Dear Lauren, in a long distance relationship does email count for being as good as a phone call? My women friends assume that emails are impersonal and that it means the man is uninterested. Here are the facts: we have a 48 year-old airline captain based in Hong Kong who communicates mainly through email to [...]

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Dear Lauren, I am in a long distance relationship. Before he left we committed to spending our lives together. It was great! We emailed and web chated everyday; we even planned my visit to see him. But the lack of communication grew day by day. After about a month, I ended it through a breakup letter [...]

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Dear Lauren, I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years. We are juniors in high school and we have a great relationship. I can’t see myself living without him. I need some advice though, we are going to two different colleges and they are about 2 hours apart. Do you think we should break [...]

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Dear Lauren, I am 35 and a single mom of three. After a bad breakup and four years of being single, I am ready for a relationship! Our 24-year-old neighbor took my 10 year old under his wing at the skate park. I began feeling attracted to this younger man. I knew he lived with his [...]

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If my boyfriend and I get into a fight and he tells me he wants to drop it and not talk about it anymore, I do my best.  But, when he remains withdrawn for the rest of the day and isn’t as affectionate as he usually is, I can’t help but worry I’ve ruined things [...]

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Dear Lauren, I’m 32 and have been in love with the same man since I was 18! We broke up 4 years ago.  Since then we have remained close, at times intimate. When we do try our hand at other relationships we keep each other in the dark. A few months ago, however, he told me [...]

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Dear Lauren, I met a guy online who invited me to go sailing and have dinner on his boat. I was surprised to find he was noticeably shorter and older than he stated in his profile. I figured I’d stick it out anyway. After dinner we made love in the cabin. I’m not someone who sleeps [...]

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