No Longer Accepting Applications for the Role of Boyfriend. The Position Has Not Been Filled—but the Closing Date Has Been Reached.

Well, I gave it the ol’ college try. And I have three degrees. Maybe that’s the problem. I got a late start in the dating world after becoming a widow following 21 years of marriage. Who was I to think I’d fare better than the seasoned pros—many of whom have been in this dating game far too long and are now just burnt-out, whittled-down cynics? Honestly, the paucity of decent, emotionally available humans in the dating...