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Erika Ettin

Erika Ettin: Your last date doesn’t represent your dating life

I have a client who is lovely. Let’s call her Julia. She’s 55 years old but looks 45 (which I rarely say!), she's extremely physically active, and she has a 1,000-watt smile. I’m helping her manage her Match.com account, selecting men, arranging dates, etc.

She had a first date with a man from the site, and they met at a dimly lit bar. I have my clients fill out a short survey after each date with their thoughts and feedback so I can get a sense of how it went. The survey read: “Yes, this was a quality guy. Good find!” and “I found myself more and more attracted to him as the date passed.” On the scale of 1 to 10, she gave the date an 8, saying, “I liked him — he has a laid-back disposition, he speaks calmly but he is very interesting and has done a lot of interesting things in his life — we had a lot of similar interests.”

I was thrilled. She was thrilled. They arranged a second date. That second date happened, and I received this email afterward:

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