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Hara Estroff Marano

It All Changed After the Baby
When the baby arrived, he started dating online. Is this considered cheating?
Advice: Him and Her Cheaters
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on what to do when he cheats and when she cheats.
Socialize with Finesse
Social confidence is the key to building good friendships, and building good friendships is the key to a successful marriage.
He Wants to Leave
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on infidelity, unrequited love and marriage.
Are You a Procrastinator?
It's not always about procrastination. If you think of procrastination as a trait, then we all have a certain amount within us.
Dating, Again
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on commitment, family relations, and learning to date after being off the market for a half-dozen years.
Getting to Know You
How to turn misery around and see the falsity of the judgments you make about your own experiences.
Cutting: A Form of Protest
More and more young people are turning to self-injury -- cutting, cigarette-burning or other repetitive forms of self-mutilation. Physical pain helps them disconnect from emotional turmoil.
Advice: Fixing the Sex Drive
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on letting go of an abusive past, dealing with evil stepdaughters, slowing a relationship on the fast track and making friends.
Advice: No Trust and a Temper
A woman contemplates leaving her boyfriend, after he admitted sleeping with an ex early in their new relationship.
Advice: Resentful Beau
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on how to leave a relationship with a man focused on his ex.
Advice: Business and Pleasure
A 50-year-old woman contemplates leaving her long-distance boyfriend, who is also her business partner.
Advice: My Husband's Co-worker
Hara Estroff Marano advises a woman who is worried that her husband is spending too much time with his co-worker.
Advice: Unconventional Wisdom
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on assessing future mates, dealing with shopaholics, persistent ex-girlfriends, treating alcoholics, problem-solving with your child and marriage maintenance.
How To Be An Expert
It takes more than knowledge to be an expert -- you also need to know how to apply it. Here's how to be an expert on anything.
Un-advice for Parents
How to avoid overparenting your kid. Be reasonable, don't overreact, modify your expectations and more.
Advice: Too Scared to Date
I've come to a point where I'm afraid to date. What advice do you have?
Advice: Raising Our Grandchild
Two grandparents face the decision of raising their granddaughter and her unborn child.
Say No Gracefully
Hara Estroff Marano gives relationships advice on rejection, cohabitation, depression and reconnecting.
Advice: What are Friends For?
Hara Estroff Marano gives advice on dealing with money-management differences between friends.

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