Laura, ohhh, I hope you'll give the original Pride and Prejudice a try sometime! It's a story that's so delightful and beautifully written -- I wish I could read it for the first time again ;). With my new book, you don't have to know Austen's P&P to follow it (it's a completely stand-alone project, not a sequel or a retelling), but there are some fun inside jokes for those who are fans of Jane!
Gladys, thank you!! If my post encourages even one person to read Jane Austen's classic novel, I've done my job :). Pride and Prejudice is a work of pure genius, in my opinion. And, of course, I'm very pleased you're interested in my book, too!
Donna, that is tremendously wise advice! Just as you said -- REALLY get to know the other person. And I think that holds true no matter how you meet him or her...online or off!! Thanks so much for sharing your story ;).
Ria, my pleasure! Thank you for stopping by!
Kai, I agree that it's definitely something to think hard about before trying it. You're right to want to be careful and know what you're getting into first.
Mary, thank you -- both for your thoughts on Internet dating and on your kind words about the book. I really hope you'll like it!!
Penny, I'm definitely reserving judgment about what happened to Te'o until we learn more. I do think it's possible he was badly set up, but I only know what's been reported by the media. I hope that the truth will come out in time and those who are innocent will be cleared, and those who are not will be exposed. It's got to be a complicated situation!
Ann, thank you for your comments! And I'm delighted to hear that your friend has found happiness with man she met online. I so enjoy hearing the success stories!!
Peggy, I completely agree with you on the necessity of everyone being REALLY careful when it comes to meeting people through the Internet. But I'm also glad you've made friends online and had the joy of meeting them in person and finding them as genuine in the real world as in the virtual one! I've been fortunate that way, too. In my case, almost all of those I later met were writer or reader friends, but I was delighted to know that books brought us together and that we had even more in common in person. Thanks for you kind comments about my book, too!! I truly hope it'll be a story you will enjoy ;). All the best for 2013!
Chanpreet, I believe you are quite wise! Yes, it's all such a matter of one's own personality plus one's good (or not-so-good) luck. I like your outlook :).
Mary, how wonderful about your son and your daughter-in-law!! She must also really love knowing that you think of her so highly. I was fortunate to have a great relationship with my mother-in-law and considered our friendship to be a great gift!
Carol, LOL! Yes, I agree with you. To me, almost anything sounds better than the idea of trying to pick up someone at a bar!
Shelly, thank you! Glad you think the book sounds interesting.
Sophia, wonderful to see you here! Thanks for taking time to visit me :). As for letters, I used to write a lot of them to boyfriends in the days before I met my husband. Alas, he was NOT a letter writer (!!), so it was a good thing that we could get together in person.
Gerry, many thanks! I'm so glad you think so.
Theresa, it must be such a fabulous thing to have had so many shared memories with your husband, going back to high school! That's wonderful ;).
Thanks for the smilie, Tracee!!
Marjorie, LOL!!! I've been married only 20 years, but I'm quite sure my husband wouldn't be any more pleased by that idea than yours :). Many blessings to you as well!
G S - there are many friends I know who've had mixed results, too. And thank you for taking time to comment!!
Sandy, how lovely that you met someone who lived so near to you! That's just wonderful :).
Carla, I had to laugh at your reference to Murphy's Law -- yeah, that would probably be true for me, too!! Glad to hear your friend found some success with online dating, though!
Kent and Tina -- many thanks to you both for your comments! I hope it'll be a book you'll enjoy :).
Kathleen, I'll be curious to see online dating is something my son will try someday as well. So many teens and 20-somethings now are so used to using technology in their dating lives. That definitely hadn't been true for me back then!
Maureen, I agree with you on how Internet dating must be tough on one's nerves!!
Sue and Debbi -- thank you both for your interest in the story!
Marguerite, I think there's a lot to be said for meeting in person, too, but I'm thrilled for your friend!! How exciting that she met someone so wonderful online!
Colleen, I've heard some wild tales from friends and relatives who've tried online dating, too. Not all of them were horror stories, but there were certainly some odd situations that came up!!
