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         <title><![CDATA[Are You Lonesome Tonight?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[My boyfriend is used to being alone. He's been single for several years before he and I started dating. When we first started dating, things were great, but several months we just started seeing less and less of each other. Work and school seems to be getting in the way. He says that he loves me, misses me and wants to spend more time together when classes are over. At first, I believed him, but now I'm not so sure anymore. Should I just take this as his way of saying, "I'm just not that into...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Suck Stops Here]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I am a 15 year old guy and, as I'm writing this question for help, I have a pacifier in my mouth.
I would like to know what you think of this, is it normal for a teenager to secretly suck on a pacifier? – Anonymous&#160;&#160;&#160;

    
        
            &#160;What&#160;Mary Says...
            &#160;What&#160;Crystal Says...
        
    
    
        
            
            Dear Vive la Pacifier:
            Yes. Just don’t let anyone find out about it.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Crock of Love]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A childhood friend of 30 years (and ex-boyfriend of 2 years from about 8 years ago) and I are friends on Facebook. I'm happily married, him not so much. I'm also friends with his wife on Facebook as well. They live across the country. 

He's very artistic... his words don't always make perfect linear sense, but they sure are pretty. He's also known to be a bit of a drama queen. I am supporting him as a friend as he's going through some rough times emotionally. I'm pretty much the only person...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[You're 15, You're Beautiful, and You're MINE]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I&#160;was just wondering , I’m 15 and I live with my father , would I legally without his consent be able to go and live with my grandma , or would I need his permission. - Charlotte&#160;

    
        
            &#160;What&#160;Mary Says...
            &#160;What&#160;Crystal Says...
        
    
    
        
            
            Dear Charlotte:
            What’s going on at home that it’s so bad? Have you tried talking to your dad about what’s going on? He may be heartbroken if you...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Not My Sister's Keeper]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I'm a single mother living off of financial aid to put myself through graduate school. I just can't leave my son in the kind of place that I could afford and jobs are hard enough to come by in the first place. Anyway. My sister, who is one year younger, moved in with me and so I had to get a 3 bedroom apartment to accommodate her. She immediately was a horrible roommate. Almost never paying rent on time or even paying all of it and I've never gotten a payment to help with the electric or...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[We're Coming, Salem!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[To all of our witchy fans, we'll be&#160;brewing&#160;up some good chatter in&#160;a one-night appearance at&#160;one of our favorite places, Salem, MA! We'll be stopping by August 27th, so&#160;if you'd like to make an appointment to get some live, one-on-one advice, just send us an email with your name, number, and a brief description of your problem. We hope to see you there!]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Key to My Suck-sess]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I am a thirty year-old single male who has recently returned to the US after working and studying abroad for the past two plus years. When I was forced to move back to the United States because of a lack of work, I was hoping to find a job with the government or an NGO in the field of international development. Now, nine months later, I am living with my parents, very single and still unemployed. The whole situation is having increasingly negative effects on my attitude and self confidence. I...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Family Sucks Donkey Balls]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I married into a tight family.&#160;My sister in-law and family are downstairs, mother in law next door. We split utility bills with downstairs, but when the water bill was high I get blamed for it. I am often blamed for things and complained about. They complain about my footsteps, the way I walk is wrong and too loud, where I park is wrong, my general living noises are too much… I don't even do loud music or TV. They complain about my daughter’s footsteps too, and the sounds of her playing,...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Grass is Always...Brown]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I have been friends with a co-worker at my job for the past year, and I messed around and ended up falling for her. My problem is she's married and I know I shouldn't have those feelings to begin with. She asked me how I felt and she told me to be honest about it. She previously told me there would be nothing going on between us and I knew that but the way she responded I felt was harsh and I felt like since we are friends she could have been honest but more considerate of my feelings - after...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[His Junk Puts Me In a Funk]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I’m a teenage girl. I’m coming to the age where everyone starts having sex or semi-sex, and I’ve discovered something. I think guys are hot, but when they take off their pants it makes me want to cry, throw up and runaway all at the same time, but when I ask my friends, they say they like it. When I experimented with a girl, I liked it, but I want to like guys, and I do, I just don’t like their...junk..... I don’t know what to do, am I gay? -- Lily


    
        
