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“Harpo, Who Dis Woman?” (Open Bar Letter)

Dear Bartender, I have been in a relationship with this guy for 10 months. For the last 4 months he is working every day or every second day with a woman, doing some art work together. He knew her before … Continue reading

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Players Gonna Play

Recently I was talking to a family member about her love interest. She described a guy in his late forties (her age as well) who expressed an interest in her but shared that he wasn’t the settling kind. It was … Continue reading

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Make A Decision About Your Relationship And Move On

  A couple of weeks ago I ran into someone on the train who I hadn’t seen in a while. She shared that she’d just transitioned back to the city after a four-year stint in a different state when the … Continue reading

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Is My Liquored Lover Cheating? (Open Bar Letter)

Dear Bartender, If a man leaves the house around a certain time every evening and comes home intoxicated should I suspect that he is cheating on me? Dear Fearing Infidelity, I would not assume that my mate was cheating just … Continue reading

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If They’re Not Desperate, It Ain’t Love

“Why can’t he just say, ‘I can’t live without you?’”   So many of my friends have asked me this question after sharing a story of an awkward run-in with their ex-boyfriend who they have tried to build something with to … Continue reading

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