Girlfriend is orbiting in retrograde
What if we raise children? Will they buy into this garbage?
Will they believe that their father will strangle them in their sleep because he was born in October?
What should I do?
-- Libra
Dear Libra: My basic understanding is that "retrograde" describes the orbit of a planet when it is moving in the opposite direction to the sun's rotation.
Mercury passes in and out of retrograde.
Unfortunately, your girlfriend seems to be orbiting permanently in retrograde. Her behavior is becoming more extreme and resistant to rational thinking.
Your birthday is coming up. You might want to mark the new year by leaving this particular system.
Dear Amy: I am a single 21-year-old woman in my senior year of college. I spent most of my time in college in a serious relationship with my high-school sweetheart and now I am enjoying my newfound freedom. However, my friends are having a hard time accepting this. They are desperately trying to find my "soul mate" by setting me up with men.
After a particularly bad "fix-up" experience that resulted in my getting fired as the maid of honor for my closest friend's wedding and not speaking to her for over a year, I now refuse all attempts at being set up.
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