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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #27: Starting Fresh

You are loved.

As for the fate of the country, my money is on roving diesel mobs. But then, my money has always been on roving diesel mobs.

Them’s your options. It really depends on your priorities.

Nobody knows what the hell they’re doing as a parent.

It’s the good ones who smart, and the dumb ones who play it safe.

Crazily enough, darling, I think you’re doing what you need to do.

Do you trust this guy enough to level with him about your concerns?

Don’t turn necking into a loyalty test.

I will remind you that you were not born into this world to suffer. Nobody is, actually.

Do his other good qualities outweigh his inconsideration in this matter? I have a hunch you already know the answer to that one.

Any person living an examined life yields to sadness.

Sugar is hereby on vacation unless and until I hear from people whose problems reside in their hearts not their egos.