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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>
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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 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Silence is a Sham]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Okay so me and this guy like each other a lot. And we used to talk so much and everything. But he rarely opens up because he is afraid of getting hurt or hurting someone else, so just when he starts to open, he closes right back up again. It's so hard and it's really upsetting me. He says he still likes me and that when he likes someone he pushes them away. He is pushing me away and it really hurts. I told him that I cared and he didn't believe me. Then he started ignoring my texts. Then hours...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Diamonds Are a Guy's Best Friend]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I have been cross-dressing on and off for 25 years. The urge just gets stronger. I try to stop but go back to it. I don’t know what to do?
&#160;-- Dean


    
        
            &#160;What&#160;Mary Says...
            &#160;What&#160;Crystal Says...
        
    
    
        
            
            Dear Dean:
            Girl, or should I say, Boy - I say if it doesn't hurt you or anyone around you what is the harm in it? Toss on those garters and pull up those hose. And if you have any...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shag Revisited]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I went away for a week during the summer. My girlfriends and I broke all the rules and learned a lot about love and ourselves. I met a really sweet boy that liked me even though I was a little on the heavy side (my nickname is Pudge). After a stormy fight we realized we loved each other and got back together to enter a dance contest.
My question is, what would be the most incredible song for us to dance too so we could win the contest? – Sandra Dee


    
        
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA['F' is for Fuhgeddaboudit  ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I am a 13 year old girl...and I’m known to get straight As all the time. But I had a pop quiz which was HORRIBLE and I’m sure i failed. I just don't know what I'll tell my parents....they'll be so disappointed.
I can't sleep until I get the paper...it's driving me crazy.... grades matter to me a lot and what on earth am I supposed to do with an "F" ?!
I really, really need some advice. I need to calm down or I think I might end up bursting with panic!! -- Worried


    
        
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         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Men Prefer Brunettes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I currently attend a private school and last year my principal kicked my sister out just because her natural hair colour is blonde. This summer the principal told her that she can get back into school if she gets all the notes that were done last year. With my help she did, now the principal denied her registration, with no reason as to why. I love my sister dearly and I want to help. is there any legal action I can take? - Natalya Angel


    
        
            &#160;What&#160;Mary Says...
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         <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Adrift on Memory Bliss]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I understand claiming that "I'm so alone, no one gets me!" is the stereotypical teen mantra. But I guess I have a more complex problem, this one being more mental than anything.
Over the summer my friends cut me off like a dead hand. Chop. Gone. And it was on very hostile terms. We don't speak or acknowledge each other in the hallway, or in class. 
It's gotten to a point where I *don't want to* be their friend again. So I'm trying to butterfly out. I'm trying to meet and talk with new...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Phantom Boyfriend]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[So I met this guy about two years ago at work. We started hanging out, but he had a girlfriend. He quit his job, then they broke up and one night he told me he really liked me and wanted to see where things could go between us. And i never heard from him again for six months when he came back to work. He apologized, said he never meant to hurt me and he was "figuring things out." So we start hanging out again. And again he says he really likes me - we even went on vacation together where he...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Double Trouble]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There are these twins. I fell in love with them ever since I met them. I fell in love with one in particular. Scott is this 19 year old kid, he's small but that’s one of the reasons why I love him. I’m short too. But anyways I've loved him so long that I looked up to him as an older brother and role model. He was the only one I could picture myself being with for the rest of my life. And Shane the other brother I think hates me and I don’t know why. What should I do about Shane? But my bigger...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[I Might Have Liked You Better If We'd Slept Together]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I have this friend who has a younger sister. I am 23 and the younger sister is 17. I have never had any feelings for someone that young before, but there's just something about her. We share a lot in common and think a lot alike. I told her about the feelings I had for her and she told me that she is sorry but she can't share the same feelings I have for her, and that she only likes me like a friend, and sees me more like a brother than anything else, because I'm her sisters friend. I told her...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:38:00 +0100</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 +0100</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 +0100</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 +0100</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 +0100</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 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Longing in the UK]]></title>
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         <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 +0100</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 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ladies and Germs]]></title>
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         <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 +0100</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 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sex Drought]]></title>
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         <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 +0100</pubDate>
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