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Not every relationship can be altered to fit.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Every
Altered
Fit
Relationship
Women

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We human beings are definitely capable of loving more than one person, but it seems to go more smoothly if we don't love more than one person at a time.
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You must give and receive love only when doing so doesn't hurt others. That's the ethical path, and you should gain strength from walking it.
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Life is weird. And guess what makes it weird? People.
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The fullness of life is incubated in its messy places.
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One of the benefits of being divorced is that you no longer need to listen to your ex's assessment of the appropriateness of your actions.
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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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Perspective is the enemy of long-lost love.
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Sometimes toxic people are so resistant to change that therapy does not really help them - but they send everybody else into therapy to find ways to cope.
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When you are wondering whether to say something negative about someone - even if it is true - the best rule to follow is, I'll think about doing this tomorrow.
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[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way.
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If you turn the heat down on the relationship, she will soften, the tension will lessen, and she will eventually inch closer to you. Don't go in for the hug until you achieve a handshake.
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If people thought more, we'd all have less to amuse us.
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You need to start behaving like the person you want to attract.
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Have you ever noticed how bored people are also boring?
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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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You should not be hovering in the background, inflating the drama. Simply envelop him in love and affection and let him know that you will support his efforts, whatever they are.
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The ability to break a loved one's heart is the essential contradiction in human relationships.
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You cannot beat the clock. My advice is to grab your moments of grace and enjoy them while they last.
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I think that, on some level, everybody lives vicariously through couples who are getting married.
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You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.
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