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Getting Promoted To "Boyfriend" & He Ruined The Party With A Big, Fat Insult

DEAR CAT: My girlfriend hasn’t introduced me to her parents, let me hang out with her friends and she refuses to call me “boyfriend.” These tiny red flags scare me, what should I do?

DEAR CAT: I made a huge mistake at a recent office party. I congratulated a coworker on her pregnancy but turns out she just gained a lot of weight. How can I smooth things over?

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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Keep Germs To Yourself & Helping A Friend Through A Breakup

DEAR CAT: With swine and regular flu fears at a record high I’m tired of coworkers coughing and sneezing all over the place. It seems disrespectful to subject others to your illness…

DEAR CAT: My friend complained to me for a year about his girlfriend. Finally he followed my advice to break up with her and he’s been depressed ever since. I’d like to help him. Have any words of wisdom?

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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Is He A Workaholic Or Just Avoiding Her? And She Helped Her Friend Without Any Thanks

DEAR CAT: I’m dating a man who either is a workaholic or wants me to think he is one. We have an incredible connection but we rarely see each other, always because of a work excuse. I don’t want to end it, but it can’t go on like this…

DEAR CAT: A friend posted a request on her Myspace page to participate in her son’s school fundraiser. I contributed immediately but she never said thank you! She texted a week later to say her son didn’t sell enough to win some prize. What should I do?

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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He Won't Date Her Off-Line & Too Cheap To Send A Card

DEAR CAT: My first date with a guy was cancelled because of a work emergency. Since then, we’ve communicate every day but he hasn’t rescheduled the date. I wonder if he’s trying to decide between me and someone else….

DEAR CAT: A few first cousins attended my daughter’s wedding. Two months later they still haven’t even sent a card. I can’t understand how four working adults with good jobs could do something like this!

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Monday, October 19, 2009
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Wife Discovers Husband's 'Dirty' Secret & Is He A Friend Or A Fiend?

DEAR CAT: After three years of marriage I just learned that my husband doesn’t shower every day. I can laugh a little now, but what bothers me is that I didn’t know this about my own spouse!

DEAR CAT: I’ve had a male friend for about a year. Lately he’s tried to get more physically intimate and now he has an attitude. I’m shocked that someone I’ve respected for a year could suddenly behave this way….

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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