Dear John: Deathbed Confession Is Good For Whom, Exactly?

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A deathbed confession of a stolen ring, gun-proofing a son’s sleepovers, and a badmouthing ex-wife.

“Should I Be Friends with My Ex?”

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I still care about him. What should I do?

Dear John: Looking Not So Good

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Dear John addresses straying eyes, advances from a friend’s ex, and a coworker who stole all the credit.

Dear John: Dating That’s All in the Family

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This week Dear John addresses dating siblings of exes, a bad gift painting, and competing with a friend for a job.

“Why can’t we feel safe enough in our intimate relationships to reveal all of ourselves?”

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This is a comment by Nick, mostly on the post “Why Is My Boyfriend Lying to Me About His Past?”.

“I keep good relationships with my exes because I believe (non-romantic) love can remain.”

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These are comments by Crescendo63 and Mikki on the post “Dating Advice From a Shaman: 5 Ways to Get Ready for New Love”.

He’s Using My Friend For Sex

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A guy asks Eli and Josie how to tell his female friend that the guy she’s into is using her.

Dear John: Will His Old Man Be Hers Too?

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This week Dear John addresses a father dating his son’s ex, honesty on dating sites, and falling in love and staying there.

First Date: Relationship Baggage Fees

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Jamie Reidy institutes new dating charges for women with relationship baggage.

Dear John: Condoms Pose Barrier for Relationship

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This week Dear John advises about STD fears, cell phones on the road, and unpleasant surprises from exes.

Newsflash: Posting Naked Pics On Facebook Could Get You In Trouble!

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Ladies and gentlemen, the camera is on. All the time. Everywhere you go. Even if you don’t see it. If you get so drunk that you don’t remember dry-humping a garden gnome, then I have some advice for you—and I know this is going to blow your mind—but stop getting so damn drunk.

Dear John: Ex Boyfriend. Current Boss.

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Dear John addresses questions about awkward coworker relationships, dating your sibling’s ex, and spousal spending binges.

Wanna Find Love? Let Go of the Banana

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Are you keeping a few friends or acquaintances on your radar as potential hookups or relationship material? Is your ex on your backup list? Still pining over your college crush?

My very un-tenthings guestpost shared on a very excellent blog

I wrote a guest post on a sad dating story for my wonderful blogger friend (and former tenthings guestposter) Sexy Typewriter, who writes an amazing blog about dating (by the way, if you are a man interested in amazing women, you should date her). Here is my very un-tenthings guestpost, in all its sad glory: http://sexytypewriter.com/2012/02/07/guest-post-2-riding-on-bikes-with-girls/