Sometimes, the girls will call me in the evenings when I'm out. They worry when they haven't heard from me for a while. "Are you out on a date?" was the message from Nora. "Call and tell me how it went!"

Oh, and horrifyingly enough, my daughters aren't beneath trying to figure out my sex life. (I so did not want to know about my parents' sex lives. But that was in the prehistoric era, apparently.) The girls can't bring themselves to ask me directly, so they work on deciphering clues together. How many dates has she had with that guy? Did they go away together? Has she met his kids?

Most of the time, I enjoy discussing my dating escapades with my daughters. But clearly, I can't tell them everything.

I live in mortal fear of the question: "Mom, are you having safe sex?"

Deciding when to introduce a new man, even to 20-something children, isn't easy. But there's a difference between bringing every Tom, Dick and Harry home, and letting them know Mom's friend is more than just a friend.

There is a way to do this right. Go slowly. Don't introduce the other person until the idea of your seeing someone becomes familiar to them. In other words -- don't overwhelm them with it, but don't hide it, either.

If you are on good terms with your 20-somethings, talking about dating can be a fun, shared experience.

One word of warning: if you're thinking about "sexting" your latest hot date -- don't. Especially if you have a tendency to leave your phone around with 20-somethings at home.

You'll get busted.