Junk Words: What the, above, he, and I say about your lovelife

Wise Readers, today’s interview is with James W. Pennebaker, the scientist who’s spent decades studying how the ‘junk words’—filler words that aren’t nouns or verbs—tell us a great deal about differences between men and women, who’s likely to date whom, and even whether our partner may be lying to us. You know what to do~read on!

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Dating The Not-Quite-Divorced

Dear Duana,I’ve gotten involved with three women I met online in the last year, only to find they were all still married. I had asked each of them whether their divorce was final before meeting in person, and they all said yes! Do I need to see finalized legal papers before I can meet someone for coffee? Dan Dear Duana,I’m a single mom, and I’ve been set up with another single parent who is ‘not quite divorced’. Do you think he’s on the rebound? Should I suggest he contact me when the divorce is final? Should I have one coffee date and see what I think? Cindy

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Love At First Sight; or, The Truth About Lies

Dear Duana,Mick claims he fell in love with me at first sight, which he revealed a whole two weeks into our relationship. Why would a guy say he’s in love that soon? Does love at first sight really exist? It’s very awkward saying nothing when we hang up the phone and he says “I love you.” Will it scare him off that I don’t love him back (yet)? How do I handle this? Yes, Virginia, there is love at first sight. But there are lies at first sight, too. How to tell the difference?

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