QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I’m currently visiting my boyfriend who lives in Austin. This is my second extended visit, and when I come I typically stay for a couple of weeks. I still feel like I haven’t gotten…
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when you can’t afford a friendship
March 7, 2011
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: A dear friend is getting married, across the country from me, in Florida She wants me to be there; I cannot afford to attend her wedding. And when I say I cannot afford it,…
an open sex life, a closed door
January 25, 2011
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. That’s odd for me to even type because as long as I’ve remembered, it’s been difficult for me to share that with people. I was married just…
i’m the other woman
January 18, 2011
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I am desperate for your advice, but have been hesitant to solicit it for fear of your fans, or worse, your despising me. You see, I am having an affair with a friend’s boyfriend.…
who are you in the When Harry Met Sally scenario?
January 17, 2011
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I really don’t know why I’m writing, as I somehow feel all the answers I need are in each of the replies you’ve given to your readers already. But, I do need advice, as…
the grinch who refused to craft (or hear about it)
December 6, 2010
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I married a Jew who hates, HATES Christmas and has been grumbling about it so much that it’s hard for me to even get excited this year – and I so want to because…
how to make lasting girlfriends
November 11, 2010
Some of this is going to sound strange. The rest of it will sound confessional. Most of it will not come out chronologically. Bear with me. Here’s the answer before the question (which appears below)…
The other night I was…
advice: friendship becomes endship… again
October 23, 2010
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I am wondering if I can rely upon you and your readers for some advice. I wrote to you and received excellent advice regarding a spoiled friendship and a baby shower (When Friendship Becomes…










August 9, 2011
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