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It is a mystery why people think they need to act as their friends' dietitian, nonetheless it's common.

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Emily Yoffe
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 15
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I do feel haunted by some of the letters and the suffering people have endured. But I keep in mind that the people who write to me know that I am a journalist and an on-line advice columnist, not a social service professional.
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Love is not shown by giving your toddler a car. It's better demonstrated by clapping as she bangs on pots or singing to her while she plays with her cheap little bath toys in the tub.
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If you look at books that describe the 16 personality types, you can see how different they are from each other.
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When people are really drunk they have a propensity to harm themselves and others - they fall off buildings, they drive into other cars.
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Keep in mind that when you tell people to come see you, they might not get the idea about when it's time to leave.
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I think it's helpful for kids to know that their parents weren't perfect, that they messed up and learned from their mistakes. So be open about some of your own struggles or express gratitude that your kids are taking advantage of the opportunities they have instead of squandering many of them, the way you did.
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An alcoholic 47-year-old woman with teenagers who thinks a guy in his mid-20s is a good prospect as a partner definitely has some judgment and character flaws.
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Once an affair is over, the cheaters need to agree not to see each other anymore in order to reestablish trust with their spouses.
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Children need adult men in their lives.
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If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child.
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People often recommend, Why do you ask? as a good conversation stopper. But that really doesn't end the conversation, it just leaves the other person sputtering for a response. I like, You'll be the first to know..
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Obama's major accomplishment is himself. This can be an effective argument to make to undecided voters and something Obama has to artfully address.
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I am against lying, but just because someone asks a question does not mean you have to answer it.
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The biggest problem is that people want to tell the whole story, and they write letters that are way longer than anything I could possibly run.
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I know this is awkward, but when you laugh after almost everything you say, it ends up undermining you.
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Sometimes people have a wild past because they have an essentially wild nature, and that's how they plan to go through life. Sometimes such people settle into happy monogamy, and can be content there because they never have to wonder, What did I miss?
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I counseled a 75-year-old married, bi-sexual man who was having a gay affair and was not having sex with his wife to continue his secret life because that seemed like the kindest thing to do. But a young woman embarking on married life, hoping to start a family with her husband, needs to at least know he's already living a double life.
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The sadness from reading letters that you know you can't help because it's a person who's in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column.
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I'm wondering how someone who goes around wearing a wedding ring succeeded in the dating pool. Normally a wedding ring sends a flashing Do Not Enter message - except to those looking for flings with married people.
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I'm not suffering from some division of personality.
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