Talk to Me, Baby
Understanding The Love Languages as a tool for becoming a better lover (and citizen). I once dated a man as generous with his compliments...
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Karin Jones
- Apr 2, 2020
- 7 min
Love in the Time of CoronaVirus
Has social isolation made you reconsider your loving priorities? Just as CoronaVirus was overwhelming the world, I burst into tears while...
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Karin Jones
- Jan 14, 2020
- 5 min
On Asking (and Listening)
"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me." W.H. Auden Last year I made a simple, low risk New Year’s resolution: I...
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Karin Jones
- Sep 27, 2019
- 5 min
The Fascination Equation
The Special Sauce of love may simply be staying fascinated with your partner I used to have a few rules about the men I ‘liked’ on dating...
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Karin Jones
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
Midlife Dating - It's an Attitude
It doesn't get any better than dating at midlife. Trust me If I were a drinking buddy of ‘Stella Gray’, The Guardian newspaper’s 50...
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Karin Jones
- Dec 19, 2018
- 5 min
The Thermodynamics of Love
Is your relationship stable? Consider its chemistry.
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Karin Jones
- Dec 5, 2018
- 5 min
The End of Sex?
Sex takes time to learn under the best of circumstances. These are not the best of circumstances.
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Karin Jones
- Oct 8, 2017
- 4 min
The Four Horsemen: How to Spot Trouble in Your Relationship
Conflict, not compatibility, will tell you what you really need to understand about your partner I’ve done most of my internet dating...
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Karin Jones
- Nov 30, 2016
- 4 min
The Desire Divide
Pick (up) on someone your own age I know a talented, vivacious, woman living in Greenwich Village, who creates fixed and ephemeral art...
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Karin Jones
- Nov 16, 2016
- 6 min
Dump Your Invisible Girlfriend
A virtual lover is no way to learn about loving I once engaged in a protracted texting acquaintance with a man I met online. He was...
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Karin Jones
- Sep 22, 2016
- 4 min
The Anatomy of Attachment
Your limbic system is telling you how to love. Listen carefully. I once dated a man who asked me, during our first online conversation,...
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Karin Jones
- Sep 9, 2016
- 4 min
Friends With All Sorts of Benefits
Dating isn't just for the romantically inclined A few months ago I went to Paris on the Eurostar simply because tickets were so damn...
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Karin Jones
- Jul 21, 2016
- 4 min
Polyamory or Polyfuckery
Can more than two be equals in love? When I started internet dating, I was quite clear: ”Jealous types need not apply. I like variety.”...
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Karin Jones
- Jul 14, 2016
- 5 min
The Paradox of Choice
When it comes to online dating, will abundant choice lead to love or drive us mad? When I found myself, at 49, suddenly single, I was...
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