Maggie West Bean

Dating Quandary: Everybody lies

This week in North Fulton County, we found a man who is utterly fed up with dating dishonest women. Time and time again, a woman would catch Ashon's eye. He'd ask her out on a date...

No Sex in the City: Part I ~ Boston and Kitty Thai

Sex goes hand-in-hand with the average-every-day-run-of-the-mill courtship, does it not? How many times have we heard of couples who refrain from sex until marriage past the early twentieth century? Not many; if...

Getting a date may not be as easy as it seems

The hunt for dates and mates is essentially the same no matter where we live in this crazy, mixed-up country. Where ever we call home, women – for the most part – are insanely emotional when it comes to...

Dating Then and Now: Love's First Kiss

How special was that very first kiss?Last week, "taking it to the streets" of North Fulton; we asked dating couples about their first kiss. What did it feel like? What was memorable about it? How special was...

What do women want for Valentine's Day; what do men want?

Valentine's Day is the preserve of lovers, significant others, husbands, and wives. It's a day to pamper those who mean most to us; to cast a ray of sunshine into a dreary day, week, or month...

Am I Being Too Needy?

As Valentine's Day approaches, couples in the Atlanta area are not impervious to the typical dating/relationship snag. Healthy relationships are hard work, whether it's Valentine's day or not -- and well worth the effort...

Valentine's Day for the undesired, un-pursued, and un-wooed

Valentine's Day is less than a month away. And everything pops up heart-shaped overnight: candy, cards, purses, hats, cakes and the list goes on -- or so it would seem. If not heart-shaped, most of the items...

Why does he/she treat me this way?

Why does he/she treat me this way?I often hear this question when discussing modern relationships. And even though I know that the questioner wants a short, sweet answer; I cannot give one. It's rather complicated...

Extramarital affairs and infidelty lead to dishonor despite popular belief

Are you a married man looking for a date? Are you a woman thinking about dating a married man?"Dear Abby" guides a man down the wrong path, as far as I'm concerned, in her column...

Wary in Minnesota: The NEW Dear Abby vs the ORIGINAL Maggie West

Dear Abby as it appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Thursday, Dec. 9.Dear Abby: My son "Dennis" is divorcing for the third time. He has primary custody of the oldest two children and shared custody of...

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