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I was fleeced by Madoff: The financial guru's Ponzi scheme cost me 30 years of retirement savings. How could he do this to me -- and why did I let him?; By Geneen Roth Jan 7, 2009
His money allowed him to deny he's an alcoholic: Having lost his job, my best friend needs to hear the truth.; By Cary Tennis Jan 7, 2009
Is Caroline Kennedy "opting in"?: Despite what the New York Times Magazine argues, the wannabe senator's crass play for political power doesn't teach us much about moms reentering the workforce.; By Rebecca Traister Jan 6, 2009
I suffer from hair-pulling disorder: I compulsively pluck my eyebrows and have to draw them on -- I'm terrified I will be found out.; By Cary Tennis Jan 6, 2009
My husband supported me in my art -- should I now support him?: I'm not the only creative one in the marriage; I feel bad that he works a day job.; By Cary Tennis Jan 5, 2009
Sex and the superdelegates: It was a flaccid, unhot year in sex, but how about that election! Spitzer and Edwards may have gotten laid, but Barack and Hillary scored.; By Rebecca Traister Jan 4, 2009
My restaurant romance could get us both fired: I secretly fell for a higher-up at work, and not even my best friend knows.; By Cary Tennis Dec 24, 2008
I came out as a lesbian and my parents freaked: I want to work politically out in the open, but my sexuality embarrasses the folks.; By Cary Tennis Dec 23, 2008
She asked for a divorce, then found a lump in her breast: I've been dating her husband, but now she wants him back!; By Cary Tennis Dec 22, 2008
Pie (in the name of love): It's time someone stood up for the ugly stepchild of desserts. It's time someone stood up for pie.; By Vincent Rossmeier Dec 20, 2008
I think my husband likes his woman friend better than me: When she calls, he gets all excited, but I feel hurt and left out.; By Cary Tennis Dec 19, 2008
I think my friend's kid is autistic: I wish she'd consult a specialist, but she thinks she knows what's best.; By Cary Tennis Dec 18, 2008
Sex and the single cerebrum: The best smut engages the body and the mind. Nerve.com co-founder Rufus Griscom talks about controversy, confession and, of course, arousal.; By Tracy Clark-Flory Dec 16, 2008
I slept with my brother's roommate!: He told me not to, but we got drunk and did it anyway.; By Cary Tennis Dec 16, 2008
Shop and awe: Christmas shopping during an economic free-fall is making me anxious: Everything is on sale, but at what cost?; By Joy Press Dec 15, 2008
I'm rewriting the same paragraph over and over and over!: I'm stuck creatively and don't know where to turn.; By Cary Tennis Dec 15, 2008
My demons took control of me: I thought knowing my demons would protect me from their power. I was wrong.; By Cary Tennis Dec 12, 2008
Bush is back!: Not in the White House. But thanks to the recession, women are skipping the Brazilian and finally growing a little hair down there.; By Lisa Germinsky Dec 11, 2008
I had a nomadic childhood; now I can't maintain ties: I seem to have lost some part of myself and wish I could get it back.; By Cary Tennis Dec 11, 2008
15 years without knocking boots: I didn't intend to go without sex for a decade and a half. But celibacy isn't something you necessarily plan.; By Kit Naylor Dec 9, 2008
I've got pushy Sabbath observers in my doorman-less lobby: Because observant Orthodox Jews may not use intercoms on the Sabbath, things get a little sticky in my building.; By Cary Tennis Dec 8, 2008
The voice that gave me goose bumps: The "Lemony Snicket" author remembers his nerve-racking musical run-in with Odetta, the late folk singer and activist.; By Daniel Handler Dec 8, 2008
Help! I suddenly stopped going to work: I've been leaving the house every day for two months and going to Starbucks or the library.; By Cary Tennis Dec 5, 2008
Beyond the valley of the doilies: The billion-dollar scrapbooking industry may be cheesy, but as author Jessica Helfand explains, there's rich history in that glitter and glue.; By Joy Press Dec 4, 2008
I'm going to feel like a loser at my high-school reunion: One chum is working on a cure for cancer; one has started his own political party. All this overachieving is giving me status anxiety.; By Cary Tennis Dec 4, 2008