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That "Should" Voice–Keep it Quiet!

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 …

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Moral Repression 101: It Doesn't Work

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 …

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"Must We Sleep in Separate Beds?"

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, …

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Which is Worse: A Virtual Date or a Virtuous Date?

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Infidelity or Hypocrisy: Which is Worse?

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 …

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Choose Happiness: Go Against Type

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 …

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Put That Phone Away–or Don't Date!

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 …

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When Your Lover Wants More "Space"

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 …

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Borderline Boyfriends

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 …

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On "International Man Day"

     Today is International Man Day. Founders (as reported this morning on “Good Morning America”) say it’s time for men to “reclaim their crown.”    …

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