Since you asked: The rant

Should I marry the alcoholic Englishman? He's sober but he doesn't fit in.

Jan 23, 2002 | Cary Tennis rants on whatever is bothering him nearly every week.

Today, in his role as Salon's advice columnist, he considers the pitfalls of marrying a young British alcoholic in recovery. He also, apropos of nearly nothing, pleads for kinder, gentler e-mails. What lies behind this entreaty? Is he a thin-skinned, whining baby? Can he dish it out but not take it? Yes, all that and more.

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