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  1. Spending the Night When Your Partner Has Kids

    2/20/12 11:00am by BlondieChicago
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    How do you spend the night when your partner has a child and the child is home? Spending the night with your partner is much easier when the child is young, but once they reach a certain age, their little imaginations (or perhaps tempers) will run wild regarding mommy or daddy's new partner. Here are some little nuggets of advice for when you find yourself in this situation.  Read more >

  2. Do You Need Renter's Insurance? Yes, You Do

    1/20/12 8:12am by BlondieChicago
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    House Fire Sign

    The house I was living in burned down in 1999, two months before I graduated from college. Suddenly, my world stopped. And it didn't start up again for a very long time. When I made it to my cousin's apartment later that night, she offered me clothes, a place to sleep, and the thing that jolted me into my new reality -- a clean pair of underwear. It was this most intimate of items that brought me firmly into my present. I have nothing left. What am I going to do now?  Read more >

  3. Kissing Frogs and Updating 'The List'

    11/8/11 11:06am by BlondieChicago
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    Princess Frog

    In one of the greatest movies the 90s gave us, Singles, Bridget Fonda speaks to her ex-boyfriend/bestie about her "List." Like many women, she'd made a list of what her dream guy would be like. Over the years, she shortened it to just one thing -- what she wanted a guy to say when she sneezed.  Read more >

  4. Single? Then You Know The Pity Face

    10/7/11 2:43pm by BlondieChicago
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    Pity Face

    I first noticed it at my 10-year high school reunion in 2005. When asked if I was married or have children, I said no. I'm single. And then it happened: The Pity Face. It's a look of genuine concern. Like something is horribly wrong with you. Like you've just admitted you have a terminal disease and have roughly one month to live. I had no idea how to respond.  Read more >

  5. Advice for Dating People With Children (When You Are Childfree)

    10/6/11 3:00am by BlondieChicago
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    She was in a relationship with a man who had a 10-year-old son, and while she was in love with both the man and the kid, she was totally lost. It turns out there is very little literature on how to date someone who has children. She was on her own. This is her advice on dating a single parent while childfree.  Read more >

  6. An Unconventional Proposal

    9/21/11 4:03am by BlondieChicago
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    Girl in WIndow by Lori Greig (Flickr)

    She was tired of the waiting game. She wanted to take control of her life so she proposed to the man she wanted to spend her life with. He said no. Looking back on it years later, she's glad. As a result, she has been able to get to know herself better, to move to new places, to change her career and to live a full life.  Read more >

  7. [Updated] Amanda Knox - Not Guilty

    9/8/11 11:01am by BlondieChicago
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    Amanda Knox

    Updated 10/3/11 - Amanda Knox has been found not guilty! Who is Amanda Knox? If you don't know the answer, you aren't alone. But this blogger feels you should read up before you travel to a foreign country and end up convicted of murder.  Read more >

  8. Life Lessons in A Discovery of Witches

    6/22/11 9:30am by BlondieChicago
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    I read a LOT of nonfiction. Fiction can be difficult for me. I want to feel that I'm learning something when I read, so I can be a bit snobby about plot lines. When I do end up with a fiction novel, I still seek out lessons buried within the story. I like to remember the lines that really spoke to me, so I dog-ear the bottoms of the pages where they appear.  Read more >

  9. A Jane Austen Education: That Time Between College and "Life"

    6/14/11 10:30am by BlondieChicago
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    I read four Jane Austen novels at least four times a piece while studying English at the University of Iowa, so when I received A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz, I sniffed at it with my Total Book Snob nose. But it only took a few pages before my nose fell off.  Read more >

  10. Girl Code: Dating a Friend's Ex

    5/18/11 9:07am by BlondieChicago
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    Girls Night Out

    The Girl Code is that unspoken rule that keeps the peace by keeping us away from our girlfriends' men. While the rules about crossing the line with a friend's current boyfriend or husband seem clear, opinion varies when it comes to exes. Are ex-boyfriends fair game, or does the Code still apply?  Read more >

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