Ask the Advice Goddes (5-10-12)

By Amy Alkon

After my girlfriend and I split up, I wrote a creative nonfiction piece about our breakup (changing some identifying details). I published it on a popular blog and linked to it on Facebook.

Wednesday, May 2,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (5-3-12)

By Amy Alkon

When I married five years ago, I was on the fence about having kids. I thought some parental gene might kick in, but it never did. Now, at 40, I've accepted that a childless marriage is best for us, given my wife's fertility issues and my ambivalence about parenthood.

Wednesday, April 25,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (4-26-12)

By Amy Alkon

This woman and I have been friends for a year. She's a free spirit of sorts with zero boundaries. In the time I've known her, she's been married and divorced and then engaged, and now that has ended. She always has another man on the side. (She did even when married and engaged).

Wednesday, April 18,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (4-29-12)

By Amy Alkon

In your answer to "Dismayed," the 32-year-old woman with a Ph.D. who was unimpressed by the men she was meeting, I was struck by how cold and calculating it all sounds: Women evolved to marry money and power; men look for eye candy to parade around on their arms.

Wednesday, April 11,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (4-12-12)

My boyfriend and I are college juniors, happily together 10 months and living together for five. An article I read said it's healthy to argue with your partner, and I got a little worried.

Wednesday, April 4,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (4-5-12)

By Amy Alkon

This man I've been dating didn't want anything serious. I don't either. I explained that I just wanted to hang out and have fun. We were going out several times a week, sleeping together at least once a week. Suddenly, he freaked, worrying I'd get attached. I reinforced that I absolutely don't want anything serious, but he seemed unconvinced.

Wednesday, March 28,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (3-29-12)

By Amy Alkon

My fiancee insists on having our wedding at "THE most magical place to get married," this beautiful lake resort. Her family's well off, but having it there creates a financial hardship for my relatives and our friends, who are working crappy jobs in a terrible economy.

Wednesday, March 21,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (3-22-12)

By Amy Alkon

I'm a recently divorced 40-something woman, now dating again, and I'm wondering what the guidelines are on how long to wait to have sex. I'm not interested in casual sex, but I have a healthy libido.

Wednesday, March 14,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (3-15-12)

By Amy Alkon

When I got married, I was a slim 6'2", but I've gained a lot of weight. My wife gained about 20 pounds but recently lost that and more. I've been as high as 265, but I'm now at 238 and losing about a pound a week, which isn't fast enough for my wife. When I contemplate going on a stricter diet, what comes to mind is feeling angry, tired and hungry at my high-stress job.

Wednesday, March 7,2012
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Ask the Advice Goddess (3-8-12)

By Amy Alkon

I'm a 32-year-old woman with a Ph.D. I'm beyond happy with my career path, but I'm not meeting men I'm impressed with or inspired to see again.

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