes.

I can see chatty and daisy in low cut blouses, short fringed skirts, and cowboy boots with six-guns on their hips riding through the wild west lassoing rotten men.

Yippee Ki Ya!! Ride 'em cowboy.

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