Q Dear Miss Abigail: I have been dating a girl who I love for two years, on June 5th, 1999. She was frustrated with our relationship, we have never fought, or argued, I feel as if she is my soul mate, we can talk for hours, but obviously I never talked about the steps of […]
Category: Dating
Advice for the daters in the crowd.
He’s As Dull As My Grandpa’s Dentures!
Q Dear Miss Abigail: My beautiful, creative, talented, cool friend is engaged to a perfectly gross man. Not only is he as dull as my grandpa’s dentures, he’s also kind of a jerk. Should I tell her how I feel about him? How do I avoid him without dumping her? Your fan, Irritated with Her […]
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How do you accept the pain and heartbreak of unrequited love? Sad A Dear Sad: It will be hard at first but I’m certain you will get over the loss. Stay strong and lift your head high! This, from Debbie Reynolds’s If I Knew Then (1962), is a good reminder of what’s […]
I ~Heart~ My P. E. Teacher!
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I am in love with my P.E. teacher. What do I do? I mean I look into his eyes and he kind of looks into mine. To me he would stop traffic. Signed, Lovey A Dear Lovey: He can stop all the traffic he wants, but unfortunately he’s out of bounds […]
Fifty-Six + Nineteen = Trouble
Q Dear Miss Abigail: Well, here is one for you. I am a fifty-six-year-young man in good shape. I lift weights and run to mention a few things, and do them because they are fun for me, not for vain reasons. Yesterday at our library a nineteen-year-old girl gave me a look that just said […]
Why Didn’t I Hear from Him Again?
We turn, once again, to one of my favorite books: Nina Farewell’s The Unfair Sex. This book is packed full of advice about both the good and bad of men and relationships. After reading so many disgustingly positive accounts of dating, isn’t it refreshing to see some reality? 1953: Why Didn’t I Hear from Him Again? […]
I Can’t Get Over Him
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I just broke up with my boyfriend and I can’t get over him. What should I do? Signed, Crissy A Dear Crissy: My brother has a theory: the amount of time you need to get over someone is as long as you dated. Went out six months? Be prepared to be […]
That Vicious Dumping Cycle
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How do I stay in a relationship? I always seem to get bored or frustrated with the person I’m seeing so I break up with them!!! Signed, Sick of dumping! A Dear Sick of Dumping: This little excerpt is from William J. Robinson’s Sexual Problems of To-Day (with “today” being 1921, of […]
Breaking Up Is Way Too Hard to Do
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I have been going out with a guy for one year and I am interested in another guy. My boyfriend doesn’t want to break up with me. What should I do? Signed, Pooja A Dear Pooja: Ah, the classic story of failed romance, and the man who would not let go. […]
The Plight of the Other Woman
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I am seeing a married man, who has a four-year-old daughter. He tells me that he loves me with all of his heart, and that his marriage is going to end soon, and for me to just be patient, and he will be with me. What should I do? I do […]