white girl problems

Hi ESB,

My boyfriend hates the idea of marriage. But he really, really loves me. And I really, really love him. And I thought I didn't care about the whole marriage thing, but it turns out - oh hey, I really do want to marry him even though we already live together, have an adorable dog, and bought "commitment" rings. 

I would never ever break up with him over this, because he's awesome and we're awesome together.

So... HOW DO I GET OVER THIS DUMB FEELING?

Thanks, y'all are the best!

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Here's a by-no-means-exhaustive list of remedies that were suggested to me when I first started suffering from migraines:

Acupuncture
Talk therapy
Meditation
Medication
Exercise
Go on the pill
Go off the pill
Cut out dairy
Give up coffee
Quit your job

Perhaps one of the above would help you get over your dumb oh-hey-I-really-do-want-to-marry-him feeling.

Or: YOU COULD JUST FUCKING GET OVER IT



(Abject model courtesy of La Garçonne)

my headache diary is a pret-ty good read

I was just paging through, making a lil note, and I thought I'd pull a few selects for you:

1/27/11

4pm Headach (sic) = 2

No reason.

2/7/11

Felt a little feverish today -- probs the drop from 50mg to 30mg
No headache until I ate a lollipop though. Now at 2

6/5/11

Stinky Cheese + Sun --> 3

6/17/11

Mint Choc Chip Klondike Bars --> 3

7/27/11

Drank two old-fashioneds, took pills late -- NO HEADACHE!!

8/6/11

5pm --> 4

Yoga or Blue Sno Cone?

I smell a book deal. 

Can anyone put me in touch with Maira Kalman?
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Have realized that on my scale of 1 to 10, I generally rate a pretty fucking sucky headache a 4. It has to get BAD for me to give it a 5/6. (Here's hoping I never make it to 8.)