Q. Dear Goddess: I recently ran into a man I knew twenty years ago. We hit it off, and at the end of a promising evening, he said he’d call. He didn’t, so I called him–only to be greeted with a “Oh hi….I’ll call you soon.” Should I now ignore his calls if he does call? –Confused …
Q. Dear Goddess: I’m single, with kids, divorced for a year, and in my late 30s. I have step-kids and stepparents and complicated interwoven friendships, not to mention a time-consuming career. I’m a woman with serious baggage. The idea of dating gives me a stomach ache, so what do I do?” –Busy A. Dear Busy: I hear you. …
Q: Dear Love Goddess: I’ve been seeing a man I met online for over a month–we’ve been together six times. We had sex the last three times. It was terrific. There has been no weirdness even for a moment, but he has stopped calling. He did “check in” a day ago and said something along the lines of …
“Are you still sexually active?” the doctor asks an older woman. Or the therapist does. Or the pharmacist. It’s rather like asking someone in her 60s, “So, do you still enjoy food?” The question, barring some disease of the taste buds, makes no sense. It always feels to me that the person asking …
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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 …
