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I love my life and my cup is full but I’m drowning in shame for things left undone. How can I balance it all? | Leading questions
I love my life in so many ways. I have a rewarding job, I’m making stellar progress towards a graduate...
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The moment I knew: On a bike ride, she did a bunny hop over a speed hump – her pure joy for life delighted me
Georgie and I met at a kick-boxing club in London in 2004. We sparred together in a few beginner classes,...
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I’m nearly 30, a virgin and feel lonely. The manosphere is trying to draw me in – where else can I seek assurance? | Leading questions
I’m approaching 30 and I’m still a kissless virgin.I’ve suffered with depression and anxiety since childhood and my family isn’t...
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A job that changed me: Working the pool kiosk in the summer of ’82, I was excited when older boys came by – but I learned that respect is better than attention
In the summer of 1982, at the age of 14, I was hired to work in the ticket office and...
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My mother-in-law buys overly girly clothes for my daughter. I try to be gracious but it kills me – do I tell her to stop?
I am the mother of a six-year-old girl, and I have relatively progressive views about gender. Among other things, I...
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Let your mind wander, don’t retire and stop worrying: surprising ways to help save your brain from the cognitive cliff
You write that “changing the way you think about the brain cliff can literally change the way you think and...
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My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions
My dad died suddenly earlier this year, with no will, and I am unsure as to how I should distribute...
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Ultramarathon runners train for months, sometimes years. But what happens when they don’t finish a race?
Drenched, freezing, utterly miserable and with a GI catastrophe ready to blow, my internal conflict of quit/don’t quit was in...
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I don’t get along with my sister-in-law. Should I try to address the dynamic?
I’m struggling with a dynamic with my sister-in-law. We’re not a natural fit personality-wise, and I’ve tried to be mindful...
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Is a $1,000 pillow really better? The expensive pursuit of comfortable sleep
The room inside Hästens’s “sleep spa” is calming. Lights dimmed low, soft piano music and a subtle lavender scent linger...
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