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May I Cut In?: Avoiding the Dreaded Third Wheel

Sitting at my favorite centrally-located, middle of the bar table with my friends, two of us were facing the bar itself. Despite the conversations going on around us, we were totally engrossed in what was going on over there. A woman and two men were sitting on stools, and it was a train wreck. The [...]

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Can You Hear Me Now?

My high school boyfriend was pretty much the exact boyfriend you’d want for your teenage daughter. Though scared of my father, he looked him in the eye and shook his hand. He never had me home past curfew. He called me every evening, sometimes before or after we saw each other. He was a rather [...]

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Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?

My sister-in-law’s hair has changed a lot since we met around 15 years ago. The brunette I was introduced to gave way to the blonde who married my brother, who eventually evolved into the redhead currently showing me around Boston. With each change came the inevitable jokes about my brother having more fun and a [...]

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Eyes Over Here: Are You Making Enough Contact?

I was out with some friends the other day and there was this beautiful man in the restaurant. I mean, he was ridiculous. While normally I try not to be obvious in my ogling, I found myself staring at him. I stared for long enough to realize what I was doing and quickly busy myself [...]

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