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The Other Woman Speaks Sep. 10, 2025
DEAR SUSAN: This is my response to your recent column about single women dating married men. You tel... Read More
Dear Jon Letters Sep. 03, 2025
DEAR READERS: Do you think being me is easy? Do you think being behind a computer much of the day &#... Read More
Love -- And All That Good Stuff Aug. 20, 2025
As long as we're on the subject of partnership in love — aren't we always? — and the dif... Read More
Taylor and Travis Are Helping Me Be a Better Parent Aug. 19, 2025
SAN DIEGO — After weeks and months of digesting stressful stories about Ukraine, Gaza, redistr... Read More
Healthy Brainwashing for You (Part 1) Aug. 13, 2025
Trust me. What I'm about to suggest is beneficial. Yes, it may fall into the category of auto-sugges... Read More
Marrieds -- A Close-up Aug. 06, 2025
Indulge me if you will, dear reader, and agree to take a test. (Nothing written. I promise.) Over th... Read More
Turn the Tables Jul. 30, 2025
Let's celebrate your singleness in a new way, making the celebration a family affair. After all, the... Read More
Celebrate Your Singleness Jul. 23, 2025
You've done everything else with your singleness — denied it, hid it, apologized for it, wishe... Read More
Agree or Disagree? Jul. 16, 2025
Just how bad is it to be without a mate? If you really want to know what's going on in your inner li... Read More
Think in Many Tenses Jul. 09, 2025
It's a complicated challenge, this single life. On your own, shunning both dependency and isolation,... Read More
Sexual Bill of Rights Jul. 02, 2025
Sexual expression is part of mental and physical well-being. On that, we agree. And as a single pers... Read More
Be Good to Yourself Jun. 25, 2025
I just happen to be reading my own book (titled "Single File," for those of you who haven't done the... Read More
Create Love Jun. 18, 2025
Admit it. You and I sigh for it. At times, we yearn for it. We dream of finding it embodied in one s... Read More
More Shyness Talk Jun. 04, 2025
DEAR SUSAN: OK, so there are shy men and shy women — and not-so-shy men and not-so-shy women. ... Read More
Matchmaking Conditions May. 28, 2025
Listen up, because you never know when it will happen to you. Your dear friend lets you know she has... Read More
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DEAR SUSAN: I've been reading a lot of letters in your column about child support. How about a kid's... Read More
Cohabitation Quiz May. 14, 2025
Let's take a summer break from the usual, same-old (yawn) essay format and sprinkle some questions a... Read More
For the Mothers Who Didn't Have To Be May. 09, 2025
Last weekend I visited my aunt and uncle. Their 30-plus acres tucked into the foothills of Appalachi... Read More
Chairman of the Board May. 07, 2025
Agreed, the month of May is the usual time for tributes to moms' indispensable role. But mine is an ... Read More
