Fossil Fool? My husband died of a heart attack at age 75. On his phone, I saw several unsettling texts from younger women, alluding to improper liaisons and asking for money. We often helped needy families, but I’m suspecting these women tempted and took advantage of a kind, caring old man, or maybe he turned […]
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Con Juan & Uneven Steven
Set aside everything you’ve read about sociopaths, much of which is probably wrong
Con Juan Lately, women’s magazines keep mentioning “sociopaths.” What is a sociopath? From what I’ve read, it seems like both my exes were sociopaths. How do I avoid attracting others? —Wary Woman When a guy asks you on a date, it would be great if you could check him out on LinkedIn and be all, […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of November 11
Mystery can be a cause for celebration
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio theologian Eugene Peterson cleared up a mystery about the nature of mystery. He wrote, “Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.” Yes! At least sometimes, mystery can be a cause for celebration, a delightful opening into a beautiful unknown that’s […]
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On Crowd Nine
In some marriages, somebody could lose consciousness and it wouldn’t be all that noticeable
On Crowd Nine I’m a 43-year-old woman in my second marriage with a man who’s also on his second marriage. We are both determined to make this marriage our last! We have a scheduled date night. We make sure sex happens weekly. I’d like to know whether there are other things we can do to […]
