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The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick. Sugar is here, the both

of us, speaking straight into your ears. I'm Cheryl Strayed. I'm Steve Almond. This is

Dear Sugar Radio.

Hi, Cheryl. Hi, Steve. In our inbox, we get lots of letters from people who are looking

for love or whose relationship is imperiled in some way. We also get a certain number of

letters and increasing number of letters from people who are actually thrilled with the

relationship they're in, which we always think, oh, great, fantastic. And then, of course,

because it's the Dear Sugar Radio. There's one thing. There's the butt. There's that big

beauty. In this case, that thing is their career goals. We're going to hear a couple of letters

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