#520: Getting your stuff back from a Darth Vader ex

November 16, 2013November 17, 2013 ~ JenniferP ~ 96 Comments

Dear Captain & Co., I’m in a wonderful relationship, but we’ve got a Darth Vader ex-girlfriend lurking on the sidelines. When we first started dating she behaved horribly: showing up on his lawn screaming suicide threats when she found out I was over, harassing him for months, hacking his email to get my phone number … Continue reading #520: Getting your stuff back from a Darth Vader ex

Adding to what Bookslut said….

July 25, 2013 ~ JenniferP ~ 95 Comments

I have some practical things to add to today's Bibliomancer column (which I love reading, but today = eeeeeeesh). Letter Writer, whatever you decide to do about investigating & interrogating the effect "Doug" holds on your past, there is some practical shit you can do to get the actual dude out of your actual life. You … Continue reading Adding to what Bookslut said….

The art of “no,” continued: Saying no when you’ve already said yes.

March 24, 2011March 27, 2011 ~ JenniferP ~ 200 Comments

A reader responded to yesterday's post with this story: ...I was sitting around at 3am reading blogs when some guy knocked on my window, since mine was the only light on in the street–he’d locked his keys in his car, and wanted to borrow my phone. Then when he couldn’t reach the person he called, … Continue reading The art of “no,” continued: Saying no when you’ve already said yes.