When the “Twilight” book phenomenon took off a few years ago I stayed as far away from it as possible.  As a 30-something, I wasn’t going to deign myself to read what had become a teen-craze book.  We’ve all seen those sad images of 30 and 40+ women who go gaga over fictitious love stories because they don’t have “love” in their own lives.  Saw one on the subway the other day with a “Twilight Convention” tote bag!  I didn’t want to get anywhere near that group …

I finally decided to save myself from the dating drought and try something different.  The online thing wasn’t working, so I signed up for a service that brings 4 men and 4 women together for dinner.  With my past of competing for attention from men …

If you’re a fan of Broadway musicals, you’ll know that line comes from the song “Black Boys” from the musical HAIR.  The relevance of the song title will be explained later in the blog, but first: