Dear John: Lost Cats and Lecherous Cads

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Did my neighbor steal my cat? Why do older men hit on younger women? Dear John answers these and more tough questions this week.

Top Ten Reasons a Literary Snob Won’t Go Out with You

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Being a snob means being discerning and exclusive. Try not to take it too hard.

Scenes From a Starbucks: Blind Date

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Chuck Ross pieces together the crumbs of a first date going on behind him in the coffee shop where he’s sitting right now.

The Girls Who Taught Me I Was Gay

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Jeremy Feist waxes nostalgic about the girls he loved before he came out.

Should I Tell Her She’s Dating Out Of Her League?

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A man asks Josie and Eli how he can tell his friend that she’s setting her sights too high with the men she crushes on.

In Search of My Mojo

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Matt Crowder knows that while patience is key in dating, waiting for “Ms. Right” can quickly turn to complacency.

A Guide to Terrible First Dates

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Looking to have an enjoyable first date? Then go out of your way to NOT do anything that Oliver Lee Bateman recommends in this article.

5 Steps for Dads to Make it Through Prom Season

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Prom season can pose a threat to a father’s sanity if he allows it. Here’s help coping.

All the Single Men: Advice on Attending Weddings This Season

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DeAnna Lorraine talks to Justin Cascio about the emotional experience of attending a wedding, and how single men can make the most of it.

In Praise and Appreciation of Women

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It’s not one thing or another that makes a woman attractive to Collin Slattery. It’s the little things and the big things. It is everything and nothing.

Hunting the Elusive Unicorn

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Are you looking for love, or hunting for unicorns?

Confessions of a Somewhat Glamourous Mom: “I’ve Started Dating Again.”

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We met across a crowded room filled with the smell of dirty diapers and popped bubbles. What will my husband think?!

Picking Up Girls On The Subway

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Ryan Duggins dishes on how to break the ice on the underground.

16 Questions You Should Never Ask on a First Date

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Want to sabotage a first date before it even starts? Then ask this set of inappropriate and inflammatory set of questions.

Another Impossibly Awkward Conversation

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In the follow-up to his original “Awkward Conversation,” Oliver Lee Bateman offers a disturbing example of a man who refuses to commit.

“I can’t tell you how many men that I’ve gone on dates who were not only holding onto the banana but felt the need to talk about their bananas as well.”

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This comment is from Kat on the post “Wanna Find Love? Let Go of the Banana.”