I‘ve written some loving tributes to my late husband on OS. But I also have been a single woman for many years between my first and second marriages, and after.

Inspired by Dorinda’s recent game, o’steph’s coming out as a naturist, and the sexy posts that have been written over the past couple of days, I’ve decided to open up a bit and create a game of my own to involve you during these pre-election nail-biter days.

Some of these next ten statements about my relationships are true. Can you guess which?

1. A philosopher who was an expert on empathy asked me to marry him on the second date, but I said no because he had no empathy.

2. I became a man’s wife 20 minutes after meeting him.

3. I went out with a famed pornographer who took me to an off-Broadway play called F—king and Shopping.

4. The most romantic relationship I had in years was with a man I never met.

5. I was put on trial by a significant other’s former wife for living with him and for no other reason, and she drowned after the trial, in a riptide.

6. The last person I connected with is 25 years younger.

7. I went out with a man who put a hit on his wife.

8. I had relationships with two oncologists from Pittsburgh in a row, both of whom contacted me on the Internet, and neither of whom knew each other. I lived in Miami.

9. I dated a sport’s commissioner who played no sports.

10. I dated a man who left me for a dog (woof).

Update: Here are my answers. They will be brief, because I think some of these are worthy of posts of their own. Meanwhile, stay strong through these next days.

#2 is partly true. The rest are true! I will explain at some point how all this could happen, plus more. Part of it is being single and living in New York.

A bit more info on some of the questions:

1-The expert’s book on empathy was published by a prestigious press, but the brilliant man was totally involved with his own needs and feelings, and control. When I wouldn't acquiesce to all of his extreme wishes he  had no idea why he was a turn-off. This went on until I wised up, closed the door, and threw his book on empathy after him.

2- I will post this story later. It was a cultural thing in another country and wasn’t legal. And I didn’t know about it until it was over.

3- The publisher of racy magazines was a perfect gentleman on our one date. I was curious, but never interested. He got the best seats in a hard-to-get-into restaurant, last minute, and had well-dressed men come by the table thanking him for their pleasure. Okay. The next day his secretary called, and asked if I'd like to come to his house in another state for a second date. He would arrive later in the week. I said "no thank you." And then he got on the line, and I said "no thank you," again. Men.

5- Yes, my former Significant Other's ex found an old state law about cohabiting with a non-married person, and sat me before a judge, even though I had nothing to do with the breakup. I had to defend myself for simply living with this proper businessman for several years. There were lawyers, cross-examinations, the works. She met an awful fate. More later.

7. One date.  I didn't know. More later.

10- Yes, and I think quite a few men would leave a woman for a dog. But then many women would leave a man for a dog, too.