Somewhere in this world, there is a woman who wonders tonight where I am. There’s a woman who wants me and needs me and is willing to choose to be my wife. Somewhere tonight, there is this woman who I will want and need just as much as she wants and needs me.
I’m certain of that.
I no longer know her name. I no longer know what she looks like. She presumably doesn’t know I exist and I don’t know she exists. But I know she’s out there — and I know she’s looking for me.
It’s been almost six years since I’ve actively searched for a partner. I’ve gone out with some women over the past few years, but it was halfhearted. I don’t recall going out with any of them for a second time, except for the one who pursued me enough that we dated for an unhappy four months.
This week has been the first time in nearly six years that I’ve resumed an active search for someone new. The only thing I can be sure of is that the woman I met for dinner Wednesday evening wasn’t the right one.

Kitten outsmarted me for weeks, but Alex finally joined our family
When governments keep secrets, you’re probably being lied to
If your own life is all messed up, lecture others about fixing theirs
In a sane world, everyone would think and act exactly the way I do
Kids obeyed me on radio project, only because I knew what to do
Dogs, cats and children remind me of all the joy in small things
Briefly: Why do you care about tiff between Chris Rock and Will Smith?
Briefly: Elderly black neighbor: ‘I love you. You’re such a good neighbor!’
Briefly: Changing my eating habits fixed my high blood pressure