Monthly Archives: September 2010

A Reader Writes/Bites Back

Posted on September 30, 2010 by advicefrommarta

One of the interesting things about writing an online advice column is that it gives you the opportunity for instant communication with the letter writer. Although Dear Abby often published follow up letters and lashed herself with wet noodles (and … Continue reading →

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4 Advice Truisms That Are NOT True

Posted on September 28, 2010 by advicefrommarta

So often when we try to give advice we actually wind up spitting out truisms.  More often than not though, these truisms fall on deaf ears because, at some level we all know that they aren’t actually true. 1.There’s No … Continue reading →

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Six Guys You Should NOT Sleep with Before You Get Married

Posted on September 23, 2010 by advicefrommarta

A couple of days ago I ran an article I wrote a while back about the six guys you should sleep with before you get married. A friend suggested that I write the opposite side “the guys you should NOT … Continue reading →

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Co-Workers and Your Wedding Guest List

Posted on September 23, 2010 by advicefrommarta

New Wedding Maven advice column up at OneWed.

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Six Guys You Should Sleep with Before You Get Married

Posted on September 21, 2010 by advicefrommarta

I wrote this article for a different site, and it was never used, so I thought I’d put it up here, because hey, it’s good advice! Some people meet the love of their lives early. They move easily through dating, … Continue reading →

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Why the End of Oprah May Be Good for All of Us

Posted on September 18, 2010 by advicefrommarta

I was watching Oprah at the gym today and she gave a new house to a family. The mom in the family had lost both arms and legs shortly after giving birth to her second child, the dad had just … Continue reading →

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Bride v Mom

Posted on September 16, 2010 by advicefrommarta

Hey New column up at OneWed. A bride writes to complain about her mother, and for once, I side with the mother! Read it here.

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Advice to Myself (and coincidentally my daughter)

Posted on September 16, 2010 by advicefrommarta

I’m not a mommy blogger. I’m a mom, and I work on a blog for a living (it’s a wedding blog). And I guess now I have my own personal blog, which you’re reading. But still, I don’t plan on … Continue reading →

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What’s This all About?

Posted on September 13, 2010 by advicefrommarta

If you’re reading this, you probably already know me. You may or may not know that my dream job has always been to write my own advice column, but it has. It combines the two things I like doing best: … Continue reading →

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