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Breaking. Bad. (Part 2)

February 18, 2019 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: This is the second of two parts. Click here to read from the beginning. Grateful that Jacques had not split his head open and died, I ran to him. He was attempting to stand. “Lie down,” I

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Filed Under: Adventures, All, Grieving Tagged With: dating world, hiking, New Hampshire

Crossing the Border

October 9, 2018 by Janice Beetle 6 Comments

Note: This is the eleventh of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. I didn’t worry about who Jacques might be dating, but only because I was oblivious to the fact that he was indeed

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, online dating

Mulling the Questions of Life

October 1, 2018 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: This is the tenth of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. I was traveling to Florida, to visit my brother Jeff and his wife, Wendy, in the middle of March, and, I’ll tell you,

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, online dating, the idea of home, vulnerability

Decisions, Decisions

September 24, 2018 by Janice Beetle 1 Comment

Note: This is the ninth of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. I walked with Lipton for over an hour that night, even though it was bitter cold. I remember crying at one point and

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, first dates, online dating

What Have I Got to Lose?

September 18, 2018 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: This is the eighth of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. Immediately after he broke ties with me, Jacques deleted me from his Bumble account, so I childishly deleted our

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, online dating, Year of Strength

Mistakes Were Made

September 10, 2018 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: This is the seventh of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. I had a second date with Jacques that was even more enticing than the first.

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Vulnerability, Passion

September 4, 2018 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: This is the sixth of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. Two weeks of texting with Jacques passed quickly, and then it was time for us to meet. This came about a week after the

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, first date, online dating

Keeping the Conversations Going

August 28, 2018 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

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Note: This is the fifth of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. In the evenings, it was uncanny that Jacques and Troy would text me within minutes of the other.

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Two Texters

August 20, 2018 by Janice Beetle 1 Comment

Note: This is the fourth of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. I met Troy and Jacques on Bumble around the same time in late January.

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, online dating, texting

Three First Dates

August 13, 2018 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: This is the third of eleven parts. Click here to read from the beginning. Here are little snippets on three guys I connected with on Bumble, texted with only briefly, and met in person a

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Filed Under: All, Dating Tagged With: Bumble, dating world, first dates, online dating

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