allowing men to be men

What Are You Focusing On?

Hi Karen, I have an online dating pet peeve: men who send an email that simply says "how are you?" and nothing else.  Or men who clearly don't read your profile and what you're looking for and write to you anyway even though the deal-breakers are obvious (such as...

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He Cannot Read Your Mind

Dear Karen, I’m really getting back out there and dating, after a painful breakup.  I have a question about something that comes up for me quite a bit; I believe that if a man really cares about you, he should intuitively know what you need.  Do you agree with me on...

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Why Can’t Men Handle This?

Dear Karen, I've started dating online again and I am astonished at literally the countless number of men's profiles who say "no drama please".  What exactly do they mean by this?  I feel as though either they are unrealistic about relationships or they don't...

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What Is He Thinking?

Dear Karen, I’ve just started dating a man I’m very excited about.  We don’t live near each other – we met skiing, and see each other when we’re both there on the weekends.  We are getting pretty serious (at least, it feels like it, and I sure hope so!).  Here’s my...

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Stop Hurting Him With Your Concern

Dear Karen,  I’ve tried everything under the sun to get my husband to lose weight, because I want him to be around for a long time - and he’s got to be shortening his life with all the extra weight (not to mention I am just not that attracted to him).  I’ve tried:...

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