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If you're not sure what you want, then hold back from making plans or responding to invitations until you have a chance to think about it.

Carolyn Hax

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Carolyn Hax
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: December 5
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Carolyn Hanley Hax
Hold
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Chance
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Invitations
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