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writing tips (from an author) on how to craft an online dating profile

3. February 2010

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writing tips (from an author) on how to craft an online dating profile

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…

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sleeping with the little engine that could…n’t

28. December 2009

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sleeping with the little engine that could…n’t

I realize, of course, the implication of my title. So, I’ll set things right at the onset. This is not my attempt at creating a euphemism for erectile dysfunction, nor is it a comment on the vest-pocket penis. For…

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advice: should I forgive him?

23. December 2009

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advice: should I forgive him?

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,…

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advice: how do i tell him i’m not ready to marry him?

20. October 2009

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advice: how do i tell him i’m not ready to marry him?

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: My boyfriend proposed to me two months ago. We have been living together for less than a year – and while he’s great, and I know he loves me unconditionally, I feel as…

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advice needed: he married someone else

12. October 2009

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advice needed: he married someone else

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I had and still have feelings for one man, but he secretly got married this year. I fear that is now the end, and I’m afraid to let him go. In him, I…

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cleaning up after taking a big relationshit

6. October 2009

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cleaning up after taking a big relationshit

A QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER (We’ll call her Becka): I am 29 years old and have nothing to show for it. My marriage is on the outs, I have NO friends, I have NO job, and…

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truest stages of rejection

23. September 2009

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truest stages of rejection

It’s the worst when you allow yourself to get excited. You begin to plan a future wrapped around this one hope. It’s really happening! And then, someone takes a furry turd and smears it on your corduroys. And dammit,…

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trapped in a bad marriage

9. September 2009

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trapped in a bad marriage

I‘m feeling concerned for a friend and confused about what, if anything, should be said. My former college roommate was a very bubbly person. Obviously, after school, we didn’t talk as much…but we kept in touch. Each time I see…

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is there a corpse in jennifer aniston’s cargo?

16. April 2009

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is there a corpse in jennifer aniston’s cargo?

Henrik Ibsen, a 19th century Norwegian dramatist, has likened not "getting over it" to carrying a corpse in the cargo of a boat.  That is to say, we can try to sail forward, brave new waters, but if you’re…

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love: it’s a sadass coldplay song. sorry, but it is.

11. April 2009

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love: it’s a sadass coldplay song. sorry, but it is.

  I was dating Oliver, who believed Coldplay’s "The Scientist" was actually about a scientist. "Have you not listened to the lyrics?" I asked as I swigged down the last of our wine. "Yes, baby,…

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