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Shayne on You: Space, the final frontier
Dear Maggie, My new marriage is great, and I’m still madly in love with my wife. But I’m missing my alone time. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending time with my lady, but I’m... read more...
Shayne on You: Trust that the universe will provide
Dear Maggie, I don’t have enough money, and I don’t see any way I can make any more. I’m working as many hours as I can, so there’s no way to get another job. I’ve begged for... read more...
Shayne on You: Mom lives in a bed of her own making
Dear Maggie, My mother lives in squalor. I don’t know what to do about it. She’s a wonderful woman, but she’s spent her entire life living according to what my father wants, ... read more...
Shayne on You: You're not a party pooper!
Dear Maggie, My mom and dad have a lot of friends, a lot of relatives, and a lot of fun. Most of which involves alcohol. I, on the other hand, have a major problem with alcoh... read more...
Shayne on You: I don't need you to make me happy
Dear Maggie, Several of my good friends plan to go to one of the gang’s house for a get-together one day next week, and they’re all very upset with me because I don’t want to... read more...
Shayne on You: Do the mental work first
Dear Maggie, I can’t seem to lose any weight. I’ve tried one diet after another, and they don’t work – or actually, they might, but I lose my will power. I always start out a... read more...
Shayne on You: Negative emotions can be hazardous to your health
Dear Maggie, I’m at my wit’s end. My husband is just not very nice to me. He says he loves me, and he isn’t abusive and he doesn’t yell. But he’s always criticizing me. Just... read more...
Shayne on You: Can you unfriend relatives?
Dear Maggie, My family is having a meltdown and it’s all because of Facebook! It all started when one of my cousins posted about another one, saying something not so nice, an... read more...
Don’t push your guy to the altar
Dear Maggie, I don’t think my boyfriend is ever going to propose. We’ve been “dating” for three years now, and things reached the level they’re at now, and just sort of stall... read more...
Shayne on You: Guess who's not coming to dinner?
Dear Maggie, Help! My fiance wants nothing to do with my family! Okay, so at the beginning they hated him and did everything they could to get me to ditch him and find so... read more...
Shayne on You: Here comes Peter Cottontail ...
Dear Maggie, This weekend, I’m invited to Easter dinner with my family. But the problem is, I don’t celebrate Easter. I’ve found my own path and this holiday isn’t a part of ... read more...
Shayne on You: Focus on living, not dying
Dear Maggie, I know you usually advise people to be positive, but I just don’t know how someone in my circumstances can be. I’m married to the best man in the world, but he’s... read more...
Shayne on You: Does hubby's addiction mean Game Over?
Dear Maggie, All my husband wants to do is play videogames all the time. I’d rather do just about anything in the world, but he just loves his game console. He’s online with... read more...
Shayne on You: Shaking up the marriage routine
Dear Maggie, I’m afraid things are starting to get ho-hum between my new husband and I. We’ve been married a year now, and we seem to have fallen into a routine. We do the sa... read more...
Shayne on You: Dealing with the mother-in-law
Dear Maggie, I love my mother-in-law. We get along great, and talk often, and things have seemed almost too good to be true with her. But lately, I’ve felt as if she’s been v... read more...
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