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May 5th, 2008
Stop Looking for Your Soul Mate!
The honeymoon is over, and being somebody's "everything" isn't all it's cracked up to be. Catholics need to break up with the quest for "the one" in favor of a ...
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April 28th, 2008
The Catholic Guide
to Blind Dates
It only has to work once.
That's what I told myself after every bad date in my 20s.
If we fell head over heels in love with everyone we met for coffee or ...
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April 28th, 2008
A new approach to New Year's resolutions
Did you make some New Year's resolutions this year?
If so, you're in the minority: A 2005 study found that only 45% of Americans make New Year's resolutions.
Did you make ...
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April 15th, 2008
Blind Date!
Those two words strike fear in the hearts of singles everywhere. And if you're single past your early 20s, odds are, you've been on one.
Blind Dates
TAKE THIS SURVEY!!
To Answer the Questionnaire, click here
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March 24th, 2008
Is lying a way of life for women?
For three months I lied to my husband. I snuck around behind his back and I ...
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March 10th, 2008
Box, Wine and Love Letter
In the living room of my next-door neighbors' house is a wooden crate. It's nothing fancy, just pieces of plywood nailed together, but Kim and Matt keep the box in a place of honor by ...
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February 4th, 2008
Men, women and sports
My husband isn't speaking to me. He isn't speaking to anyone, really. He's crushed by the Patriots defeat in last night's SuperBowl.
I'm not that chatty either, but not because I ...
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January 22nd, 2008
Third Wheel: Is the married vs. single dynamic causing a strain in your friendships?
Anita, 26, had two close friends in college. These were the girls she could always call for a chat, who would be interested in planning a fun trip, going shopping, ...
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December 10th, 2007
Fattily Ever After
Call it the "honeymoon handles" or "love blubber": New studies find that newlyweds are more likely to report weight-gain than those who stay single.
Professors at the University of North ...
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November 26th, 2007
The Marriage Myth: Scaring women about their marriage prospects distracts us from truly urgent issues
Major news outlets are once again scaring smart, accomplished women into believing that they're doomed to be old maids because they intimidate men. This old saw makes great headlines—but it's dead wrong. It also distracts ...
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November 12th, 2007
The Florists Daughter beautifully captures a "relentlessly modest" life
As young-adults, we're often used to reading books about ourselves and our own experiences. We're interested in entertainment, a good story, or some advice about how to live ...
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October 24th, 2007
A Pure Sex, Pure Love Special Edition
Ladies, it's that time of year to let out your inner vixen and to live out your fantasies of being a naughty nun. Guys, it's ...
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October 15th, 2007
The Challenges of Long-Distance Relationships
A few months ago I received a letter from Jeff Klein, a 32-year-old BustedHalo reader. He'd recently begun dating someone who lived seven hours away. Was it feasible to ...
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October 1st, 2007
A Moral Theologian Answers Questions on Sin, Sex and the Sacraments
In the last column, I shared a letter I'd received from Laura, a 20-year-old reader struggling with her decision to have sex before marriage. She raised all sorts of ...
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September 17th, 2007
Sin, Sex and Sacrament: A candid discussion
When Laura was 13 she took a vow to remain chaste until marriage. She's a pretty good Catholic: She attends Mass regularly and is thoughtful about acting in accordance with the ...
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September 4th, 2007
X-Games II: Should you invite your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend to your wedding?
In my last column, I asked the question: Can you be friends with your ex? Dozens of you shared your personal experiences and took our BustedHalo survey.
Among BustedHalo ...
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August 20th, 2007
X-Games: Can you be friends with your ex boyfriend/girlfriend?
Alysa and her boyfriend had been dating for nearly two years, and then broke up. The breakup was amicable, but painful for Alysa, who still loved her ex boyfriend ...
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August 6th, 2007
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde: Our readers respond to Dr. Whelan's latest Pure Sex column on the challenges of cohabitation
In my last column, I wrote about Bonnie and Clyde, a couple who have been dating for three years and living together for the past year, with no plans ...
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July 23rd, 2007
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde: The Challenges of Cohabitation
Recently I received a letter from a Pure Sex, Pure Love reader–we'll call her Bonnie, to protect her privacy–and I thought it was such an important topic that I wanted to share it with the ...
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July 11th, 2007
Our readers sound off on Dr. Christine Whelan's latest Pure Sex, Pure Love column
Readers responded from around the world with great passion to last week's column ...
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