After my five-year relationship with Sally came to an end, I floundered at romance.

After a few months of mourning and grappling with my loss, I tried all the obvious, from singles bars and supermarkets to blind dates and video dating services. Granted, I did meet a few nice women, but there was simply nothing there for me. All I got, for the most part, was a great deal of frustration and pain.

Over time, I suppose I became visibly depressed, and my best friend, Bob, suggested I try my hand at writing a personal ad. At first, I just dismissed the idea. I had always thought that the personals were for the really lonely and desperate. Then it occurred to me that that was precisely what I was.

I quickly ran out and bought one of the more upscale magazines that carry personals and began looking them over to... Leer Más