Clare, you're so right -- Jane Austen is the inspiration for many, many writers!! Sometimes it's the characters she created, sometimes the plotlines and, on occasion, Jane herself will make an appearance in another author's novel. I'll admit, I did that once myself with my debut book, According to Jane :).
Angie, just saw your comment appear! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on Internet dating -- you and I were in a similar situation in having met our spouses way before such a thing as online dating existed, LOL. But what I'm really impressed by is that you married your high-school sweetheart and are still happily together. That's *wonderful* and something worth celebrating!!
Liesl, yeah, I haven't tried them either. Thanks so much for your kind comment about the book!
Bonnie and James -- thanks to you both!! I'm thrilled that the storyline interests you!
Pam, I hadn't realized that some of the sites would keep the profiles up even after someone left. Ahh, that's interesting, and I can see how it would make it pretty confusing to figure out who's really actively seeking and who isn't. Thanks for the insight!
BJ, wow!! Congratulations! Your relationship is one of the great success stories that so many wish for when they try online dating. I especially appreciate the way you shared your clear-eyed view of the situation, too. Making sure people know what they're getting into. Weeding out those who are truly a bad fit. But also realizing there are good guys/gals out there as well. I'm so happy it turned out so well for you!!
Deana, ohhh, thank you! I'm honored that you've read other novels of mine and have enjoyed them. Makes my day!!!
Kathy, what a sweet comment -- thanks so much! Many blessings to you, too :).
Maya~Thanks for your comments on the book cover -- I like it, too! (Full credit goes to the Kensington art dept. :) And, for what it's worth, I thought "Cousins" was pretty funny, too!
Kai~I believe that as well -- that the spirits of those whom we truly loved stay with us forever. Thanks, also, for reminding me of that beautiful song...
Alyson~Ohhhh, Love Story! I still cry when I see that film or read scenes from the book. I loved it...
Vickie~I think that's really true for most of us, yes! Probably because, no matter how well things may have turned out, people are multi-faceted. Being in a situation that's different from our current one will, almost inevitably, I think, bring out a few new sides of ourselves.
Sharon~50s and 60s music is so often upbeat, I can't help but want to dance! (I'll always love Buddy Holly. ;)
Brenda~I really enjoyed all 3 of the films you mentioned, but my husband especially LOVED Gatsby!! It's a huge favorite of his, and his appreciation for it has increased mine even more ;).
Tiffany~You're very welcome!
Teresa~I've already mentioned this today, but it's worth repeating -- I love Elvis!!
Mary P.~I spent hours watching Little House as a kid...and I loved the book series, too!
Patricia~Congrats on 38 years of marriage -- that's wonderful! I love hearing about such great relationship success stories ;). As for Pride & Prejudice -- that's my favorite novel EVER, so I love all film versions, too!!
Sheila~You're absolutely right --great point! It's those times when we're really vulnerable that we most often wonder "what if"...
Lisa~I know...what a poignant film that was!
Mary Lynn~80s music does that for me, too. I think that's especially the case whenever someone hears songs from their childhood or teen years. It's such a carefree time by comparison to adulthood -- the songs just take us back to a far less complicated era in our personal history.
Jl~Oh, I agree...it *is* something many of us wonder about, isn't it?!
Valerie~I loved that film, too! Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour were wonderful together ;).
Jennifer~I really like The Lake House as well! I need to see it again because I spent the whole first viewing of it wondering what was going to happen...
Marjorie~We do, yes! Those kinds of stories simply about ordinary women and our lives are my very favorite.
Brenda~Elvis was amazing, wasn't he? I love his old beach films (like "Clam Bake") -- he had such heart and when he sang "But You Don't Know Me" I just melted ;).
Karin~LOL!! I thought it was a secret code, too! Next time I'll capitalize instead of trying to use quotes :). Glad you're with people you wouldn't give up and that you're where you want to be! I wouldn't trade my gang either!!
What a great scene! And I enjoyed the quiz, too. (I'm a Kitty, but I sort of wish there was a little more Shea in me--LOL!) I'm so excited there's a new Bunco Babes book out!!
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