Q&A from "Got Therapy?"

Wise Readers, Does therapy help…at all? Does it matter what kind of therapy you get? Does marriage make people happier, and are people who claim to be happy faking or exaggerating their real feelings? What if your ex was unkind to you—should you shield the kids from him? Counselor Carrie Lynne Pietig teams up with me to answer your questions this week! Read on!

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Q&A from "How To Be Your Mate's Best Friend"

Wise Readers: What happens if your mate tells you Everything—and it’s a sexual turn-off? Does better Friendship actually *cause* passion to exit the building? Why do men resist asking their guy friends for help? How can women help their guys find more friends—and why do a lot of women object when men actually do have friends? How do you get people to act on your advice? And what if you’re that rare couple with NO problems? (Is there such a thing?!) Read on!

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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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Q&A from “Dealing With Your Difficult Man”

Wise Readers, The Men have spoken about being criticized, complained to, negotiated with, and more. And The Women have added a few words as well. Read on!

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Dealing With Your Difficult Man

Dear Duana, I loved your Difficult Woman article and wish we could make it required reading for humanity….In passing, you said, “Criticism never helps a relationship.” But you also said, “In the happiest couples, the wife does the vital job of complaining…” If we Difficult Women never criticize, how are we supposed to do our job of Dealing With (you know—changing!) our Difficult Men? Dear Anna,Your core question is one for the ages: Can you change a man? We’ve all been told it’s impossible. But is it?

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