Q. Dear Goddess: How do I know if a man, whom I love but feel uncomfortable with much of the time, is wrong for me? –Weirded out A. Dear Weirded Out: You know by analyzing this discomfort. Not in your head, but in your heart and in your body. My rule of thumb: If a …
Q. Dear Goddess: My boyfriend of three months and I have fallen into a pattern. I ask him for sex and he says his back hurts, or he’s tired or, well, something…
So, I know I’m not the first blogger out here to rave about Julia Child (thank you, Julie Powell!) and I know it’s all the rage to eat like Julia…but just this once, okay? And, as many of us really want to eat as Julia wanted us to, but also want to keeping our stomachs …
Q.:. Dear Goddess: I keep going out with men who look great, have good jobs, etc., but who are really, really strange once they’re in a relationship. I KNOW this is the men I’m choosing and not all men….but is there a way of spotting these guys? –Miserable A. Dear Miserable: Spotting men unfit for human …
The discovery that Bernie Madoff was having a 20-year affair shocked many people. I’m not sure I understand why. Here’s a guy who lied to and cheated everyone for decades. What makes us think he wouldn’t lie to and cheat his wife of fifty years? What fantasy is THAT on our parts? I guess it …
Women often ask me how to assess a new lover–what questions to ask whose answers will reveal important information about this man. Well you know my answer to this: How he behaves is your answer. But for the impatient among you, there’s one question I’ve found to be revealing: “How did your family express affection?” Many possible answers will …
Q. Dear Goddess: I’ve been through hell with a guy and just finally broke up with him. But I’m deeply depressed. A psychopharmacologist has given me Lexapro, which helps, but can’t afford a therapist. Am I making a mistake? –Sick at Heart A. Dear Sick at Heart: I’ve just read that the number of Americans …
Q. Dear Goddess: My boyfriend likes to make up after an argument by having sex, and says I’m “carrying a grudge” if I don’t go along with it. I hate to, and also start to hate HIM for his insistence on making up this way. Am I wrong? — Grudge A. Dear Grudge: Some people can resolve fights …
Q. Dear Goddess: A man I really liked, who told me after our first date that he’d call, didn’t call. So I called him. He said he was glad to hear from me, and that he’d been meaning to call me but had been swamped with work, and asked if we could see each other. …
Q. Dear Goddess: I’ve been engaged to a nice guy-and I know how you feel about nice guys–and a guy I’m comfortable with and sexually compatible with–for over a year…
