Never loan money to friends or family that you are not able to write off entirely.

I hate a messy kitchen and my more casual husband has come to recognize it's more pleasant for him to clean up after himself rather than deal with me hating a messy kitchen.

Sometimes people have a wild past because they have an essentially wild nature, and that's how they plan to go through life. Sometimes such people settle into happy monogamy, and can be content there because they never have to wonder, "What did I miss?"

The sadness from reading letters that you know you can't help because it's a person who's in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column.

The world's full of victims and the world's full of terrible perpetrators and I want them identified and caught.

I'm wondering how someone who goes around wearing a wedding ring succeeded in the dating pool. Normally a wedding ring sends a flashing "Do Not Enter" message - except to those looking for flings with married people.

Insecurity is a toxin and confidence is a tonic, so make the choice not to dwell on the worst possible case.