Dear Karen, There are so many things I’d love to be doing, but I don’t want to get involved with things and miss a chance to find someone to be in a relationship with. I’m scared to be single for the rest of my life, and getting into things before I’ve met someone...
Dear Karen, I have a problem that has come up. Sometimes when I meet someone that is really fantastic, I get the old "he's way too good for me" feeling. I know that this is really bad and I try to tell myself it's silly. I'm afraid I'm projecting out what's going on...
Dear Karen, I have always struggled with my weight, and I have a fear that the reason the men I want haven't been interested in me is because of my weight/appearance. I have had more than one experience where I've e-mailed back and forth with a guy, talked on the...
Dear Karen, I have been on a few online dating sites, and am just not having any luck! I feel like I’ve got a great profile, I’m attractive and fun, but all I seem to meet is one jerk after another! It’s so annoying! I kinda feel like I want to throw in the towel,...
The Trouble with Valentine’s Day If you’re like most women (from my observations), you can get yourself fairly worked up leading up to Valentine’s Day...and the media sure does throw gas on that fire! Note: If you’re a woman who doesn’t get emotionally hooked by...
Dear Karen, I have been out on a few dates with a man I am very excited about. My question to you is this: how can I stay on track so he wants to be with me? He’s really a catch, and I think we’d be great together. I want him to stick around long enough to know it,...
Dear Karen, I just read something about the “100 Hour Rule” in an article, which basically said that you should wait until you’ve spent 100 hours with someone before you have sex. What do you think about that? – Stacey, RI Hi, Stacey, Although I haven’t heard of this...
Dear Karen, I need to know what to do about this issue: I don’t want to have to have sex with my husband. We didn’t start out like this; we were very active, and both loved it. I know one thing that has happened is that, since the birth of our child, and what...