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Dear Dr. Lovemonkey,

I know this is off your usual topics, but I was wondering about what happened to that sexy Parker Posey. About six or eight years ago, she was in every indie movie that came down the pike. What the hell ever happened to Parker?

_Pressed for Parker

Dear Pressed,

Parker Posey, queen of the indies, still walks among us. Well, not actually us, as there have been no recent sightings of Ms. Posey hanging out at the Olneyville New York System or anywhere else in the metropolitan Providence area. She has continued to keep busy, though, and while Dr. Lovemonkey is not privy to all of Ms. Posey’s activities, we have a few details.

In April and May, Parker did a stint in an off-Broadway production of David Rabe’s Hurlyburly. (By the way, her replacement in the play was another indie film fave, Martha Plimpton. She recently starred in the just-released film Adam and Steve. Currently playing the festival circuit, it will undoubtedly be subject to a very slow release pattern and may appear in your local art house cinema sometime before Christmas — although make that Christmas 2006 if you live in, say, Sandusky, Ohio.)

For Your Consideration, reputed to be the last of Christopher Guest’s ÒmockumentaryÓ films (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), is in production, and Ms. Posey will again have a featured role along with Guest’s usual repertory company. That’s scheduled for release in January 2006. And Hal Hartley has announced that he is working on a sequel to his Henry Fool, to be called Fay Grim (the name of the character played by Posey in the former film).

Finally, Parker Posey is currently in Australia, shooting the decidedly non-independent Superman Returns. Happy to be of service, Pressed, but Dr. Lovemonkey has now retired from cyber-stalking Parker Posey.

STICKING POINT

Dear Dr. Lovemonkey,

I am a 41-year-old male who has been ÒdivorcedÓ for several years — in every way but legally. I posted a personal ad on a large site months ago and have been contacted by a number of nice women. One woman in particular interests me and we have been spending a lot of time together. I have not told her how I am still legally married, and did not share this in my profile, because I believed it would scare women away.

The main reason for my remaining legally married is that my wife needs my insurance for a medical condition. Even if she could get her own, she would not be covered (pre-existing condition). I have not shared her health issues with the women I have met, because I fear they will believe I left her due to these, which is not the case. I want to be fully honest and upfront, so how can I let this woman know about this without losing her?

_In a Jam

Dear In,

Gee, someone not being entirely honest on an Internet dating site. How unusual.

You should have been a bit more candid in your initial profile, noting your separated, but still legally married status, and intimating that the situation exists due to Òa health insurance issue.Ó This would have spared you having to backtrack and looking less than reliable.

But what’s done is done and you can’t change it. You have to explain your situation in detail to the woman of your interest. Dr. Lovemonkey hopes you haven’t shaded the truth if you have already discussed your semi-ex-wife with this woman. Tell this woman that you care about her, and would like to continue the relationship. If she cannot get past what you have done, move on. Perhaps you will be very lucky and she willing to continue the relationship. Either way, you have learned a valuable lesson.