Be the love of your own life
My 40-year-old boyfriend slept with a 24-year-old party girl co-worker shortly after he and I talked about purchasing a home together. We have kids from…
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Dating a critic
My boyfriend meets a lot of my criteria, but my ego always picks on something he does or says, or the way he looks. My…
Who’s your daddy?
I am pregnant and stuck between two possible fathers. I foolishly told both men that I am pregnant. They both want to be there for…
Who gets the ring?
My friend “Diane” and her fiance broke up, and she needs your advice. Last week, her ex-fiance called and invited her to his son’s football…
Abortion ultimatum
The guy I am dating had a one-night stand with a girl before he and I met, and she is pregnant. He wants nothing to…
Don’t be quick to divorce
I fell out of love with my husband after our baby was conceived. My husband doesn’t want a divorce, but I am done with the…
Mother’s little slackers
My kids refuse to help me. I am a 47-year-old single mother, living on disability and child support. Recently, my 20-year-old son moved back into…
Marrying Peter Pan
In 10 years, my 40-year-old boyfriend has proposed twice, and twice he broke it off, saying he was not ready for marriage. He is brilliant…
Marry me! Hey, where’d you go?
On heat-of-the-moment proposals and not going farther than friendship.
Unwilling caregiver
My parents were extremely abusive to my brother, sisters and I when we were growing up. None of my siblings are close to my parents…
Long-distance marriage
My husband and I have been married for five years but have only lived together for a total of seven months. He works out of…
Spirit is thicker than blood
I have seven siblings. We were all born in Nicaragua but from three different fathers. I came to the United States with an aunt when…
Dad’s boy toy
I’m a 21-year-old college senior who recently learned that my father is gay. It was a relief, actually, since I suspected it for years. There’s…
When the boss is a jerk
I lost a job I loved. A few weeks ago, a troubled client beat me up. I reported this to a co-worker (my boss was…
My boyfriend, his girlfriend and their baby
I have been dating a guy for eight months. We are very serious. I just found out that he has a 2-month-old baby with another…
Office gossip
I had sex with a co-worker, and now he’s ruining my life. We went out and had a great time, although he insulted me during…
Almost perfect
My boyfriend has the qualities that I want in a husband: kindness, depth, compassion, generosity and a positive outlook. He is a good communicator with…