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Shayne on You: Why do I attract all the crazies?
Dear Maggie, The other day when I was shopping at TJ Maxx, this woman I did not know and had never met, walked up to offer her opinion on the jacket my adult daughter was try... read more...
Shayne on You: Take the time to play as hard as you work
Dear Maggie, I don’t know how to deal with the current situation, but you always seem to have an opinion. Sometimes I agree and sometimes I don’t, but you always have one. In... read more...
Shayne on You: Staying positive despite others' unhappiness
Dear Maggie, How do you go about staying positive when someone you love is desperately unhappy? I’m talking about my mother. She is absolutely miserable. She’s been married t... read more...
Shayne on You: Unleashing your social butterfly
Dear Maggie, I’m painfully shy, and just don’t do well socializing with new people. As a result, new people often think I’m snobbish or unfriendly. Now, my job, a job I love ... read more...
Shayne on You: Out of sight, definitely not out of mind
Dear Maggie, I have to travel several times a year for my career, but my husband has never been comfortable with that. He can’t accompany me, due to his own job’s demands, an... read more...
Shayne on You: Give it time, the ring might come
Dear Maggie, I’ve been with the same guy for more than two years now, and I love him madly, but he still hasn’t proposed to me. I’m beginning to wonder if I’m wasting my time... read more...
Shayne on You: It's OK to say no
Dear Maggie, I’ve always been a very generous person. I give a lot of my time to other members of my family as well as to my good friends. For example, I spent days helping m... read more...
Shayne on You: It's all in the alignment
Dear Maggie, I am suffering from some symptoms of aging, and I know you’re all about positive thinking and stuff, but how does one stay positive when their body seems to be f... read more...
Shayne on You: We create our own reality
Dear Maggie, I am so sick of you telling everyone to just look for the good things in people and ignore the bad stuff. What about really awful, horrible people? What about pe... read more...
Shayne on You: Let the healing begin
Dear Maggie, My sister and I had a falling out fifteen years ago, when she had an affair with my fiancé. Her husband forgave her and took her back, and they’ve lived happily ... read more...
Shayne on You: Choose your bliss right now
Dear Maggie, I’m madly in love with my boyfriend, and I think he’s just as madly in love with me. And I probably just have a case of nerves because his best friend’s wife to... read more...
Shayne on You: The perfect man is still out there
Dear Maggie, I’ve fallen in love with a man who’s been lying to me ever since I first met him. For months, we’ve worked together, and from his first day on the job, there was... read more...
Try to let sleeping dogs lie
Dear Maggie, My neighbor’s dog barks all night long, every single night of the week. I’ve phoned and asked repeatedly for them to address the problem but I just can’t get the... read more...
Shayne on You: Life is supposed to be good ...
Dear Maggie, There’s been a lot of death in my family over the past few years. Both my parents, an uncle, and now a young cousin who died of complications after a minor surge... read more...
Emotional abuse is still abuse
Dear Maggie, My husband has a terrible temper, and he’s always angry. When he’s his normal self, I love him so much, but when he gets into one of his moods, I can’t even stan... read more...
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