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advice: dirty talk, another guy, + video games – help!

16. August 2010

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advice: dirty talk, another guy, + video games – help!

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I had written to you in May about how I read SU&D in college, and then once again while I was on vacation a few years later (I'm now in my mid twenties) and…

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35 years old + he broke up with me, now what?!

10. August 2010

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35 years old + he broke up with me, now what?!

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I can imagine you must get hundreds of emails a week from readers asking for advice, so I don't expect you to have the time to even respond and I wouldn't be remotely offended.…

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advice: how to move on

19. July 2010

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advice: how to move on

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I have been reading your blog for four years, bought both books and STILL can't figure out how to "get over the bastard." We were married for 13 years, and I left him last…

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wrecking balls + other psychos

26. May 2010

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Once upon an engaged life ago, I worked in an office with a beautiful, funny woman, who was, without question, a fucking psycho. But, man was she entertaining. And I liked how neurotic she was. In Moose I changed her…

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advice: I’ve caught him in a lie, now what?

20. April 2010

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advice: I’ve caught him in a lie, now what?

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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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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