Advice
With This Ring, I Thee Dump
Two months before our wedding, a dear male friend of mine confessed his love for me. After much soul-searching, I called my wedding off.
Ingrate Expectations
The next day, he was grumpy and distant. When I finally called him on it, he said he was sexually frustrated (despite the fact that we usually have sex three times a week).
Speed Hating
We had another date, and he asked for exclusivity, and even said he wouldn’t mind if I got pregnant.
Jupiter in Aries, Saturn Retrogrades
The news that astrology has changed is a hoax! It’s another diversion from reality. — Risa
Extremely Old Spice
Last year, an 80ish married man — a member of my literary club — called me, confessed his passion for me and begged me to have a romantic dinner with him. I reluctantly made plans to meet “Romeold” for coffee, intending to let him down gently. He took this “date” as a green light to e-mail me a lurid “fictional” story — a detailed blueprint for the affair he wanted us to have.