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         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[My Own Private Ida-HO]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I am a 31 year old woman in a same-sex dating situation with a 34 year old woman. The lines of our relationship are very blurry. I guess you can say that the basis of our relationship is a good friendship, mixed with some physical intimacy. I really, really like this woman and I want to push our relationship to the next level. She likes me too, but says that she is not necessarily looking for a relationship at this time because she has been through a lot (separation from wife and their child,...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Now Serving Thousands!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We'd like to thank the masses out there for getting our inaugral year off to a great start with&#160;over 3,500 visitors since The Speak Easy opened in May&#160;2009!&#160; Of course, we couldn't have done it without your great questions and issues, so keep 'em coming.&#160;&#160;Take it easy folk and&#160;we look forward to making 2010 a better year for all our fans!]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Au Revior Tennessee!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We're back -&#160;rested and relaxed from our visit&#160;with the good ol' folks in Tennessee!&#160;A huge 'Thank you!" to all our fans who came out to support The Speak Easy&#160;for its first ever&#160;face-to-face. With topics such as human rights, jealousy, sexual promiscuity, and even homicide, we can honestly say our visit was eclectic and left us wanting more!
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We're already making plans to head north for a pow-wow with our&#160;Massachusetts&#160;fans, so keep an eye on our site...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tennessee fans - We're coming to see you!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Speak Easy is coming to Tennessee!&#160; We'll be in&#160;Rutledge (Grainger County) on August 23 - 26th and we'd love to see you!
We realize it’s sometimes hard online to give all the details needed regarding a particular issue, and it's often necessary to have a real life tête-à-tête to really dig in to problems, questions and issues.&#160; So, we&#160;will be doing live sessions with&#160;those fans who really want to get in and have an intimate, open dialogue.
We have half hour sessions...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cheating is Only Fun in Vegas]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Hello&#160;SE ladies, I hope this finds you well.
I have been in a relationship with my lady for about a year. At one point I thought I had found the love of my life (I'm a 34 yr old divorcee).&#160;A lot has happened over that time good and bad .. a few things that could have easily been deal breakers (lies and infidelity); she is a budding actress/model and her career is really takiing off, for which I am very proud of her. The problem is that she travels a lot and meets a lot of celebs. She...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sophmore Sorrows]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I am sixteen years old and I am a sophomore. I used to date this guy - we were never boyfriend and girlfriend but we were definitely dating. He is a senior, he's 2nd in his class president of national honors society and school president. He got into Georgetown, but then decided to go to UNC on a full ride. Which is about an hour from where we live. He broke it off with me after about a month, because he told me he didn't want a girlfriend at the time. There have been no other girls since me for...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hook Up Caused a Shook Up]]></title>
         <link>http://www.askthespeakeasy.com/news/hook-up-caused-a-shook-up1/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[I really like this guy. We have hooked up a few times but we weren't necessarily involved. I hooked up with another guy when&#160;I was drunk and the guy that&#160;I like is really upset. I had no idea that he had those kind of feelings for me. He means so much to me.&#160;I don't want to lose him. I know he's special because we just started hanging out and&#160;I already feel this strongly for him. I need help.&#160;I don't know how to fix things but&#160;I need to more than you could...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Longing in the UK]]></title>
         <link>http://www.askthespeakeasy.com/news/longing-in-the-uk1/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[I spotted this lad on a well known micro blogging sight. His bolts on line are witty, quirky and really my cup of tea. And he is in my opinion lovely looking.&#160;The only time I have had communications with him is giving advice about hangovers and I complemented him on his web site he had built. I like him. I have seen him in the town I live in a few times but never spoken. I like him but I don't want to seem scary or weird. Help!! &#160;

    
        
            &#160;What&#160;Mary...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[House of Pain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Hey there – 
I have been married 12 years. We have a mixed family… I had 2 children from my 1st marriage and he had 1 from his and now we have a child together. Approximately 5 years ago his daughter moved in with us and caused major problems (she was 12), not just between my husband and I, but between my husband and my son. My children had rules (who my husband has raised since they were 2 and 3), and when his daughter came, he wanted her to love him so much that no rules applied to her. 
We...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ladies and Germs]]></title>
         <link>http://www.askthespeakeasy.com/news/ladies-and-germs1/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Dear SE Girls,
Yuck! It just happened again: a coworker came over and put his hand on my mouse, driving his way around my computer program. How can I tell people to not touch things in my cube? It really grosses me out.
- Germ A. Phobe
&#160;


    
        
            &#160;What&#160;Mary Says...
            &#160;What&#160;Crystal Says...
        
    
    
        
            
            Dear Phobe:
            Yell, “BAD TOUCH! BAD TOUCH!” That should get him or her out of your cube...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mommy Dearest]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dear Speakeasy,
Growing up I had a rocky relationship with my mom. She left the home when I was 12 and found a new life that included drinking and another man. I rarely saw her and I couldn't even go to her for help picking out a prom dress without her being drunk or blaming me for everything. She recently died and although towards the end we had resolved some issues I still can't help feeling anger towards her. Is that okay and how to I get past it? -- K
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         <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sex Drought]]></title>
         <link>http://www.askthespeakeasy.com/news/sex-drought1/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Dear Speak Easy,
I am a woman in my early 30s and have been married for&#160;6 years. My husband is fantastic,&#160;has a great job&#160;and is&#160;a wonderful father to our daughter. It would probably be the ideal&#160;marriage, except&#160;I have absolutely no desire for sex.
This is not a problem that surfaced after we got married. I've been in long-term relationships&#160;before and it was the same story. At the beginning of sex, I get a...shiver for about eight or nine seconds -- then the...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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