Careful What You Wish For

Dear Short Answers: After many years of thinking about it, I finally decided to have some face work done.  I’m very proud of myself and think it looks great.  But nobody has said ONE COMPLIMENTARY THING!!  Should I tell people?  Maybe they’ve noticed were embarrassed to comment. Pouty Dear Pouty: In our opinion, the best [...]

Not Seasonal

Dear Short Answers: My dog is getting fat. Maybe it’s winter weight? Ron Dear Ron: The answer is less food, more exercise.  Just like for the rest of us. Like Unlike

We’re with Your Wife on this One

Dear Short Answers: I used to ski a lot until my knees gave out and then I had to stop. A friend recently suggested that I try snowboarding instead. My wife can’t stop laughing. She says that I will look ridiculous on the slopes with all the “boarder” kids (I am well past 50). At [...]

Answered Prayers

Dear Short Answers: I have joked many times with my friends that I would love to get a facelift or some other kind of cosmetic work (many of them have already done this). I guess they took me seriously because they all chipped in and bought be a $1,000 gift certificate at a medical spa [...]

Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels

Dear Short Answers: Now that the holidays are here, I am starting to panic about all the food that is going to be EVERYWHERE. I lost 50 pounds last year and I am desperate to keep it off. I’m tempted to decline every holiday invitation that I get but that will just make me more [...]

Made for Each Other

Dear Short Answers: How do you recognize carbohydrates? B. Dear B: We recognize carbs by their easy relationship with butts and bellies. Like Unlike

Different Strokes

Dear Short Answers: Why was Napoleon so popular? Josephine Dear J: Some chicks are mad crazy for little guys. Like Unlike

How Much to Sacrifice for an Ideal/Idol

Dear Short Answers: Can you be happily married to someone you are not physically attracted to? If many other necessary ingredients for marital happiness are present in the relationship, can this problem be solved? Honestly Trying Dear HT: This is tough.  Physical attraction is bigger than sex. Physical attraction  is what smooths over all the [...]

Mirror, Mirror

Dear Short Answers: My friend is in her sixties and dresses like she is 25. I think she looks ridiculous. How do I tell her without damaging our friendship. Concerned about Appropriate Dear Concerned: Leave her alone! She’s not applying for a job or  learning “fashion basics.” Are you sure you’re not jealous? Like Unlike

Don’t Try This at Home

Dear Short Answers: Is it possible to gain 15 pounds in a month? My Scale Is Lying Dear Scale: It is possible to gain 15lbs, but definitely not recommended.  Although we have heard of scales that lie, we think that it is unlikely. Like Unlike

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