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Advice

Welcome to the advice page, featuring the age-old advice of "Dr. Mike". There is no doubt in my mind that in 10 years - or possibly during my next relationship - I will come to regret this page. However, in the meantime, sit back and enjoy the show.

Now, the more cynical of my readers will be wondering what I am doing doling out advice to all and sundry. While I won't claim that my relationships have been textbook cases (at least, not in the positive sense), I can talk about other people's relationships and at least maintain the appearance of knowing what I'm talking about.

Some of this advice will be serious, some of it will be tongue-in-cheek, and some of it will be little parables. Like my Reviews page, this is all still mostly in my mind's eye.

I should point out that most of my closer friends have been female; ergo, while I am indisputably male, I can often address female relationship problems better than my own. Also, some of these people are smarter than me, and I have no qualms about stealing their advice and posting it here.

Lastly, I would like to say that my advice won't ever violate the privacy or confidence of people that trust me. Nothing I say will be drawn from what people have told me in confidence.

Send Me Your Questions

Use the following anonymous form to send me your questions - you don't have to give a real email address. I'll address your question here within the next few days.

Anticipating your Questions

Q. What is "The Ministry of Love?"
Q. Well, I'm on an Orwellian kick right now, and the Ministry of Love is one of the major ministries in Orwell's "1984". It is responsible for maintaing the law and order of Oceania, usually by the brutal supression of its citizens. Why is it called the Ministry of Love? Go read the book. Why is this page called the Ministry of Love? I like the irony of both love and hardship wrapped up in the same title. Of course, not all love involves hardship - but if you're reading my advice page, your version of it probably does.

Q. Will you tell stories about your experiences?
A. Maybe, if I feel so inclined.

Q. Won't the people you've been involved with object?
A. First, what makes you think people I've been involved with would have any interest in reading an advice page that I write? Second, I'd never name names, and I'd do my best to disguise who I was talking about. Privacy is very important to me.