My Long Road to Forgiveness

Welcome to the last Format Free Friday of 2012, 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 Advice. You may recall that at the beginning of 2012, I began a personal journey of forgiveness, all of which is…

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Returning The Ring

Dear Dr. Darcy: I met a woman a little over a year ago and I fell in love with her. She was smart, well-educated, pretty and kind. About 6 months into the relationship I proposed and she accepted.  In preparation for a life together, we each put our apartments up for sale. One day when…

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Lessons Learned From Sandy Hook Elementary School

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 Advice. A week ago today, a sociopath broke into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut and murdered 26 innocent people, 20 of whom were…

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Monster-in-Law

Dear Dr. Darcy: My mother in law is ruining my life.  She tells my husband’s siblings terrible lies about me and all the women are turning against me.  She’s told them that I gossip about them to my side of the family which I’ve never done.  She tells them that I think I’m too good…

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Who’s The Homo?

Dear Dr. Darcy: I’m a 20 y/o open bisexual dating a 24 y/o closeted lesbian. She led me to believe she had intentions of coming out when we started dating. A few weeks into dating, she said she had no intentions of ever coming out … ever. Her best friend has no idea nor does…

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Gone Fishing

Or my version thereof. Be good to yourself this week. I’ll be back on the 19th with tips to get you through the holiday season! xo ~DD

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Why Resolutions Suck & What You Should Do Instead

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 Advice. New Year’s Resolutions. How many of them have you made? How many have you achieved? If you’re 30 years old, you’ve likely made no…

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Lean In

Dear Dr. Darcy, First, congratulations for the 2nd birthday of your wonderful blog. I’m wishing you many more years giving “straight advice”. I found a lot of guidance in your answers to readers and now I’m the one who is in a quandary. I’m 31 years old and I’m completely panicked at the discovery that…

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