Q. Dear Goddess: Over the 4th-of-July weekend, looking at everyone having fun on the beach, I had a meltdown. I thought: I should have a boyfriend. I should be thinner. I should be closer to my family. I should be roming on the beach with a wonderful drink and, oh you know the rest…… Help! —Melted …
Q: Dear Goddess, why is everyone so obsessed, still, over Mark Sanford’s affair in Argentina? Think of Clinton, or Kennedy, or the hundreds of other politicians who have slept around! –Michael A. Dear Earth Boy: No one is obsessed, at this point, over Mark Sanford’s affair or affairs. Or even his insulting decision to attempt to re-fall …
Q. Dear Goddess: My lover, who is a widower, is in his late 40s. This weekend, we’re visiting his 25-year-old son, Bob, whom I’ve not yet met, and spending the night at his home. Bob is a born-again Christian, and we wonder whether we’ll be able to sleep in the same bed in his home. We feel we’re too …
Q. Dear Goddess: So, are you mad at Mark Sanford for his infidelity? –Jane A. No, Jane, not as mad at him for that as I am for his raging hypocrisy. He’s been going on on and on about morality and the sanctity of marriage and family values for years. He was among the terminally self-righteous who …
Dear Goddess: Try as I might, I keep going out with similar kinds of men-men who don’t look or act the same-in fact I make a point of trying to break the pattern– but who turn out to treat me a certain way that I hate. I worry about my ability to choose…. Dear Earth …
Q. Dear Goddess: A man complained to me that I had my phone on the table during our first date. I always have my phone on the table–what’s his problem? A. Dear Earth Girl: His problem is that it’s rude to plant your phone on the table as a matter of course. If you’ve ever been with a man …
Q. Dear Goddess: My lover has been talking a lot about wanting more “space.” When I ask him what he means, he can’t explain it and just gets cranky. Does he know what he means? A. Dear Earth girl: Yes, he knows just what he means. He can’t explain it because he doesn’t want to …
Q. Dear Goddess: My new boyfriend, who is driving me crazy, tells me he has Borderline Personality Disorder. What is it, and do I want to stay with him? A. No, dearest earth girl, I don’t think you do. Borderlines are almost impossible to have relationships with over time, and the fact that you say your …
Today is International Man Day. Founders (as reported this morning on “Good Morning America”) say it’s time for men to “reclaim their crown.” Did men ever lose it? Are women not still honoring men by working to please them; to ensure connection with them? Are women not still helping men become not only …
