PORN: Pastime, or Peril?

It’s a bigger money-maker than all pro sports—combined, every year. But what impact does porn have on relationships?

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Should a request for cohabitation be a deal-breaker? (Q&A from "Freedom Vs. Forever")

Wise Readers, if a man invites a woman to move in—or asks her to move in with hopes of an engagement a year off—, is that itself a sign he *isn’t* The One? Read on!

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Freedom Vs. Forever: Why marriage isn’t just a piece of paper, and cohabiting isn’t marriage-lite

Dear Duana, I think I’ve met The One. Aaron has asked me to move in with him, in another city, and said then he’ll propose in a year…I have a five-year-old daughter and a job, but for Mr. Right, we’ll move. I read your articles about cohabitation, though, and want to know what you’ve got against living together? Dear Anna,indeed, I’ve got something against living together. Because even though cohabitation is extremely common, research has something against it—for all but two sorts of couples:

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Plastic Surgery: Are you off your head?

Dear Duana,My measurements are 36-24-35…It’s not uncommon for male strangers to pay for the dinner I’m eating out with a friend, and I haven’t paid bus fare or opened a door in years. But my nose resembles a clown’s—round, like a rubber ball, and too large for my face….I know there is controversy about plastic surgery, but I don’t care about public debates. I just want an answer: Do you think the right nose job would help me attract Mr. Right? Grace

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Q&A from "How Big A Ring?"

Wise Readers, what’s the most creative way you can dream up to solve The Ring problem(s)—problems such as dealing with other people’s reactions to the absence of a Ring, figuring out whether or not to surprise the bride-to-be with a Ring at the proposal, or dealing with one’s own feelings about what/when to buy? Read on!

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