Bicurious

Dr. Darcy: My boyfriend recently told me that he’s OK with me dating women. I’d really like to do it but I’m half afraid he doesn’t mean it or that he’s saying it’s ok just to see if I’m gay. I’ve never been with a woman before but I’ve always wanted to. Do you suggest…

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Dirty Little Secret

Dear Dr. Darcy: I spent my childhood in and out of hospitals and therapists’ offices because I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The amount of medications that I was on is too high to count. There were times when I was so drugged up that I was literally drooling and hadn’t noticed. When I went…

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Here’s The Thing…

Welcome to Format Free Friday, when I break the format of answering your questions and I dispense that which we rarely welcome in life: Unsolicited Advice. I received an email this week from a woman who found me on Twitter. Apparently she was interested in working with me but was concerned that she might not…

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Father Doesn’t Know Best

Dear Dr. Darcy: My father has no concept of my privacy. I’m 14 years old and he refuses to wait for me to say come in when he knocks on the [bedroom] door. He knocks and opens it at the same time. This is a big problem for me when I just come out of…

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The Gift of Asking For Help. Why We Resist – And Shouldn’t.

Welcome to Format Free Friday, when I break the format of answering your questions and I dispense that which we rarely welcome in life: Unsolicited Advice. I am both amazed at how resistant humans are to ask for help – and guilty of it. Who can blame us? We live in a society that places…

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A Messy Affair

Dear Dr. Darcy: I’ve been dating a man for 4 months and I’m deeply in love with him. He lives in a suburb outside of the city and I live in [Greenwich] Village.  Our interests, sex life and personalities are more compatible than with any other person I’ve been with.  I’m at a point where…

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