Love

“Be Yourself” is Great Advice We’re Often Too Scared to Follow
Sometimes people tell you to “just be yourself” because they like you and assume other people will, too. They say…
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A Time for Fighting
If I kill a pedestrian with my car while obeying all laws and cooperating with law enforcement, I am unlikely…
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The Human Experience
I want to have sex with her. But I’m also afraid she’ll think I’m no good at it and tell…
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I Don’t Feel It ‘Til It Hurts Sometimes
Wives and girlfriends get upset with their husbands and boyfriends because it often seems as if the men in their…
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Yes, I Believe in Miracles
You can show me beheading videos and tell me the world is going to hell. You can tell me about…
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Advice for Women “In That Place”
Tracy asks: Do you have advice for women who are in “that place”? You know… The place where you still…
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How to Be More Attractive
When you get divorced, you’re forced to say a lot of goodbyes. One day, I had a brother- and sister-in-law.…
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An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 11
When a conjoined twin dies, their attached sibling usually dies soon after. In most cases, one can’t live without the…
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The Control Issues
It felt like I died. I was depressed. Not like “oh, I’m feeling a little emo and wish more people…
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Maybe If We Don’t, We Die
When your marriage fails and you’re in your thirties and you have a child, you freak out. First, your wife…
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