To complete the illusion that we were inhabitants of that happy space between the wedding ceremony and the first serious fight, we were sitting side-by-side in the restaurant booth instead of across the table.

“Aren’t you sweet,” the waitress said.

Maybe.

The truth is, I’ve come to realize that the real work of dating is just beginning for me. My wife and I have spent more than two decades as co-parents of two boys. I wouldn’t say that we never went on dates during those years. My wife might, but I wouldn’t. (Full Text)

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Notes:

• My thanks to Facebook friend Bob Mitchell for suggesting the topic for today’s essay.  If you have an idea for an episode, feel free to send it along to my e-mail or post a comment here.
• Apologies to DigitalRob for overlooking him last week.
• To learn more about Tee Morris’ tragic loss, please check out the post on the How To Grow Your Geek webpage at http://www.howtogrowyourgeek.net/2010/01/07/help-tee-morris-and-sonic-boom-in-their-time-of-need/
• Thanks to Ximena Perez for her kind comments and greetings to new listener Anthony!
• I appreciate Tim King’s kind words about my book at http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2009/12/29/in-honor-of-indie-unknown-and-mid-list-authors
• If you want to read Shane McAfee’s (very funny) take on guys pretending to be experts, check out his blog entry on the subject at http://bdgjm.blogspot.com/2009/08/when-superego-reveals-idiot.html