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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 ..


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 ..


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. ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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. ..


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