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Does Sex Entitle You to Anything?
Catch 37 recently wrote in. She'd been dating and sleeping with a guy for two months. He seems to love everything about her, including how "easygoing" she is.
The problem is she's not as easygoing as he thinks she is. He'll call several …Read more.
Do You Take This Man -- and His Mother and Her Three Husbands -- to be Your Husband?
Nobody comes to a relationship with a clean slate. We're all products of our past relationships, those of our parents and our grandparents, etc.
Take Courtney and Tommy for example.
Tommy's mother, Crystal, was married to Tommy's father, John. When …Read more.
It Really Is the Thought That Counts
Anybody can give chocolates and roses for Valentine's Day, but let's hear it for the guys with the nerve to give pliers, an oven mitt or a bottle of bubbles.
SALLY: For our first Valentine's Day, my husband gave me a "corn cob" toilet …Read more.
Single Mom Needs Security in New Relationship
Dear Cheryl,
I'm 37 and I have two kids. I've been dating this guy for two months. I really like him, and I think he likes me. When we're together, everything is great. We're so in sync, it's scary. We have the same opinions on food, music, movies, …Read more.
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Wife Is Gone, but the Sadness LingersDear Cheryl, I'm divorced. I would love to meet a man who just wants companionship, someone intellectually stimulating to talk to and to go to movies with. I'm not looking to judge anyone, nor am I looking for Prince Charming or anyone with millions. Just someone clean, over 35, under 65, reasonably pleasant to look at, confident and happy within himself who would enjoy doing things with someone of the opposite sex. I recently discussed this with a male friend. He said, "No man wants what you want. He wants something (meaning sex) in return." Do men always want something in return? Can't a man just want an attractive woman's companionship? — Am I Naive or What? Dear AINOW? I'm confused. It sounds like you're looking for a friend who happens to be a man. But if that's the case, why do you care if he's "reasonably pleasant" to look at? Personally, I don't care if my friends look like Shrek as long as they're loyal and fun to be with. And why the age requirement? Having friends from different generations is invigorating. I think what you're really looking for is something more than a friendship, but less than a physical relationship. That could be tricky, but not impossible. Your friend is wrong — there are men who aren't interested in sex. At least not with you. Don't you know any gay men who are "stimulating" talkers and enjoy movies? And then there are straight men who don't want sex. They'd be relieved to find a woman like you. Readers, we recently heard from Still Grieving, whose wife of 25 years died in 2004.
He's still devastated because in that same year, she told him she didn't love him anymore. "She continually let me know just how useless I had always been to her. To this day, her remark and the last five years of her life have left me in a pit from which I will never escape." I told Still Grieving that people say and do all kinds of things they don't mean when they're ill. "The only really important thing is that you make the most of the rest of your life. It's been six years since your wife died. You need to let the pain go. Focus on the first two decades, not the last five years." Still Grieving is back ... Dear Cheryl, Please, tell me why it's a waste of time to question whether my wife was ever really in love with me. The first two decades of our marriage have become one huge question mark. I really think I was nothing more than a paycheck and an insurance policy to her. I feel I was a good guy who was played for a fool. By the way, we had three children. The youngest is 22 and still lives with me. She's been ill since 1988. Since then, pain is all that I've known. — Still Grieving Dear Still Grieving, You can never know if your wife was ever in love with you. You can believe she was, or you can believe she wasn't. It's your choice. You have to question why you choose the answer that will contribute to your pain. It sounds like you've been in a depression for over 20 years. A therapist can help you deal with your sadness over your daughter's health and your anger at your wife. Good luck, and please stay in touch. Got a problem? Send it to cheryllavin@aol.com. And check out my blog www.talesfromthefront.com. To find out more about Cheryl Lavin, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM
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