Dear Wendy
Dear Wendy


Happy Friday! Hope you all have had a great week. I’m writing this during a two-hour break I have from a mostly all-day gig at the kids’ school today. It’s Hispanic Heritage month and Jackson and Joanie are in Spanish dual-language classes, so they have performances this week – Jackson’s class sang “Remember Me” (from the movie Coco) in English and Spanish this morning and it was very sweet – and then back-to-back Latin luncheons today that I’m helping to serve to roughly 275 kids (that’s just two grades and not the whole school, which is over 1000 kids!). And then this weekend we’ve got nothing planned, except a night out tomorrow for me and Drew, which I’m looking forward to. I hope to squeeze in a pilates class and a bike ride on my new-to-me bike I bought off Craigslist a few days ago to replace the one I had stolen in August. I’m also currently reading this book, recommended by my therapist, and it’s surprisingly good (but, like, really distressing, too.).

Thank you for your comments on yesterday’s post. I’m still trying to figure out the direction I want to take this site — I would love for it to remain predominantly an advice site, but I need a steady supply of engaging letters to respond to and I don’t have a lot of control over that, unfortunately — and it’s helpful to hear your thoughts. I also enjoy hearing about the changes in your lives over the past decade!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead, and here are a few things from around the web that may interest you:

Enough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out.

I’ve been getting into Poshmark lately after re-evaluating my shopping habits and wanting to do better by my budget and the environment. I’ve had great luck with getting things that fit – and for such deals! There are a couple things that didn’t fit so well and I’ve posted them to re-sell – maybe something would be of interest to you. I plan to comb through my closet and add additional items in coming weeks and months, so feel free to follow me if you’re on Poshmark (or consider joining and seeing what all the fuss is about).

25 Modern Love Essays to Read if You Want to Laugh, Cringe and Cry

Related: Should You Buy Clothes Second Hand To Reduce Your Environmental Impact? and How to Buy Clothes That Are Built to Last.

Some of these 21 Weirdest Prenup Demands Lawyers Have Ever Seen are reasonable (like 4 and 5 and 19) and some are batshit (all the rest basically). If you could put anything in a prenup clause (without negative consequence), what would it be?

Thank you to those who submitted links for me to include. If you see something around the web you think DW readers would appreciate, please send me a link to [email protected] and, if it’s a fit, I’ll include it in Friday’s round-up. Thanks!
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Ok, there are ten weeks and five days left in the decade, but you know those last few days of the year after Christmas are sort of throw-away days, so for all intents and purposes there are ten weeks left in this decade. What are you going to do with your time? Anything on your 2010s bucket list you want to try to cross off before the end of December?
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This week in the forums we’re discussing:

How do I properly communicate with women?

Upset that my trip will be canceled for family wedding

Feeling like an outsider with boyfriend and his son

6.5 years, need advice and thoughts!

Is he trying to make me jealous?

Struggling with happiness after a rocky past

I feel like a third wheel when i’m with my sister and husband

It frustrates me that almost everyone but me can probably get into a relationship

Long-term marital dispute thread

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If you have a relationship/dating question I can help answer, you can send me your letters at [email protected].

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I’m Jewish. I was raised Orthodox. I was the president of my shul for four years, a reform congregation. Judaism is a BIG part of my identity. Jewish holidays, traditions, and rituals are important to me. I have a friend whom I’ve known for 22 years who is Catholic. She attends bible study, chapel, and mass, all weekly. Her religion is important to her. She has NEVER wished me happy Rosh Hashanah, happy Yom Kippur, happy Hanukkah, happy Passover. I haven’t said anything to her because I don’t want to damage our friendship. We live next door to each other. It would be awkward if things went sideways.

My brother, who was my only sibling, and his wife raised their children Presbyterian. He’s now deceased and my sister-in-law, nephew, and nieces are all scattered. We all live many miles apart in different states. I have a limited but loving relationship with them. Once in a blue moon I might receive a Chanukah card. Holidays are bittersweet. What are your thoughts? — Bittersweet

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It’s Indigenous People’s Day so the kids are home from school with me today keeping me busy. Do you have a three-day weekend, too? What have you been up to? I just helped Jackson with his new puzzle, and I’m hoping I’ll have an hour later to finish this book I’ve been reading for the past week. Anyone have any recommendations for my next book? I’m in the mood for a memoir! I’ll be back tomorrow with a new column, and in the meantime here are a few links from around the web you might like:

Groom sexually assaulted a bridesmaid days before getting married. The craziest part is the bride still married him two days later.

Here’s Why [Maybe] You Never See Your Friends Anymore

‘Modern Love’ Disappointingly Delivers a Retrograde Version of Romantic Relationships

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