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Advice Goddess: 2B or Not to Be, Love in the Paycheck Republic
Should you date your neighbor? What about that co-worker you always flirt with?
2B Or Not To Be Q: This guy recently moved into my apartment building, and we seem to have a spark. I’d like to go out with him. However, because we live in the same building, this might be a bad idea. If it goes badly, things could get really awkward or even horrible. Should […]
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The Dumpster Fire Within
It’s natural that you’d feel guilty about an apparent asymmetry in sexual grazing
The Dumpster Fire Within About six weeks ago, I started dating the nicest guy. I have some intimacy issues (basically, fear of abandonment), and having somebody be nice to me is new and uncomfortable. I freaked out one night and had sex with somebody else. I know this guy I’m dating isn’t sleeping with other […]
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Meme Girls & Hint Julep
Put on 10 pounds recently? No problem!
Meme Girls I keep reading about how detrimental social media usage is, with people avoiding face-to-face interaction and feeling inferior when they see everyone else looking gorgeous and having fabulous lives. Would you recommend taking regular breaks from social media? — Instagrammer Girl Put on 10 pounds recently? No problem! There’s surely an app that’ll […]
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The Fillet Of The Land & Truth Be Trolled
A first date should be an opportunity to get acquainted — with you, that is, not wine from Napoleon’s private stock and steak from a cow that attended French boarding school.
The Fillet Of The Land I’m a 36-year-old single man. I see buying a woman dinner as a nice part of courting. Lately, however, women keep pretending to be interested in me only to vanish after I’ve taken them out for an expensive dinner. How can I avoid women who just want to use me […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week Of July 4
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian voice actor Tom Kenny has played the roles of over 1,500 cartoon characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Spyro the Dragon, Jake Spidermonkey, Commander Peepers, and Doctor Octopus. I propose that we make him your role model in the coming weeks. It will be a favorable time for you to show your […]
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The Incredible Sulk & Mourning Wood
Spouses can’t meet each other’s every need—and shouldn’t be expected to.
The Incredible Sulk I’m a married lesbian working on having another baby with my fab wife. My new best friend is an attractive straight girl who lives in another state. We talk and text every day. It isn’t sexual or romantic at all, but my friend gets me in a way that, I’m sorry to […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of June 27
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Acquire a new personal symbol that thrills your mind and mobilizes your soul. AUGUST: Reconfigure the way you deal with money. Get smarter about your finances. SEPTEMBER: It’s time to expedite your learning. But streetwise education is more useful than […]
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The Heart Is A Clonely Hunter and Groundhug Day
The Heart Is A Clonely Hunter I’ve heard that we’re romantically attracted to people who look like us. Is that true? I don’t think any of my boyfriends have looked anything like me, but I have seen couples who look so similar they could be related. —Wondering You can kinda see the merits of dating […]
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The Pathogen Of Least Resistance
Science & Advice Goddess Amy Alkon’s weekly advice column
I live with my girlfriend, who’s really picky about how clean and tidy the house has to be. God forbid I put a bowl on the dish rack that isn’t perfectly immaculate or leave tiny bits of hair in the sink after I shave. She gets totally grossed out by small things that I don’t think […]