Only after you’ve had a day like yesterday do you really know you married the right person.
After two terms in the United States Senate, Gary Peters is calling it quits. “I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year,” the Michigan Democrat told CNN. “The middle is disappearing.”
DEAR HARRIETTE: A close friend of mine likes to play the role of cupid. Her interest in other people’s love lives might be well-meaning, but for me it feels invasive. I’m generally a bit reserved about my love life, but my friends know about a certain someone I am interested in. There has been some subtle flirting, and so far, I like the slow burn. The last time we were all together, my friend took it upon herself to tell my crush that I’m shy and I just need a push in the right direction. I was peeved and uncomfortable for the rest of that night, while she was quite proud of herself. I thought it was immature, and that’s not how I want to be perceived by anyone, let alone someone I might get involved with. Since then, he has asked if just the two of us could do something, and I told him I’d let him know. I still like him, but I feel so embarrassed and self-conscious now. Am I overreacting? – Unsolicited Help DEAR UNSOLICITED HELP: Look past your pushy friend for a moment at the opportunity before you. The guy you like has asked you out. Go for it. He may be like you, a bit shy and needing a push to make a move. While your friend should mind her own business, she may have done you a favor by generating a reaction. Don’t allow your anger at her to cloud your vision.
Dear Doctors: I am going to have a major abdominal surgery. My doctor says it is likely that I will be needing strong pain medications after. My question is about opioids: How long can you take them and not get addicted? What is the best way to stop so you don’t have side effects?
CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO
In 1943, an uprising began in the Warsaw ghetto in German-occupied Poland.
DEAR READERS: I haven’t done this before – run a whole day of your responses to a single letter – but I’m doing so now because you got so fired up I want you to see how you reacted to the situation. Here’s what a few of you had to say about “No More Babies,” the woman with five children whose husband wanted her to have a tubal ligation.
Dear Doctors: I am a junior in college.
Here is a simple fact: The Democratic Party does not like to renominate presidential candidates who lost in the last election. Just look at history. The 2016 losing Democrat was Hillary Clinton; the party moved on in 2020. Before that, John Kerry was the losing Democrat in 2004. He made some noise about giving it another try in 2008, and the party told him to forget it. The losing Democrat in 2000 was Al Gore. The party did not give him a second chance.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been reading your column for several years, and I’ve noticed how you are a big advocate for communication. Yay! I agree that communication is key.