Dear Letty,

I met a great woman at the dog-run. We eyeballed each other for some time and when our dogs got friendly, we did too. I have had a few dog related “meet-ups” with her and we are getting along wonderfully. How can I tell if there is chemistry or if we are destined to become great friends? There is all kinds of eye contact, she touches me when she wants to emphasize a point she is making, and we tussled a few times when running for a Frisbee. There have been occasions in my past when I thought women were digging me but got shot down when I tried to kiss them and now I am a bit gun-shy. What’s your professional recommendation?
3 Dog Dates (31 y/o M)

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Dear LL,

I am dating a new guy and he is sexy! He makes me want to take risks and do things that I would have never done before! I have been indulging these urges and let’s say I haven’t lost any sleep over it. I was raised very, very conservatively and thought I had come out of it okay and was a relatively open-minded woman, but this guy really makes me want to get wild and crazy.

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Dear Letty,
The Olympics has really spiced up my relationship. I’ve been dating a guy who is American for about a year, and quite frankly, we’ve gotten to the end of our honeymoon phase.

Dear Letty,
I have been dating someone for almost two years and we’ve attempted to have sex a total of four times. Yes, I said attempted. Don’t get me wrong, we do other things, but for me it’s nothing mind blowingly good. I have brought it up and he is more than willing to do ANYTHING that I want. What I want is hardcore, pound-me-all-night, sex! The problem: Our attempts at sex have only been attempts because he is so small that it’s difficult to even get him in. This is such an issue for me that I’ve gone as far as to bring it up to my gynecologist to ask for advice. I’ve tried everything from different positions, to different forms of birth control (hoping the issue was keeping a condom on), different lubrications, porn, the list goes on and on. I’m running on empty! What else can I do? Or am I doomed to a sexless relationship with this guy?
1 Inch Wonder-ing Why

Dear Letty,
I frequent a happy hour hot-spot in midtown. I won’t name the place, but trust me, it is a meat market! There is one guy that I’ve had my eye on. He shows up with a new model every couple of weeks, and by model I mean really young, lithe, incredibly beautiful models. Here’s the twist. Sometimes this guy is rough and rugged and the next time I see him he is über Euro-trash. Then he morphs into the hip-hop mogul playa guy.

I am an avid people watcher and this man really interests me. So, I took a leap of faith one evening, put on my best push-up bra and got his attention. We text messaged for a couple of days and we spoke on the phone for a few more. He was very clever in asking all types of questions and was at the ready to reflect who I said I was and what I was looking for in a man.

I played along, just to see what would happen and I told him that I was a gym rat and loved to mountain bike, do triathlons and sky dive. And guess what, so did he. He wanted to go on a bike date and I didn’t want to press my luck, so we got together, had some drinks, a bit to eat and then had mediocre sex in the back of a cab. I got what I wanted and then tried to see if we could just be FWB (friends with benefits). But he wanted more. He wanted to be THE GUY, my knight in shining armor and flipped out what when I told him that the sex was just okay and that his penis was just average. He swore are blue streak and I told him that I wasn’t into guys who are controlling.

I am kind worried that I pulled the tiger’s tail. It has been a month since I blew him off. I see him once in a while and he is still the ever-changing guy. He glares at me and creeps me out. Do you think that he is dangerous?
Tiger Tamer (37 y/o female)

Dear Letty,
What do you think about texting the person you are dating? I’ve had some FWB relationships where we texted the hell outta each other, and it was cool, for what it was. But now that I am in a serious LTR with a guy, it really bothers me that he won’t take the time to pick up the phone to talk to me. He would when we first got together, but now that it has been nearly a year all I get are texts. What is the rule about it?

Dear Letty,
It’s happening again! I am currently with a great woman. She’s smart, witty, well traveled, well read, adventurous in both life and the bedroom, and she is a knockout! We’ve been together for three wonderful months. And that is it. Three months is my limit. I can already feel my eyes begin to wander, watching every long pair of legs that walks by our table, or great pair of tits that is sitting at a red light next to us. She has noticed, but has yet to comment on it. My dating history is littered with the remains of extremely wonderful women.

Dear Letty,
I have this problem where I meet guys then when the relationship starts to get going, I seem to become jealous and overly protective. I have very low self-esteem. I seem to let guys walk all over me and I allow them take advantage of the situation. HELP!
Welcome Mat (38)

Dear Letty,
I’m in a relationship under false pretenses. I’ve been dating a young lady for the past six months and we are getting more serious by the day. She is a waitress at Hooters and loves her job. She is a tremendous sports fanatic with a killer body. We spend most of our dates either at sporting events or watching them on TV. We get along great. I think I’m falling in love with her and I know she loves me; she’s said so on a few occasions. The thing is — I hate watching sports! How do I keep the girl and lose the sports?
Faux Fan (29)

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