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Is he terrified of being tied down?(Temptation Island's, Tom Ritchie, advice column)

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| November 01, 2001 | Ritchie, Tom | COPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Even if your guy seems commitment-shy, Temptation Island's Tom Ritchie says his true motivations may be sweeter than you suspect.

* Four couples, 13 single guys, 13 single girls, one island, and a veritable ocean of relationship issues: Temptation Island was a televised show-and-tell for commitment-phobes, complete with more dirty laundry than an NFL locker room. I'm happy to say that as a would-be tempter, I learned something--and I'm not talking about how to make sleazy seem sincere. What I realized is that when you have something good, you'd better hold on tight, because vacillating could cause you to lose it all. Unfortunately for my gender, that's easier ...

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