Q&A from "Long Distance Relationships"

Wise Readers, Aren’t Viv and Clark too young to have a solid marriage anyway? If you’re in a LDR, how can you max your chances for it to work out? Why is sacrifice a dirty word? And what are The 4 Types of people who initiate a relationship that’s long distance from the start? Read on!

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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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How To Find Normal Men (or at least avoid the Weird ones)

Dear Duana,I’m mid-60s and widowed, and I keep meeting bizarre men no matter where I look…where are the normal, available and willing men? Dear Judy, it’s important to cast a wide (Inter)net, as you’ve done, but it’s not enough to ward off Weirdness. Time, then, for some alternatives to the Alternatives you’ve found… (And young ‘uns, keep reading…there’s info for you here, too.)

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Getting Over Her: How to heal a broken heart

Dear Samuel, Your palpable grief and your question—how do you heal a broken heart?—are timeless and nearly universal. Heartbreak is the price Love ultimately requires of us, because all relationships end. Yet even among the 90% of our Love Science respondents who’d endured that grief, nearly all had recovered and Moved On. You can, too. How?

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Q&A from “Young Love—Young Marriage?”

Wise Readers, Some young lovers can marry and thrive—and others, not so much. What’s the difference? What’s our broader culture got to do with that? Who makes it—who doesn’t—and why? And should Grant and Audrey—the couple from the original article—tell their parents of their plans at all? Read on!

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