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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A pickup line
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 11, 2002I just started a wonderful new job. The atmosphere is laid-back, and the people alone make the place fantastic. The best of them all is my boss. She is 29, a month my elder, and very comely in appearance.At first I was merely attracted to her, but as time went on, I fell hard. I couldn't put my finger on it, but she has such a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pride goeth
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 25, 2002My boyfriend's daughter (I'll call her Mary) got married six months ago. She is 19 and pregnant. My boyfriend (I'll call him John) didn't go to the wedding because he disapproved of her husband and the marriage.The reason he gave for not attending was it would make him a hypocrite in front of his other children if he went. This...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A pre-existing condition
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 2, 2002I am 25 and have been married for two years. This past August I began an affair with my husband's younger brother. I feel just terrible and want to end the relationship, but I feel I am in a hopeless situation.The guilt is overwhelming, and I feel I need to come clean with my husband before I can get past what I've done and move...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lesson learned
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 9, 2002I was involved with a man separated from his wife. We connected on an extremely emotional level and were in the process of building a future.His wife left him and their two children to accept a job in another state and to experience a more unencumbered life. Prior to leaving she cheated on him three times and was emotionally and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Material girl
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 16, 2002I recently went on a date with this guy I met online. We had been emailing for a few weeks before we decided to go out together.We met at a restaurant, and he brought me a huge vase of flowers. He was sweet, polite and gentlemanly toward me and our conversation was good. But I felt embarrassed by all the attention given to me b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Put to the sword
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 23, 2002My girlfriend has an aggressive sense of humor. She teases and likes to parry put-downs. She says it is all in fun, and it is very important that she can joke with her partner. She thinks I am thin-skinned and overly sensitive.Indeed I know I am sensitive, but this is a vicious circle which makes me more and more sensitive. No ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Without love
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 30, 2002Kendra and I have been dating almost six years. For the past three years I have constantly asked myself if she is the one. I can never come up with the answer.I fantasize about being with other women, and it is not because Kendra lacks beauty. I feel disinterested in intimacy with her, but it was not like that in the beginning....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fashionably late
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 6, 2003What can a couple say and do when they have been late in getting wedding thank yous out to people? We have been married two years, with two separations among other serious challenges, and finally want to send cards.At the same time we are embarrassed about our difficulties in marriage and getting out the cards. One of the problem...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Flashh! i thought i saw a puddy cat!
- Have you ever had one of those flashes of inspiration? Have you ever just had one of those "knowings" down in the pit of your stomach? No, I don't mean after a big bowl of beans. That's not what I'm talking about. Ever had something flash across your mind and looked like a puddy cat? Read on and discover what it was.Flashes of inspiration; how sweet they are. And, they can take different fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Things happen without reason
- Sometimes things happen in life for apparently no reason at all. You think that there isn't any reason for something to happen until after the fact when that something has changed your life or pointed you into a new direction.Two seemingly totally opposite things can happen to you one day but they have a certain affect on you. Let's say you get this idea to do something, like read a certain...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Rightful owner
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 20, 2003I was recently looking through some old photos when I found some of an ex-boyfriend when he was a child. I remember him telling me at the time these were the only photos that exist of him as a child, and that these are the only copies.I want to send the photos to him so his family can have them. I have an old address of his pare...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - On track
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 27, 2003I have been involved with a married man for a little while. I am married myself, but it was an arranged marriage and I am very unhappy. I stay with my husband because of culture and my small children.Because I was miserable I was elated to fall in love with a guy I met. I never asked him for anything. I wanted to be able to have...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Call to action
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 3, 2003I need some advice, please! I've been married to the same man for 11 years. He's a nice person when he's not drinking. However that isn't very often.He drinks on a daily basis. Sometimes it's four beers, sometimes it's 12 or more. He drinks alone and then gets verbally abusive. He tells me I could never make it without him. I wo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A life touched
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 17, 2003Back when I was in grammar school, every once and awhile I would meet up with a girl my age and talk. Lisa never was around much, but she was always very sweet and nice. In 5th grade she was assigned to my class.She was absent a lot, and one day I had the courage to ask why. She told me she was sick, and she explained she wore ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One night stand
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 24, 2003I met someone over the weekend who is very, very famous. I was volunteering at a sports function and his sister was working the function. As the day progressed, she and I really hit it off. She asked me to take drinks to the suites upstairs. Someone asked who I was, and from there no one would leave me alone.I was told someone ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Changing course
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 17, 2003I'm at my wit's end. My wife of 20 years is leaving me. She said she is sick of me always talking at her. She says she doesn't care about money or anything else as long as she can get away from me. I pleaded with her to stay and she stayed one night in the spare room, but she refused to talk further.Next day I returned home from w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Following through
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 24, 2003My final divorce papers sit in front of me waiting for my signature. In fact, they've been sitting on my desk for five days now. It took me two days to even open the envelope and another full day to look at the actual documents. I still haven't entirely read through them. I cannot bring myself to sign.Eight months ago, after month...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Long odds
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 31, 2003I don't drive and have health problems. I have a friend who runs an under-the-table errand service. She is one of my closest friends so I rely on her. I always give her sufficient money for her time, and she has helped me out in many situations.There have been two times in a row where she has blown me off. Both times she was to ta...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A bad move
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 7, 2003My husband is a wonderful man, we are in our thirties, well-educated and fairly affluent. However, his mother has been a stumbling block in our relationship from the start.While we dated, I thought I would surprise him on his birthday with dinner at a swanky restaurant and a movie. I dolled up in a black velvet dress, hair and make...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont let the door hit you where the good lord split you!
