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He sounds like someone who might best be loved from a distance.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Sound
Someone
Women
Best
Might
Like
Sounds
Distance
Loved

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Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union.
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Not every relationship can be altered to fit.
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People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.
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You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.
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When someone repeatedly insists that something isn't true, it increases the likelihood that it is.
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Life is both short and complicated. People sometimes make baffling choices.
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Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.
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In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.
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You need to start behaving like the person you want to attract.
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Friends tell each other the truth, and then friends stick around for the aftermath.
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Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.
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[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her life for the better.
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Life is weird. And guess what makes it weird? People.
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In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.
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I believe that everyone deserves love, and sometimes looking outside your own culture is a good way to find it.
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Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are.
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Don't be stupid! is excellent advice.
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One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn out well. This can keep people in bad relationships because they genuinely believe that things will always improve.
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Mature people must find their own ways to cope with their own temptations.
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I think that, on some level, everybody lives vicariously through couples who are getting married.
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