QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: Ok, so I have a boyfriend, and we’ve been together for about 8 months now. We worked together before we started dating for about 6 months. We started dating August 1st and moved in…
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long-distance love: what would you do?
March 23, 2010
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I am writing to ask for some of your wit and wisdom. I started dating a great guy about three months ago. Right from the start, things clicked. On our first date, a dog…
advice: how to start my mid-life(ish) career
February 18, 2010
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I’m a soon-to-be graduate with a BA in journalism from one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism schools. I mention that only to reiterate how very hard I’ve worked for a degree that, even…
writing tips (from an author) on how to craft an online dating profile
February 3, 2010
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I’ve been trying to meet someone for the past 5 years, in and out of semi-serious "relationshits" (as you call them). Sometimes he breaks it off, sometimes I do. Nothing dramatic, really, just not…
advice: when mother-in-law issues lead to divorce
January 6, 2010
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I have been married for 13 years and have lived in the same small town for 13 years. During these years I’ve become very frustrated with the dynamics of my husband’s family, especially my…
advice: should I forgive him?
December 23, 2009
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I’ll try to keep this kinda short, because I know I could go on and on. I’ve been with my husband for thirteen years and married to him for seven. A few months ago,…
advice: photography lady on the street & a freak in the bed
December 15, 2009
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I love photography and have been a photo freak since I was little. My dad always had camera on hand, and I got that from him. Now, I’m not a pro by any means,…
advice: how to encourage and not belittle
December 9, 2009
QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: How do you rally the troops for a significant other who has fallen in on themselves? We moved across the country a little over a year ago, and have struggled endlessly ever since. The…









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