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I Got Hurt Feelings
September 02, 2022
In DESIGNS FOR LIVING, columnist Marlowe Granados dispenses sound advice in a noisy world. Send your rants and pleas to [email protected] for Marlowe’s consideration.   Marlowe, I’m twenty-one years old and have had the worst ...

A Fête Worse Than Death
February 19, 2021
In DESIGNS FOR LIVING, columnist Marlowe Granados dispenses sound advice in a noisy world. Send your rants and pleas to [email protected] for Marlowe’s consideration.   Hi Marlowe! I am twenty-three and stuck living in my parents house in the middle of nowhere. I ...

The Sad Clowns of Dating
January 20, 2020
In DESIGNS FOR LIVING, columnist Marlowe Granados dispenses sound advice in a noisy world. Send your rants and pleas to [email protected] for Marlowe’s consideration.   Sweet, sweet, agony Aunt Marlowe: I exited a long-term relationship and have missed the cultural ...

A Case of the Icks
December 11, 2019
Hi Marlowe, My boyfriend left me abruptly a few months ago and immediately got a new girlfriend. I think he was in a moment of panic in his life, and he made a bad decision. His new girlfriend looks a lot like me, but she is arguably a less interesting version. He still texts me ...