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The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick. The sugars are here, speaking

straight into your ears. I'm Steve Almond. I'm Cheryl Strait. This is Dear Sugar's.

Oh dear song, won't you please? She has some little sweet days we've been. I check my

every day. Oh, and this sugar, you see in my way.

Dear sugars, my boyfriend and I met at a wedding about six months ago. Upon meeting, we

had this insane connection. He gets me. I get him. Oftentimes, we say we're literally

the same person. My boyfriend has struggled with addiction to pain medications often

on for a couple of years. When he told me, I did two things. I accepted his past and

I was very firm about where I stand on the issue given that I have a two-year-old son,

who means more to me than any man ever will. My boyfriend promised me that his addiction

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