http://creators.com/ Creators Syndicate is an international syndication company that represents cartoonists and columnists of the highest caliber. en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:25:12 -0800 7ea070ab7e1d407973e5cfe4903c6485 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/what-to-do-when-wild-bill-hickok-lives-next-door.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: We have a neighbor who we feel is unhinged. We have concerns not only for our safety, but for that of our other neighbors. &quot;Joe&quot; loves guns, and there is nothing wrong with that, but his use of them verges on the fanatical. Joe likes to hold target practice in his backyard. My husband, who is certified as a firearms instructor, tried talking to him about the hazards not on ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Sep 19, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 6fda760cac963263ddbaa909a910cbc3 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/-hello-i-m-your-sister.html Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I can't believe I am actually putting this into words. I recently found out that a woman my father slept with years ago had a child who was put up for adoption. I was not close with my father, but now I am, and we have contacted my half-sister. A paternity test is in the works to verify that my father is her father. She and I get along really well and I like her a lot. I am an only ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Sep 20, 2008<br/><br/>]]> e073f79f33700daaecdf3c21c468fe74 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/out-of-the-closet-literally.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: My husband and I have been married for 10 years and have a 9-year-old daughter. My friends and family adore him. He's a wonderful husband, a great father, and has been more than I could have ever asked for. However, there's a serious issue I can't get past. The short version: Almost a year ago, &quot;David&quot; told me he liked to dress in women's clothing. It was definitely a shoc ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Sep 26, 2008<br/><br/>]]> a741f963ef39bce72b7e99702ccc5521 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/money-is-not-a-tranquilizer.html Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I work in the vacation rental industry, and the company I work with manages more than a thousand beach cottages and condos in the Deep South. This means we have over a thousand cottage owners and tens of thousands of guests. Never in my life did I think so many people could be so unhappy about vacations! I am amazed every day by vacation guests who go on vacation just to be miserabl ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Sep 27, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 0d979032de8bea54ce41f62f1b54b01a http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/the-horndog-keeps-barking.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I am a 40-year-old man who has been in and out of therapy since seventh grade. I was even admitted into psychiatric care on two separate occasions by my attending physician. Over the years, I have lived life recklessly and have done many things I'm not proud of &mdash; even some illegal activities. But for the past four years, with two therapists, I have made great strides in my lif ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Oct 03, 2008<br/><br/>]]> eb5769fc2cb2e7906808dea7f46ebd69 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/divorced-but-not-really.html Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: My husband and I have been married for a year and together for four. When we met, he and his now ex-wife &quot;Nancy&quot; were just separating. They had known each other since high school and have remained in contact. About a week ago my husband's cell phone was blinking so I picked it up. There were a series of text messages back and forth between him and Nancy. They were discussi ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Oct 04, 2008<br/><br/>]]> ffc0519a5e8ad14b0bf5d54a03efbea9 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/when-keeping-a-secret-is-the-wise-thing-to-do.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: Three years ago I started a condoned affair with another man. This affair changed rapidly over five months from a &quot;fling&quot; to an all-out love affair that only ended when he asked me to leave my husband. I had been married less than a year when this happened and was scared by the thought that I actually wanted to do it. I cut my ties with him and told my husband that I had d ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Oct 10, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 062ff35ad968db510e78fcf9c5c4d65d http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/-i-love-you-but-i-m-not-in-love-with-you-aaarrrrrgggh.html Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I am a 23-year-old woman who is dating a 47-year-old man. Age never has been an issue with us. We get along wonderfully and share so many things. About three months into our relationship (we've been together for one and a half years) I told him I was in love with him. He said he &quot;loved me, but would never be in love with me.&quot; He has been hurt in the past and still feels bi ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Oct 11, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 2e059a1eb5a6463958de1467017293e8 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/when-a-woman-s-assets-are-her-assets.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I have seen an old friend fall for a man I think is a sleazy jerk and certainly a non-starter in terms of a continuing relationship, let alone marriage. She has money of her own and very few relatives. He seemed to swoop down on her out of nowhere. They have announced an engagement. He has no friends and seems incredibly immature, but somehow very seductive to my friend (who loves h ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Oct 17, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 58850d2bab04ee2171bb364048ca6082 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/surely-not-the-only-gay-in-greece.html Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I am a 23-year-old man from Greece currently living in England for studies. One of the reasons I ended up here was because of the way I feel my family will react to my lifestyle, as I am gay. By family, I mostly mean my mother, as almost all the rest of the family knows by now (my father included). Though they are not ecstatic about the fact, they can live with it. As I was growing ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Oct 18, 2008<br/><br/>]]> b1e6a53fe12410fed0fd4d76ea6a6eeb http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/from-jailbait-to-mistress-a-mother-s-distress.