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    Dear Lynda: Loveless Triangles and Hopeless Indecision

    by Lynda Barry Dec 13, 2017 3 minutes

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    A self-portrait by Lynda Barry.

    Dear Lynda, 

    What’s the cure for hopeless indecision (from big life decisions to what to do on a Thursday evening to whether you should buy nail polish in that shade of Cabernet)? Possibilities are dizzying—sometimes a little too dizzying. Even when I make pro/con lists, flip coins, and ask fate, I still hesitate and second guess all the decisions I do make. How do I

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