Archive for September 2012
Boy Oh Boy
Doctor Darcy, HELP! I Can’t find a man who wants a committed relationship. They all just want sex. Nothing else! Everyone’s on Grindr [linked to here] and I’ll admit that it’s a very exciting app, but my god. What are these boys going to do in their 50’s when they’re alone and sagging? And what…
Read MoreWhen To Stop Complaining
Dear Dr. Darcy: My girlfriend and I just broke up, but I’m not writing you about that. I’m writing you about my friends or so-called friends who have become fairly unavailable to me since the breakup. An acquaintance of ours told me last night that they can’t stand hearing about my drama anymore. Ugh! They…
Read MoreNot a TIGER DAD
Dear Dr. Darcy: I have serious relationship issue with my dad. It affects my life in relationship with my friends, family, my personality and decision-makings. I understand that he is a typical Asian “Tiger father” who doesn’t seem to be satisfied with his children’s performances. I do also understand that it may be cultural thing…
Read More2 Brides? Not Teen Vogue.
Happy Fashion Week New York! I just got back from Rachel Antonoff’s Spring 2013 fashion show, grateful that the weather still feels like spring and contemplating how far into fall I’ll be able to wear the amazing pieces I just bought, rule-breaker that I tend to be. But as much as I heart Rachel Antonoff,…
Read MoreThe Happiness Quotient
Welcome to Format Free Fridays, the one day a week when I break the format of answering your questions and I dispense that which we rarely welcome in life: Unsolicited information. You may not know this, but I have a fundamental problem with my profession. I always have. It started back when I was 19…
Read MoreA Small World
Dear Dr. Darcy: I just found out that 2 of my exes are dating and my skin is crawling! Are there not a million single women in New York? They knew I dated each of them. Why would they do this? Are they comparing notes about me? I’m about to hook up with one of…
Read MoreLondon Calling
Dear Dr. Darcy: I’m from London and [I] got married just a few months ago, [though] I have fancied someone else for almost a year ([he] is a friend who coaches me as a personal trainer). My Husband and [he] met briefly once. We were all out and my husband said instantly that he didn’t…
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