The women of my family recently watched 1939’s Gone With The Wind at the historic Alabama Theater. I honestly (though a Southern woman through and through) must say before then, I’d never actually watched the movie in its four-hour entirety, only bits and pieces. All I

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8/30/2010	Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give A... Samantha "Sam" Foster Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give A... Knowing When to Walk Away Shows Grace and Self–Respect The women of my family recently watched 1939’s Gone With The Wind at the historic Alabama Theater. I honestly (though a Southern woman through and through) must say before then, I’d never actually watched . . . Read more.
8/8/2010	Late Bloomies, Dater Beware Samantha "Sam" Foster Late Bloomies, Dater Beware Be wary of those just coming into their “game” As a rider on the dating roller coaster, I’ve discovered a slew of different types of individuals. The douche bags, the players, the wolves in sheep’s clothing, the all-out weirdos, the freak shows, the . . . Read more.
7/20/2010	I'm So TIred Samantha "Sam" Foster I'm So Tired In Blazing Saddles, the character Lily Von Schtupp (played by Madeline Kahn) sings a hilarious song titled “I’m So Tired.” How true her words! I'm tired -- sick and tired of love! I've had my fill . . . Read more.
7/16/2010	my dating life revealed Samantha "Sam" Foster My Dating Life Revealed . . . Read more.
7/6/2010	God Bless South America! Samantha "Sam" Foster GOD BLESS SOUTH AMERICA! You know, every now and then when the whole dating game makes me go “huh?,” there comes those instances that make up for it all. Those awesome, didn’t see THAT coming happenings that make the dating world . . . Read more.
7/5/2010	The Love Tollbooth Samantha "Sam" Foster The Love Tollbooth Making a good choice is half of the dating game. Over the weekend, I was out with a girlfriend of mine who happens to be a few years younger (Ok, like five years younger) than me. One of her friends, a lovely girl of her same age who just recently ended . . . Read more.
6/23/2010	You’re No Jake Ryan! Samantha "Sam" Foster You’re No Jake Ryan! Oh, readers…what a week. You know, I think sometimes that someday I will leave you all, find a fellow and have no further horror stories to relay. Never fear though, your Sam is here. Yes, like the . . . Read more.
5/31/2010	Online Dating Samantha "Sam" Foster Online Dating E-Harmonious or Virtual Insanity I can’t tell you how many times a conversation about my not being in a relationship or my not dating all that much has led to the “have you tried online dating?” inquiry. I have to say too that I ask . . . Read more.
5/24/2010	Hola, ego boost! Samantha "Sam" Foster Hola, ego boost! I’m sure you’ve gone through the same, but sometimes, you want to just forget about the rat race of the dating life and just ENJOY a night out. Hence was my night on Saturday. After feeling the sting . . . Read more.
5/1/2010	Just Like a Chick Flick Samantha "Sam" Foster Just Like a Chick Flick The best stories have a common theme. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had this odd, intense, romantic and whimsical side of me that has always led me astray in looking for love (but it’s been a hell of a fun ride, at times). I remember . . . Read more.
4/28/2010	"You Suck" Samantha "Sam" Foster "You Suck" It never ceases to amaze me at the depth, breadth and width of the stupidity of some people. Now, granted, we ALL make mistakes, we all end up in compromised situations where we make social asses of . . . Read more.
4/20/2010	Landing Myself in Sinful Dating Hell Samantha "Sam" Foster Landing Myself in Sinful Dating Hell I love that I have a single blog/article that is meant to inspire, yet for all my years of experience, it is still I that messes up almost every single time I try to put myself back out there. I recently . . . Read more.
3/30/2010	The writing on the wall Samantha "Sam" Foster The writing on the walls 2 good 2 be 4 gotten. There’s nothing that warms my sometimes-bitter-yet-more-often-hopeful heart than reading bathroom stall notes when I am out and about in the Magic City. Seriously. It’s some of the most entertaining prose . . . Read more.
3/26/2010	Birthday Wishes Samantha "Sam" Foster Birthday Wishes With this my birthday week, I like to do what I do each and every year and look at how my life has changed over the past 365. This week in 2009, I was dating a guy that was all wrong for me. Now, mind . . . Read more.
3/10/2010	Mr. Mistake Mr. Mistake Over the weekend, I was lucky enough (said with intense sarcasm) to see an old flame of mine, and at 6’4”, this guy is hard to miss. I don’t have to see him very often, but we do have a group of friends . . . Read more.
2/25/2010	Who Has the Ball? Samantha "Sam" Foster Who Has the Ball? But more importantly, are you in the game? I’ve heard over and over throughout my single days the old proverbial phrase, “The ball is in your/his court.” I must admit that that phrase is not one of my favorites; I wouldn’t become a fan of it . . . Read more.
2/19/2010	Going for the gold Samantha "Sam" Foster Going for the gold Like a lot of people this week, my television has been tuned in nightly to the winter olympics in Vancouver. Of course, I'm always amazed at skiers and how they make the sport look beautiful, seamless . . . Read more.
