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‘Straight Up’ with Steve Austin
Steven: My !ife is ruined! 1 had just got
ten out of the car to return a couple of
books at the library when (saw her:
The woman from my past who was
responsible for almost three years of
nightmares. Well, at least I thought it
was her. My heart pounding, I flew
back into the car. cranked it up and left
100 feet of rubber as I got out of
Dodge. I dated Cheryl when I lived in
New York, and our relationship ended
up on a very sour note. We made a
clean break of it and I even left town to
get away from her. The woman 1 spot
ted at the library sure did look like her,
but why would she have moved here? If
it is, this time I can’t pack up and split.
I*m married with my second kid on the
way. I’m so nervous 1 don’t know what
to do. When my wife asked why 1
looked as white as a sheet when 1
returned home, I told her I ran over a
cat. Boy, am I in trouble. What should
1 do? Nervous in Raleigh, NC
Dear Nervous: About a year ago a sim
ilar thing happened to me while I was
doing a load of laundry. I turned
around and spotted a lady who looked
too much like an old flame of mine
from Miami. Well, I didn't hang around
the laundromat long enough for my
stuff to dry, and got into the car trying
to figure out how I'd break the news
about our new neighbor to my wife. I
saw her again a few days later and was
relieved to discover that all,my sweat
was for nothing. In fact, I even intro*
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duced itiyself and told my new friend.
Lisa, what she had done to me. Before
locking yourself up in the closet, why
don't you do a little checking around
even though the odds arc a million to
one that your ex has invaded your terri
tory. A call to a friend or two in New
York may give you an answer. Ask tel
ephone information for her listing.
Drop her name at the library. Even if it
is her. there's no need for a major frea-
kout. Most of us can grow a lot in three
years. Maybe you can handle a casual
hello the next time around. Let us know
how it turns out.
Steven: Last weekend I went out with
“A” for the first time. She’s a nice lady
but the chemi.stry just wasn’t there.
Well, at least oh my end it wasn't. Dur
ing the course of the evening we ran
into her friend. “S”, Wc enjoyed a cou
ple of drinks together, and “S" and I
seemed to really have some kind of
magnetic attraction for each other. We
were about to exchange numbers on a
cocktail napkin when “A" came back
from the restroom. I left with my date '
for the evening, but I sure don't have to
tell you where 1 had left my heart. I
want to see '‘S’* again as soon as possi
ble, but 1 don’t know her last name or
too much about her. Td still like to keep
my friendship going with “A.'* but want
to keep the chancc of any kind of rom
ance out of it. My problem is basic:
How do 1 got “A” to put my in touch
with "S'* without making her suspicious
and upset? Any help will be appreciaicd,
hut please don’t give me one of those
boring Dvar Ahhy answers like “Be
honest and it will all work out." JxnH’r
Buy.NCSL'
Dear LBrWell. 1 have too unori'icial
consultants on matters of the heart; My
own past experience and my best friend.
He has managed to remain single after
all these years, and has enough women
chasing after him to last any guy a life
time. It didn’t take us long to come up
with a plan; Tell “A” that during your
date a friend of yours saw you talking
with a lady he’d like to meet, “S." and
wants to contact her. If you’re convinc
ing enough. ‘‘A'" will offer the info and
you’ll be in business. I don’t normally
advise persons to be sneaky and so cal
culating. but you did say you didn’t
want one of those ridiculous “sec a
counselor” replies, l.et mo know how' it
turns out.
As the only female instructor in our
engineering department. I am always
berating my male students on their use
of the sexist terms “girls” and “gals" (not
to mention “broadsAn older student,
a paramedic, had a particularly difficult
lime adjusting to the use of "ladies" and
“women.”
One morning he came running into
class late. I looked at him quizzically
awaiting an explanation. “Sorry," he
said. “{ got tied up delivering a. uh.
baby lady." .
Bed sheets are often di.splayed at tele
vised college-football games with mes
sages such as “Hi, Mom, send more
money!” or “H i, Dad, wish you were
here!" At a game between the University
of Michigan and Ohio State University,
one student’s message read: “Hi. Mom,
send more sheets!"
My husband started college ten years
attei high school and was nervous
about his English composition cla.ss.
When the first term paper was assigned,
the teacher suggested covering it with a
folder because, she said, that gives a
good impression by making the paper
look neater. She also implied that using
a folder could mean the difference
between an A or a B.
My husband raised his hand. “What’s
your favorite color'.'" he asked,
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