DIANA REPUBLIC

It isn’t easy being me. It may surprise you; I know it surprises me. I struggle with making connections with other people. I can speak to them, I can have a conversation with them, but I have a hard time connecting. It is part shyness and part isolation as a byproduct of my childhood and [...]

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When Bob began planning a weekend getaway, I responded with my usual support. Oh the cost, the travel, the summer is my favorite time of year at home, I bitched. Talk to me in February when I can’t remember why we live in Chicago, I  moaned. But in that we are headed into his busy [...]

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Just to be clear I didn’t give up reality television. I have totally been watching The Bachelorette. And I must say that for the first time in Bachelorette history, Jillian, our bachelorette, actually had choices that were appealing. There were a couple of duds and of course, one big slippery weasel, who really doesn’t deserve [...]

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A friend once said that a Chicago summer is as if everyone was given just three months to live. The minute the weather breaks the lakeshore is busy with runners, bikers and roller bladers. The beachfront restaurants are open and the sunscreen is in the air. Women of all ages bust out summer attire that [...]

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I have officially had enough of passive aggressive behavior. How hard is it to say what you actually mean? I, for one, feel that I can handle the truth. I would really prefer outright aggressive behavior, but maybe I am alone. Passive aggresssion poses a number of problems, as I see it: First, it is [...]

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