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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
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Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.
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All promises are empty - until they are fulfilled.
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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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This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.
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Single parenthood is hard, but it's simple too. You just do everything yourself.
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If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins.
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Boredom has an important function, because pushing through it can unleash creativity.
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You should do what you want, but I think you should also consider wanting something different.
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