List: Relationships | Curated by Dana DuBois

Feb 27, 2025
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Relationships
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genXy
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Dana DuBois
How to End a Love Story in 214 WordsWhy this GenX woman won’t date the politically neutral (and neither should you).
Feb 26
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Feb 26
8
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The Memoirist
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Dana DuBois
My Dad, Dementia, and the Things We Don’t ForgetIn the end, all we want is to be remembered.
Feb 20
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Feb 20
59
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
Don’t Date Men With Verbs for NamesThis Valentine’s Day, I’m looking at Mark, Rob, Peter, Matt, Don, Bill, Wade, Pat, Chuck, Crane, and Will and saying — don’t do it.
Feb 14
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Feb 14
21
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
I Took My Teens to a Speed Dating EventWhat would Carrie Bradshaw do?
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
Was it an Unrequited Love Letter to Him, or an Unexpected Love Letter to Myself?Revisiting an epic billet doux, one year later.
Nov 13, 2024
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Nov 13, 2024
3
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
I Flew 3,000 Miles for My Dad’s 80th Birthday. He Can’t Remember I Was There.So why did I go?
Oct 25, 2024
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Oct 25, 2024
49
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Heart Affairs
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Dana DuBois
Dating the “Test and Apologize” TypeThe test is in earnest. The apology never is. Or is it?
Oct 9, 2024
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Oct 9, 2024
37
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Heart Affairs
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Dana DuBois
I Gave My Consent. He Gave Me Bruises.My meet-cute went wrong: Was it misaligned expectations or old-fashioned lying?
Sep 22, 2024
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Sep 22, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Dana DuBois
A German Guy and Jewish Girl Met in a Goth Club in Atlanta…We had a cross-country, cross-continent summer love that changed the trajectory of my life.
Jul 23, 2024
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Jul 23, 2024
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Catness
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Dana DuBois
Looking for Linus the Lost CatSometimes a search for a cat is more than a search for a cat.
Aug 19, 2024
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Aug 19, 2024
38
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Three Imaginary Girls
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Dana DuBois
45 Years of Friendship Meets 25 Years of “69 Love Songs”I flew to San Francisco and met my best friend for the Magnetic Fields’ two-night show at the Curran Theater.
Jul 15, 2024
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Jul 15, 2024
27
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
How I Learned Not to Date DownI thought I could spare myself heartache by settling. I was wrong.
Jul 9, 2024
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Jul 9, 2024
117
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The Narrative Arc
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Dana DuBois
For Daughters Who Can Never Find a Father’s Day Card That Fits…Hallmark doesn’t quite make rhyming couplets for my challenging relationship with my dad.
Jun 14, 2024
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Jun 14, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to My Stepfather, the FelonWe all contain multitudes. His just included actual prison time.
Jun 12, 2024
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Jun 12, 2024
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Sexography
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Dana DuBois
Hey, Bumble! Is “MILFs and Bacon” the Best You Can Do?We’ve told you what we want. Why won’t you listen?
May 24, 2024
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May 24, 2024
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Human Parts
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Dana DuBois
I Lost a Daughter. She Lost Her Third Mom.On Mother’s Day, I think of Katy, who I loved as my own. I lost her when I lost him.
May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Dana DuBois
A Visit with My Dad and Celine Dion at the Memory CareHow dementia has brought my Dad and I near — even as we are still far.
Mar 18, 2024
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Mar 18, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
I’m Going “Mansober” for MarchTaking a dating break by taking “Boysober” up a notch.
Mar 5, 2024
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Mar 5, 2024
21
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The Memoirist
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Dana DuBois
How to Divorce WellMy ex’s birth date is a proclamation for how to “march forth” to a strong post-marriage relationship.
Mar 13, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Dana DuBois
Don’t Call it a Rebound. I Was a Romantic Wet Nurse.Like a therapist and cam girl wrapped in one — and it sucked me dry.
Mar 3, 2024
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Mar 3, 2024
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