Lladro figures stir emotions while reminiscing

Dear Sabrina, Recently, a group of my friends got together for dinner. We haven’t seen each other in some time because of school, and new spouses and children, so when we get together we do a lot of reminiscing on “old times.” Somehow, we got talking about how all of our parents used to collect [...]

Friends disappoint in search for mate

Dear Sabrina, I am a 24-year-old grad student [in] my last semester of school. My parents are encouraging me to consider getting married and suggested I ask my friends to help me meet someone, but I don’t have friends I can fully trust. My friends have helped other girls in our circle find [partners], but [...]

Teenager doesn’t want to shave underarms

Dear Sabrina, I’m 16 and I go to a small high school in the middle of nowheresville. I’ve been doing a lot of reading on feminist theory lately, and I’ve decided that I’m no longer going to shave the hair that grows under my arms. AKA, I’m going to purposely have hairy armpits! I told [...]

Feeling the pressure of single life

Dear Sabrina, My best friend from high school recently got married, and although I am really happy for her and her husband, I can’t help but wonder when it will be my turn. I just turned 31, am almost done with my third degree, but I can’t seem to find the right person. I wasn’t [...]

Trying to keep ‘tries’ private

Dear Sabrina, My husband and I have been married for a year and a half, and we’ve been talking about having a baby. I’ll be 31 in June, and I wanted my first baby before I turned 33. My husband is on board to start trying now, but a few years ago I had to [...]

Anger issues worry future mother-in-law

Dear Sabrina, A few months ago there was an incident where [my] fiancé and I got into a fight, and he hit the side of the door in his apartment and left a big dent in the wood panel. I probably shouldn’t have told anyone about this incident but I told my mom and now [...]

Weight loss is hot topic with everyone

Dear Sabrina, I recently lost 30 pounds after nearly five months of healthy eating and daily exercise. I’m about 5’2” tall and just got down to a size 6. I still have more weight to lose, but I am very proud of all the hard work I put in to reach my goal so far. [...]

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