- I knew precisely what I wanted. I felt that success was only inches away. The excitement in my body was beginning to feel like electricity surging through my veins. Watching the events, as they unfolded, from the prevailing conditions my spirit was screaming; "Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you." So, guess what?I'll tell you in a bit.He met the challenge to chan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - On stand-by
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 28, 2003My wife of 35 years has fallen in love again with her old college boyfriend. I am 61, and she is 58. We have three grown children. Her boyfriend is 59, married, with two grown children.They had not communicated since college. A year ago they met at a class reunion. Since then, they have constantly talked on the phone. I know about...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Full disclosure
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 21, 2003I hope you can talk me out of this bad feeling. I watched the Michael Jackson program where he was talking about how he was treated by his father. I had hushed the bad memories to the back of my head, but this program brought them flooding back.I was brought up in Ireland with a mother and father. All I remember of my childhood wa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Whose decision
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of May 5, 2003I'm very disturbed these days, and if it continues, I might get mad soon. I am 28. I recently went to see my parents in India and met a girl for marital purposes. I got convinced by my parents and family she is a perfect match for me.In an impulsive moment I said yes and got engaged. Very soon afterwards I realized I don't like her, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - False prophets
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of May 12, 2003Of all the relationship advice columns, I like and respect yours most because you never encourage using manipulation or "tricks" in relationships.I recently turned 30 and am considered an attractive woman. My life has never been easy, but I put it all behind me and tried to make the best out of my assets. I moved to the States, put ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Numbers
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of May 19, 2003I'm currently in the classic older man and younger woman relationship. I'm 50 years old, Nancy is 30, and we are both divorced. I was not looking for anyone when Nancy came into my life. She is beautiful and sweet, and I absolutely adore her.I could think of a million reasons why it doesn't make sense to have a relationship with a y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Unintended consequences
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of May 26, 2003My sister is celebrating her tenth anniversary this summer, and I'm concerned she is letting her relationship go. Her husband refuses to acknowledge any problems and doesn't believe in counseling.At the time my sister married, she was a successful businesswoman with a promising career. She worked through the birth of her second chil...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Timepieces
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 2, 2003I am a father of three teenagers. The older boy and girl are obedient, good at their studies, and helpful around the home. My problem is with my youngest daughter, who is 16.Wayne and Tamara, she is a beautiful child, and I know she is popular with her youthful friends. But I have been insisting that she obey the rules of my home an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The right approach
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 9, 2003I grew up in a happy, loving, stable home. My fiance was not as lucky. He was beaten by his parents and shuttled from relative to relative. At age 11, his parents threw him out, and he had to live on the streets until his aunt rescued him. He is the youngest of four, with three older sisters.For reasons I don't understand, he remain...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Go between
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 16, 2003I enjoy reading your column every week. I want to tell you about a family problem I am having at present. Recently our youngest daughter divorced after 22 years of marriage and two teenagers. This was a great shock to all the family as she never told anyone of her unhappy situation.Now she is living with her high school sweetheart,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Misplaced allegiance
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of June 23, 2003I am male, 30, married for seven years. I have two small children. The past several years of married life have been trying. My wife and I fight a lot, always about money, work, or sex.We used to be very passionate, in a shy sort of way, but that has all but vanished. My wife attributes it to my work ethic. If I was home more, she s...