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4 days ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
By ANNIE LANE Dear Readers: Wishing you and your families a very happy Easter and Passover. Spring is a time to get outdoors and play. It is a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. It is a time when the flowers begin to bloom and kittens are born. Below are some of my favorite poems about spring and joy and the innocence and beauty of childhood. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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1 week ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
Dear Annie: My best friend, "Sarah," and I have been close since college, but lately, our friendship feels one-sided. She's going through a rough time; she broke up with her boyfriend, she hates her job and she's been struggling with anxiety. I've been there for her every step of the way, listening to her vent, offering advice and checking in on her regularly. But when I need support, she's nowhere to be found. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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3 weeks ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
Dear Annie: Some years ago, I went to a nearby office supply shop, where I saw a local couple looking around. The woman, a local musician, had Alzheimer's, but she seemed to recognize me, so we began a conversation. I don't recall what it was about, but it was the silliest, most illogical and the most fun conversation I've ever had with anyone. I just went along with whatever she said, never trying to force reality onto her and augmenting whatever her ideas were when I could.
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1 month ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
By ANNIE LANE Dear Readers: Many of you wrote to me in response to "Independent and Irritated." This 65-year-old single woman was struggling with how to reply to people who questioned why she never married despite her older age. So many readers wrote in to share their own similar experiences and suggest some wonderful replies to an invasive and awkward question. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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1 month ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
By ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: It saddens me to see so many people who don't enjoy their jobs. I was fortunate; I spent 42 years as a teacher, and while my first year in a middle school was the toughest, the rest of my career was incredibly fulfilling. I truly loved what I did. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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2 months ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
By ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: I've been in a relationship with "Adrienne" for eight years. We've both been divorced for about a decade, and our children, now teens, are around the same age. She has one daughter, and I have a boy and a girl. We aren't married but live a few miles apart, celebrating birthdays and holidays as a "blended" family and enjoying annual vacations for the past seven years. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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2 months ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
By ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: My name is Jess, and I've always prided myself on being the "steady one." I have a good job as a marketing manager, a wonderful husband named "Fred," and a life that feels stable and predictable. On paper, everything looks perfect. But lately, I can't shake this persistent, nagging feeling that something is missing. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Amy Dickinson |R. Eric Thomas |Abigail Van Buren |Annie Lane
Online dating has come a long, long way since its inception (I’m looking at you Match.com… which came out in the mid-90s!). The online dating sites have evolved significantly (Tinder, the first major app that you only use on your phone, launched in 2012), offering new features designed with the hope of improving people’s experiences and leading to more, and better, connections. Despite all that, many people find online dating, for lack of better words, worse today than before. Why?
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2 months ago | 
gillettenewsrecord.com | Annie Lane
By ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: I've been in an eight-year relationship that now seems to be ending, largely due to issues with my partner's daughters. They've become disrespectful and jealous, and one has crossed serious boundaries by stealing from me and sabotaging our relationship. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM
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2 months ago | 
cleveland.com | Annie Lane
AdvicePublished: Jan. 30, 2025, 12:05 a.m.Annie offers a few resources today's reader can access to assist their brother in law.Getty ImagesDear Annie: I have a brother-in-law that I need help with but don’t know where to turn. He’s a hoarder. The house he lives in belonged to his parents, but it is now full of junk and he does nothing to keep it clean. He has purchased several items and his garage is overflowing so the new items are left in their boxes outside.
