DEAR HARRIETTE: Lately, my anxiety has been keeping me up at night, scaring me away from windows, crowded places, public transportation and tall buildings, and causing excessive overthinking. With recent developments between the United States and countries like Iran, I am afraid all the time. Social media doesn’t help by simply mocking all this serious political unrest with memes joking about World War III. It makes everything feel more chaotic and unpredictable.
DEAR HARRIETTE: There’s a guy who’s constantly liking and responding to my posts on social media – I’m talking for two years and counting! A few years back, he was married to someone I’m only a few degrees separated from. I didn’t know the woman, but I’m friendly with her sister. So even when they divorced and he started complimenting me on social media, I remained cautious; I would like his messages but never respond with my own. Over the past year or so, work functions have had us cross paths in person more often, and he’s piqued my curiosity with his charisma and gentle aura. I decided to message him and ask if he’d like to have a drink with me. He said he’ll let me know if he’s available. I feel totally blown off and confused. Why was he constantly sending messages and flirtatious emojis just to reject me? Any ideas? – Not Interested DEAR NOT INTERESTED: I wonder if he is curious as to why you never responded to his overtures before. Could he think you have blown him off or at least that you aren’t interested in him? Don’t give up yet. See if he responds in the coming days. If you continue to think you could like him, write to him one more time. Be direct: Say you’ve noticed that he has been commenting on your page for a long time. Would he like to have a real conversation? See what happens.
With the first six weeks of the 2026 legislative session behind us, we have passed the first major deadline. Bills were required to be advanced from their assigned Senate Committee by March 5 to remain eligible for consideration and potentially become law this year.
I’ve always known I was lucky when it came to family.
CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO
Dear Doctors: I was surprised to learn that two of my friends (we are in our mid-40s) take their blood pressure every day. They both say their doctors think it’s a good way to get ahead of potential problems. Do you know if these kinds of at-home readings are reliable?
DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter is going to be a senior in high school next year, so my husband and I have started talking about colleges. She told us that she wants to go to college abroad in London.
DEAR HARRIETTE: There’s a guy I like. We’ve spent time around each other in group settings, and he seems like someone worth exploring. There’s chemistry between us; we flirt often, but part of me is afraid to cross the line. The complication is that we have a mutual friend who can be incredibly nosy and invasive. This friend has a habit of inserting herself into other people’s romances – asking overly personal questions, sharing information that isn’t hers to share and trying to be a mediator when no one asks.
Before playing Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore in “Apocalypse Now,” actor Robert Duvall, a U.S. Army veteran, persuaded a Vietnam War helicopter pilot to explain the realities of air cavalry life.
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