2/9/2010	What’s Up With Birmingham Shore? Samantha "Sam" Foster What’s Up With Birmingham Shore? Most of you have likely seen or at least heard of Jersey Shore, the hit reality series following a group of young New Jersey “guidos and guidettes” as they work out, tan, date and go out to bars. Ultimately, . . . Read more.
2/1/2010	A Love Story... Samantha "Sam" Foster A Love Story... Of the platonic kind. With the onset of February comes the month of baseball practice (spoken by a true former cleat chaser), Groundhog Day and, of course, Valentine’s Day (oh joy!). If you sense my sarcasm, mind you even . . . Read more.
1/26/2010	You, Me and Everyone We Know Samantha "Sam" Foster You, Me and Everyone We Know Over the weekend, I asked a guy friend of mine out to a dinner party. This is not a rare occurrence, but the rarity lies in that I and this guy friend have actually crossed the “friend” line in the . . . Read more.
1/20/2010	Driving by the past Samantha "Sam" Foster Driving by the Past As I was headed back to the office yesterday, I stopped at the redlight beside the old Tiki Bob's location in southside. Funny how just looking at a building will take you back to some time before that . . . Read more.
1/11/2010	When Jeffrey Met Kay Samantha "Sam" Foster When Jeffrey Met Kay There have been a good many instances lately amongst myself and some of my friends that reminds me to ask the age old question: can you make two lovers from friends? Now, having been fortunate enough . . . Read more.
12/29/2009	Hope and Feathered Timing Samantha "Sam" Foster Hope and Feathered Timing Emily Dickinson wrote that “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” I am sure I am completely missing the mark here, . . . Read more.
12/28/2009	Paying Attention to Red Flags Samantha "Sam" Foster Paying Attention to Red Flags A cautionary tale. At times, the universe attempts to thwart a bad situation by offering us cautions at the onset of a new relationship (or attempt at one). If you’re anything like me, you’re guilty of ignoring those . . . Read more.
12/21/2009	Mr. Holiday Hookup Samantha “Sam” Foster Mr. Holiday Hookup HO HO HO (in every sense of the word). Tis the season for world wanderers to come back home to Sweet Home Alabama…and to try to get some home lovin’ before they exit out of the state in a week. What holiday . . . Read more.
12/15/2009	You WILL be set up! Samantha “Sam” Foster You WILL be set up! If you’re single out there, you probably have had the same story I’m about to relay happen to you once or twice. When you’re alone, you’ll find that individuals – especially your mom’s friends or other . . . Read more.
12/9/2009	I Liked you... Samantha “Sam” Foster I liked you...until you liked me. I am guilty of this, and I hear and experience many singles saying the same thing: when a person is readily available, it’s kind of a turn off, but when someone is a bit unattainable, well, they’re as . . . Read more.
12/1/2009	Party of One Samantha “Sam” Foster Party of One The upside of singledom during the holiday season December. Ah, the holidays are upon us once again, and for my single counterparts, perhaps this time of year is slightly lonelier than any other due to invitations to parties (to which you may attend . . . Read more.
11/30/2009	The Old Kind Thanksgiving Couple Samantha “Sam” Foster Though over the Thanksgiving holiday I cached a treasure trove of material for this column, I simply want to thank the unknown little old couple I had the pleasure of watching at church on Sunday. I was . . . Read more.
11/23/2009	The Booty Call that Didn't Booty Samantha “Sam” Foster The Booty Call that Didn’t Booty Booty Calls. Unless you’re a very good and responsible person that can control your urges, your alcohol, your drunk dialing/texting, then you’ve most likely either made one of these or been on the receiving . . . Read more.
11/18/2009	Stop Mixing Mixed Signals As I was waiting for a friend outside of a shop in NYC over the weekend, I heard the conversation of two 20-somethings discussing, of course, a guy. “Don’t let yourself get down…really, you are worth . . . Read more.
11/10/2009	Branding Yourself – Physical or Potential? Branding Yourself – Physical or Potential? A few rounds of beer and a shot or two this weekend prompted a healthy discussion amongst some of my guy and girlfriends about the all important topic of sex. When you’re single, this is a definite touchy . . . Read more.
11/4/2009	Text Dating I had a conversation this past weekend with one of my best guy friends, and we were discussing among other dating topics the phenomenon known as "text dating." Now, I am all fine and well with texts . . . Read more.
10/29/2009	The Awkward Run In Last weekend I had the proverbial "awkward bar night run-in" with a guy I'd dated/hung out with/enjoyed earlier this year. We had started quickly but fizzled just as fast, however I'd not seen him at . . . Read more.
10/14/2009	It’s Not You, It’s Me: Samantha “Sam” Foster The good, the bad and the ugly of “b”ing single in the city A happy couple. Should be easy in theory, I suppose. When I was growing up in a small town outside of Birmingham, I saw couples around me all the time. My mom and dad (still ridiculously happily married . . . Read more.

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