I Am a Recovered Love Addict
Love and sex addiction are very real, and not only for men, as this writer discovered the hard way. Her relationships were like a drug—and just as toxic.
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Dear Julie: “How Can I Tell My Best Friend She’s a Third Wheel?”
DAME’s Friendkeeper gets a woman more QT with her fam, and helps another who’s stuck between her daughter and a possessive dog.
“The Americans” Is the Love Story I’ve Been Waiting For
Men always told the writer she should be less "difficult." But the show’s gender-trope-flip offers the kind of brave new relationship—minus the murder—that lends hope to staunch women.
Dear Julie: “Help Me Stop a Bad Romance” + “My Friend Found God”
DAME’s Friendkeeper helps one woman steer her friend clear of an unhealthy ex, and another who doesn’t want to see the light.
Getting a Scent of Myself Amid the Grief
Two years after her husband's death, the writer shops the beauty aisle at an upscale drugstore in preparation for her first date. And finds a message in a bottle that helps her move on.
Can True Love Transcend Sweatpants?
A writer reflects on her history of love and loss after actress Eva Mendes, wife of the highly desirable Ryan Gosling, declares that fleece sounds the death knell to marriage.
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My Husband Convinced Me I Was Insane
The writer didn’t know what “gaslighting” was, until it happened to her. Here’s how a loved one's lies and manipulation can make you believe you are crazy—and potentially drive you to the brink.
Is There a Science to Finding Romantic Chemistry Online?
This newly single economist used herself as market research to calculate the risk of pursuing love via apps. And it's not as bleak as you think.