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  • February 2008

    • Looking for Mr. Good (Enough) Bar

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Feb 23, 08 11:05 AM CST

      Looking for Mr. Good (Enough) Bar

      (Newser) - Women in their 40s waiting for Mr. Right are "almost like teenagers who believe they're invulnerable to dying in a drunk-driving accident," Lori Gottlieb writes in the Atlantic Monthly . Gottlieb (single, 40ish), thinks women who shun "Mr. Good Enough" believing it's better to be alone are kidding themselves; chuck the idealism and you'll probably be "happier in the long run." More »

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      marriage  • family  • feminism  • dating  • single women  • self-help

    • 'Grump' Finds Happiest Places

      CNN  |  Feb 13, 08 1:40 PM CST

      'Grump' Finds Happiest Places

      (Newser) - When self-described grouch Eric Weiner packed his bags and set off to find personal bliss, one might've expected him to head for tropical weather or lavish settings. Au contraire, CNN reports: Weiner’s favorite countries were frigid Iceland and underdeveloped Bhutan. He found the most content people were those who don't chase happiness—a jab at the American obsession that led his journey. More »

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      book  • travel  • happiness  • Iceland  • Bhutan  • self-help  • Eric Weiner

    • Bah, Happiness: Gloom Is Normal

      Newsweek  |  Feb 7, 08 8:06 AM CST

      Bah, Happiness: Gloom Is Normal

      (Newser) - Maybe you're feeling a little down—not to worry! Turn to self-help books, psychiatrists, little blue pills, or Dr. Phil to make you happier! But in Against Happiness, melancholy Eric Wilson rails against our culture’s “craven disregard for the value of sadness.” And a growing wave of morose-minded thinkers is joining the anti-happiness bandwagon, Newsweek reports. More »

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      depression  • psychology  • antidepressant  • psychiatry  • Dr Phil  • Great Depression  • self-help  • Zoloft  • Aristotle

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