Hey, Faggot:

Hey, EKG:

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But your letter got me thinking. Perhaps never running complimentary letters has created a false impression. Not among my readers–you guys know what’s what. I’m worried about the editors at the papers that run my column. If all they ever see in here are angry letters, they might get the mistaken impression that readers don’t like Savage Love very much, and they might drop me! So in the interests of balance and fairness and accuracy and supporting my increasingly expensive heroin habit, here is a completely complimentary column, all about how wonderful I am. It’s my Christmas present to myself.

All the best, Larissa

People are often quick to send letters of complaint (I know, because I’m a reporter for a Jewish newspaper), but they don’t always find the time to let people know that their small contribution to society, whatever it is, really means something. I look forward to reading Savage Love every week.

I read your column in the Village Voice. You are a very honest and intelligent man. I am a heterosexual female, happily married with lots of single friends, both male and female, gay and straight, who could use reading this column every morning! There are plenty of men and women out there, but people these days don’t have realistic ideas. You set them in the right direction. Keep up the great work!