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Tales from the cryptic

My boyfriend of two years got an early birthday present from his sister and her husband: a really expensive, second-row ticket for a major sporting event next year. The trouble is, it falls on my 30th

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Thursday, July 17, 2014 12:00 am

Pierre pressure

By Amy Alkon

I’m an 18-year-old woman, recently asked out by a handsome, charming 34-year-old guy from France. He took me out to a nice restaurant, and everything was wonderful until he admitted that he ha

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Thursday, July 10, 2014 12:00 am

Is this deceit taken?

By Amy Alkon

I’m a 54-year-old single man. I’ve discovered a troubling and apparently rampant trend among people around my age doing online dating – women not being honest about their age. I think the women

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 12:00 am

Destitution wedding

By Amy Alkon

A friend asked me to be a groomsman in his wedding. It’s being held hours away, and the only hotel is pricey. With tux rental, attending will cost me over $500. I’ll also have to miss work.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:00 am

Bridle party

By Amy Alkon

I’m going to a friend’s bachelor party in Vegas, which includes a strip club visit. My girlfriend said I have to sit that out. She believes going could lead me to cheat on her. I assured her

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Thursday, June 12, 2014 12:00 am

All is not flossed

By Amy Alkon

I’ve gone out several times with a girl I really like, but her breath bothers me enough that I don’t want to kiss her until it improves. (It smells like pepper and socks.) She doesn’t smok

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Thursday, June 5, 2014 12:00 am

Are we having fund yet?

By Amy Alkon

I’m a single mother with a 12-year-old son. Four years ago, when my boyfriend fell in love with me, he would buy me clothes and jewelry. He also promised to build a house for my son and me to live i

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Thursday, May 29, 2014 12:00 am

Que syrah syrah

By Amy Alkon

I’ve been dating a fun, very attractive woman for about a month, and things have been going great. However, on our last date, we were out at dinner, and the female server accidentally spilled

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Thursday, May 15, 2014 12:00 am

Bad harem day

By Amy Alkon

I’m 30, and I’ve been married to my sweet, beautiful wife for three years. I am a bartender at a club and have numerous opportunities to cheat dangled in front of me. After coming close on several

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Thursday, May 8, 2014 12:00 am

Sneer pressure

By Amy Alkon

My boyfriend of eight years and I love each other to death and are very happy. Still, I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t bother me that some people think we aren’t in a “real” relationship be