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: My daughter has been having an affair with a married man since he seduced her at a young age. She is now almost 21 and claims she is very much in love with him. I remind her that he does not belong to her but to his wife. This man is the brother of a powerful and internationally known man in our town. He is very controlling of my daughter and that scares me. I believe he also manipu ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Oct 24, 2008<br/><br/>]]> d7f15fdb02631d6d3f82dcafc080bb48 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/and-mormons-aren-t-the-only-ones.html Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I am 18 years old and have recently come to terms with the fact that I am gay. The enormous issue with this comes from the fact that I am of the Mormon faith, which famously takes a strict stance on homosexuality. I attend a church school in Utah, and living in a hostile, homophobic environment is taking its toll on me. I am trapped in feelings of self-loathing and doubt, and I wish ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Oct 25, 2008<br/><br/>]]> f814305c7ab4544d61dfe62ed8eb7696 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/oh-dad-poor-dad-where-are-your-cajones.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: I am a 28-year-old professional woman. My father raised my sister and me by himself and did a great job. He even had to fight for custody of us because in the early '80s not many fathers got custody of two daughters. We've always had a great relationship. His luck with women, however, is terrible. He lets women walk all over him to avoid confrontation. He is now on his fourth marria ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Oct 31, 2008<br/><br/>]]> a1c6e93af4ac3e2e7846c9544ed989a3 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/what-to-do-with-your-couch-potato.html Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700 <p>Dear Margo: My husband and I have been married for three years. We are both military and in the same field. We have the same exact argument at least twice a month because he does not do his part at home. He is always &quot;tired&quot; from his long workday &mdash; the same one I have. I am also experiencing a high-risk pregnancy and was told by my doctor, in front of my husband, that I should c ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Nov 01, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 7b735464ca680f2987ac6dee9fe93177 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/dead-drunk-at-the-altar-i-don-t-think-so.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Dear Margo: I recently got engaged to a man I have been with for five years, since I was 18 &mdash; he is five years older. During those years, he told his friends that he would need to be drunk to get married. And ... he told me he is going to get wasted with his friends on the big day. I informed him that if he showed up drunk, I would leave him at the altar and reschedule. He said I could ta ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Nov 07, 2008<br/><br/>]]> d2ab8b4c24886324c3bb642a23bf0e33 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/livin-in-sin-and-liking-it.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Dear Margo: I am in a committed long-term relationship of 12 years. We are in our mid-30s, live together and have a 9-year-old child together. We are happy with our relationship just as it is. My problem is that we are under constant pressure from his family to &quot;make it official.&quot; Every family gathering is a barrage of questions about why we are not yet married and when we are plannin ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Nov 08, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 862b4fe6db7d8c31df5e3259f854c525 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/a-message-from-a-beard.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Dear Margo: I am writing to all the women who write to you saying their husbands lose all interest in sex after they marry. I had a similar experience 10 years ago. Prior to marriage, my fiance and I had sex about once a week, sometimes more, which was satisfying. Literally 24 hours after we married, he announced that he really wasn't into sex and that once a month would be good for him. There ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Nov 14, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 8524bcb19bb8790dcbdc9e45229114e0 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/when-your-glasses-get-steamed-up.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Dear Margo: I am a 19-year-old female living with my fiance of two years. I do love him, but we have one main problem: our sex life. He wants to have sex every day, even though I, for the most part, am no longer interested in sex ... with him. We have tried things like role-playing and whatnot, but still it's a no-go. We do have sex a few times a week, and I let him do his thing. Now, for the m ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Nov 15, 2008<br/><br/>]]> 047e3aa3c89e43ff500b6693665a0c24 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/literally-in-the-gene-pool.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Dear Margo: After years of separation, I reunited with my father 13 years ago. We have a pretty good relationship, all things considered. I am friendly with my stepmom and half-siblings. A couple of years ago I went to their home to hang out with my dad. The rest of my family was away, but he invited me to go swimming. Oddly, I had never spent time alone with him. We had a few margaritas and to ...<br> <br/>Updated: Fri Nov 21, 2008<br/><br/>]]> aacb4a89cf2611ca054c2113d9137fe0 http://creators.com/lifestylefeatures/dear-margo/how-long-is-too-long.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Dear Margo: I am 34 and have been dating a man, 42, for two years. We've both been married and divorced twice. He has a 7-year-old from his second marriage. When we first started seeing each other it was just for fun. Neither of us thought it would go anywhere. But now, two years later, I am in love and he says he has no intention of ever getting remarried &mdash; even though he has &quot;feeli ...<br> <br/>Updated: Sat Nov 22, 2008<br/><br/>]]>