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

February 3, 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 not…

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whore lure: the scent of sex

January 22, 2010

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whore lure: the scent of sex

Ireceived emails ALL DAY yesterday about the details of how. "How does one go about playing at the other woman, you know, specifically."
Okay, then. The short of it: I called my man, casually asked him to come meet me…

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being her

January 21, 2010

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being her

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes I think I should be everything I fear. I should step out from everything I am and try on what other feels like. Be that type of woman. The type I’m not.
I’ve heard…

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advice: how to encourage and not belittle

December 9, 2009

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advice: how to encourage and not belittle

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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so if i get too sexy for you, now you’ll know why

December 2, 2009

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so if i get too sexy for you, now you’ll know why

I dunno, there’s something unsexy about husband. Sure, when you’re first married, it’s a word you say with a giggle. "So strange," you say, "to call you that now. Strange good." And you both comment on the newness of it,…

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the placebo effect of dating

November 19, 2009

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the placebo effect of dating

I took a Health Psychology class in college, where I learned, among other things, about the power of positive (and craptastic) thinking, particularly its impact on our health. I already knew that imagining myself making contact with the ball on…

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adding sex to your to-do list is a don’t

November 2, 2009

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adding sex to your to-do list is a don’t

When the producers of the Rachael Ray show phoned, they wanted to know how I felt about scheduling sex. My first response, "Sure… with whom?" But the truth is, I wouldn’t schedule sex with anyone. I get that sex deserves…

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new signals and stops

October 24, 2009

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new signals and stops

What could you possibly hate about a new relationship? No, no, besides all the times the check arrives. No, aside from the meeting of families, or the friends of his who are still friends (and huge admirers) of the her…

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