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Ask E. Jean For DearSugar: We've Both Gained the Newlywed 15 Help!
Dear E. Jean, My husband and I have been married one year and we're very much in love. What's the problem? We're getting fat and we blame each other! Instead of the Freshman 15, weve each put on the Newlywed 15 in less than a year. Weve tried dieting together, but we fall back into bad eating h …
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You Asked: I Can't Accept His Sexual Past
Dear Sugar, I recently ended a very long relationship and marriage. My husband was my first and only sexual partner, and I was his. We started dating in high school and we lasted 16 years. I've started to get back out there again, but everyone I encounter has had much more of a past than me. Hav …
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Dear Poll: Would You Have a Joint Bachelor/Bachelorette Party?
Living it up with your closest friends one last time before taking the trip down the aisle is a big part of getting married. Most brides and grooms plan their bachelor/bachelorette parties months in advance, and they're usually events that are talked about years later. While it's customary to hav …
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Cuddling With Clothes?
One of my friends recently told me that when her husband is out of town, she sleeps with one of his old t-shirts so she can snuggle with something that smells like him. It keeps the loneliness at bay and although it sounds a little childish, she's not alone. Researchers reported that as many as thre …
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Handle This: His Friend Is Draining Your Relationship
If you were put in a situation like this, how would you handle it? Your live-in boyfriend's best friend just called off his engagement and is crushed. In an attempt to lift his friend's spirits, your boyfriend has been inviting him over a lot in addition to them hitting the town together. He has be …
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Etiquette Past vs. Present: Men Walking on the Curb Side
I got an Emily Post's Etiquette book for Christmas this year fitting, I know! and while flipping through some of her old-school ideals, I thought it'd be fun to see how your real life behavior and expectations of others stand up to Miss Manners herself! One of her echoes of traditional etiquette …
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CelebStyle Giveaway: Win the Jennifer Meyer Necklaces Jennifer Aniston Wore in Marley and Me!
There's a lot to love about Marley & Me, but when Jennifer Aniston was on-screen we couldn't take our eyes off her gorgeous necklace. Designed by Aniston's great real life friend, the Jennifer Meyer jewelry worked perfectly with her cute and casual wardrobe. Meyer's designs would be an amazing …
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Relationship Protocol: What Are You Still Splurging on as a Couple?
Money is tight for pretty much everyone these days, and no matter what you do to save, it's close to impossible to cut back on everything all the time. Most couples I know have rituals Friday night date nights, going to the movies on Sundays, or playing on a bowling league but whatever their tra …
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Group Therapy: I Want to Leave My Fiance
We've been together for five years now, but I've been relatively unhappy for the past four. He is emotionally controlling and he can manipulate anything and everything; I might go as far as saying that it's possible that he's verbally and emotionally abusive to me. In spite of all of this, he is a b …
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Dear Poll: Have You Talked to Your NYE Kiss?
If you found a new guy to kiss right before the clock hit midnight on New Year's Eve, I don't think you were alone who doesn't want to start off the new year with a kiss? So if this scenario sounds familiar, I'm curious to know if that celebratory smooch sparked something more. Tell me ladies, hav …
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You Asked: How Can I Deal With His Mother?
Dear Sugar, I've been seeing my boyfriend for a few months now; long enough that I've developed a relationship with his mother, but lately I'm starting to wish I could avoid her altogether. For a while she was calling me on a daily basis to "chat." Eventually I started ignoring her phone calls, w …
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Love Lasts It's Scientifically Proven!
I don't think there's any better feeling than what you experience in the beginning of a relationship; the passion and excitement you feel is just unbeatable! As you get to know each other though, and become more comfortable, the newness can wear off and it doesn't take long before that passion and l …
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True Confession I Want to Rub Someone New in His Face
Weigh in and tell us if you forgive or not forgive this True Confession. "I'm married but on the brink of divorce, and all I want to do is find someone to have a wild night in the hay with so I can rub it in my soon-to-be ex's face as punishment for everything he has put me through. Can I be forgiv …
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Moody Men: How to Deal
We all have our moments, and sometimes the little things can set our mood into a tailspin. Maybe somebody accidentally threw away your bagged lunch at work, or your neighborhood coffee shop ran out of cream, and boom you're instantly in a bad mood. Stereotypically speaking, women are thought of as …
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Group Therapy: Why Can't I Get Over This?
I've never been one to have serious relationships, so after dating a guy for a couple months this Summer, I developed real feelings for him. However, I don't think the relationship started out on the right foot as I wasn't really looking for a boyfriend at that time. I ended up bringing him home on …
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Relationship Protocol: Is Your Significant Other a Good Caregiver?
With Winter comes cold and flu season blah! Though some of you like to be alone when you're sick, many of you like to be taken care of, cuddled, and kept company. When you're in a relationship though (especially when you're living together), it's your significant other that adopts the role your …
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You Asked: Is It Too Late to Mend Our Friendship?
Dear Sugar, Last year I went to visit one of my best friends in Chicago. Before I had arrived, she mentioned that she cut her hair really short. A few years ago when I did the same thing, she would tease me about it, so the night I arrived, in joking, I said something about her new "boy" do. I rea …
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Do Tell: What Adjustments Did You Make to Start Off '09?
Starting the new year off on the right foot doesn't have to be about New Year's resolutions it can be taking a new route to work, joining a book club, or carrying a new purse anything to break the monotony of 2008. I started '09 with a new hair cut so do tell, what personal adjustments did you m …
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Fact or Fiction: Genital Herpes
I know you'd rather not talk about herpes, but the only way you'll know how to prevent yourself from contracting this STI is by knowing the facts and myths. Take this little quiz and you just may learn a thing or two. Source read more
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5 Things to Look Forward to This January
I've already been bombarded by friends telling me that they're suffering from post-holiday blues, and to be honest, I'm feeling it a little too. When it's dark and cold outside it's easy to get down, but there are some really fun things we can all look forward to this January. Check out my list belo …

