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Sorry, Wrong Num-Num
Though many things in life come with the opportunity to push the “back” button, once you have a kid, you have a kid
Sorry, Wrong Num-Num I love my boyfriend. We’ve been together two years. Recently, however, we’ve been experiencing conflict over the issue of children. He wants kids; I don’t. I’ve always felt strongly about this, and he said he was fine with this when we started dating. But he’s been bringing up the subject of kids […]
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The Goatmaster General
A mail-eating goat is put in charge of running the U.S. postal service
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Free Will Astrology—Week of October 7
Be imaginative and innovative in your quest for zest
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Some people are crazy drunk on rotgut sobriety,” wrote aphorist Daniel Liebert. I trust you’re not one of them. But if you are, I beg you to change your habits during the next three weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have a heavenly mandate to seek more […]
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Bedder Later and Ghosting Story
There’s a way to get a guy to stick around after sex, and it’s to wait to have it till he’s got feelings for you
Bedder Later I’m a woman in my 20s seeking a boyfriend. On the first date, I like to have a few drinks and, if the guy and I hit it off, have sex to see whether we have physical chemistry. Lately, I’ve had a string of great first dates — flowing conversation, emotional rapport, and […]
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Pandemic Weaklings
The fight against COVID has not exactly been helped by toxic masculinity
