the best advice about addiction and love, ever

Mistress Matisse and Candy hit that one out of the park. It fits so many relationships I've witnessed. (Not been a part of, thank you gods of attraction.)

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  1. Anonymous2:32 AM

    Heh, when I saw "Candy," I assumed you were talking about me, and when I read the thing, I realized you weren't, though I wasn't sure which Candy you were referring to in the linked articlew....

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  2. Anonymous2:34 AM

    Never mind, just read the comments, and am now aware of which Candy you're referring to.

    Heh.

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  3. May9:25 AM

    I thought it was SBTB's Candy too.

    And thanks for sending me back to Mistress Matisse's blog--I used to read it, then the computer crashed and lost all my links. Feh.

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  4. Anonymous1:23 PM

    Great shout-out, Kate. I'm glad you sent me there.

    (Plus, any excuse to visit Mistress Matisse . . . and will you PLEASE tell my wife it's NOT adultery if I go to a dominatrix? Karen has very definited notions about this!)

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  5. dean10:06 AM

    I dunno, Doug, is it adultery? That's an interesting question, especially in the context of the original post to which Kate refers.

    Is it adultery? Hmm...

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  6. Kate3:10 PM

    it was Miss K. Candy commented but Miss K was the expert.

    I guess in my brain "Candy" is the name of a wise woman. ; )

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