The Cardinal

Dear Paul B, Just a quick “thank you so very much,” for directing me to stick to the plan. It worked out so well. A little background, because it’s been 17 months now. I am 42 and pretty much gave up on men as I approached 40. I have a career that I always dreamed [...]

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Dear Paul B, I have been trying so darn hard to save my marriage. I buy groceries, and I clean kitchen all the time. I travel very much for my job, so I really can’t be around to help out. My new wife works part time (7 hours a week) as a piano teacher, so [...]

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Dear All, My Uncle Harry, an American Original, passed away on March 3, 2011. He was a man of many hats, I should say. He married my Aunt Lil, one of 9 on my Mom’s side, in 1942. Uncle Harry became a doctor because he always loved helping people, even as a child. His dedication [...]

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(1/from wife) Dear Paul B, My parents were a great couple. They always agreed on everything. If my Dad wanted a “green den,” then the walls would be green. If my Mom wanted to go to the Dells for a long weekend, it was The Dells. When there was a disagreement about something, it was [...]

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Hey Paul B, I know you’ll understand me, nobody else does. I love life–yes I jump out of bed in the a.m., and I let loose all day. At night, I am out like a light — I have many friends and I have been there for many people, both good and bad people. Here [...]

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Dear Paul B, I read that you advise parents to stay with their kids, back them up, and love them. I was just about ready to turn my daughter out last year. She had just turned 15, and had robbed me for the last time. She had stolen money before, she taken my wedding ring [...]

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Dear Paul B, I am one of the most relaxed, composed, and peaceful people you could ever meet. I have several degrees, and I have helped organize a wonderful charity here in Chicago. Of all my accomplishments, I thought I was “investing” in the career of my former boyfriend. I practically single handedly footed the [...]

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Dear Paul B, I am turning 49 this year, and starting to feel my years. I come from a large extended family (21 Aunts and Uncles plus 43 cousins.) The older ones are beginning to fail and several have passed in the past 5 years or so. We are all very close, and they have [...]

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Dear Paul B, I am now married almost 11 years (next week.) I am disgusted that my “wife” has really never apologized for anything that she has done. There is always some excuse or obscure reason that “explains” why it is never her fault. There are just the two of us living together, so that [...]

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Dear Paul B, I just can’t figure this out. I am a 28 year old man, great job, and I am in terrific shape. I run, lift weights, and I think that I am a generous guy. I always treated women very well. I even bought an old girlfriend a $740 ring after 2 months! [...]

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Hey Paul B, Just ran into an old friend of mine that I had not seen in probably 18 months. She is (was) a nice girl who I was once pretty close to, but since we travel in different circles, we drifted apart. She coldly informed me that she had lost her Mom and mentioned [...]

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Dear Paul B, I am so sick and tired of selfish xxxx people. I have supposedly good friends who naturally can talk for 40 minutes about themselves and never ask me a question. I swear, Paul B, that I could put the phone down for 20 minutes and they would never notice. It seems that [...]

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