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Tag: Societal Expectations

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Q: I feel like my boyfriend might break up with me soon. I've heard that if this happens, I should calmly agree and go along with it, if I ever want to get him back. What do you think?

A: I'm not sure who spreads information like that, but my suspicion is that it's either women who have had very little actu...

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Q: Are guys intimidated by women with a little muscle? I compete in fitness competitions so I'm on the muscular side, and I can't get a guy! Any advice?

A: I know exactly how you feel. I'm constantly intimidating all the incompetent morons around me (I'm looking at you, Barry...

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Q: My boyfriend is very well off. We've been dating for a year and he's never let me pay for anything...ever. I insist, but he won't let it go. How can I show him I'm not broke!

A: Wow, it really took balls to ask this question. I salute you, woman whose problem is too much free money. If you'd like ...

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Q: Why doesn't a guy want to take a girl out anymore and pay? I've heard guys say that women have equal rights now or they don't want to feel like they are buying her.

A: Yeah, those are both good ones. You can also say, "hey, if a woman can fight for her country, I'm not going to demean he...

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Q: How can I stop being viewed as innocent, stupid, naive?

A: First, invest yourself in other people's vision of you. Turn that into loathing, and let that loathing encourage you to ...

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Q: What do you do when you are in a relationship and sometimes get bored, but still like and care about the other person?

A: Continue living in the real world. Congratulations! Your relationship is absolutely standard in at least one regard: it'...

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Q: What is your opinion of grand romantic gestures?

A: That they're usually employed to make up for something awful, or by people in the throws of infatuation. That said, the ...

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Q: My fiance wants a small wedding, but I have a VERY large family. My idea of compromise is bringing it from 200 down to 150, while he considers 40 guests to be generous since he would prefer a courtroom affair. What to do?

A: First of all, congratulations on having the serenity and balance to ask that question calmly, rather than in a frenzy th...

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Q: I've been with my boyfriend for 7.5 years and he swears I'm the one. He doesn't believe in marriage, but I find myself wanting to take the plunge. Do I give up my dream or hold out hope that he'll change his mind?

A: First things first: if you've already gone almost a decade without a marriage, and your guy is one the record as against...

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