Q Dear Miss Abigail: I am in fifth grade and I have had a crush on someone ever since third grade. I can’t tell him how I feel. I tried once but he didn’t say anything (probably because he didn’t hear me). This guy is the most popular guy in the whole class. HELP!!! Signed, […]
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Does His Flirting Mean He’s Interested?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: If a guy flirts with you does that mean he’s interested? Signed, Cathy A Dear Cathy: Cathy, Cathy, Cathy. My dear, sweet Cathy. Of course he likes you! Flirting is the tool of choice for letting someone know you are interested in them. Some people are better than others at using […]
SWM ISO Strange Woman to Love Me. Write to Box 67237.
Q Dear Miss Abigail: How can I find a woman strange enough to love someone like me? Signed, Seeking Strange A Dear Seeking: I’m a bit worried that you don’t believe that a “normal” woman could love you, and that saddens me. But then again, I know quite a few people that think anyone crazy […]
Facebook Manners and You
If you’ve ever enjoyed ye olde health and hygiene films, you’ll enjoy this, with a more modern twist.
1869: Draw Up An Advertisement
Oh my. Here we are in 2007, thinking we’re all so clever using the internet and newspaper classified ads to find dates and mates, but we’re not. I stumble across a quote from 1869 (yes, 1869!) suggesting that men having trouble finding a wife might want to take out an ad in newspapers. Widely circulated […]
1925: Things that Turn Men Against You
Oh, my. You’re going to love this one. I found it in Elinor Glyn’s This Passion Called Love (1925) while looking in the books for something for a friend to read at her cousin’s wedding rehearsal dinner last weekend (never fear — she did not read this one). As we can tell by a sampling […]