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My daughter and I have had a strained relationship since she was 4. Her father and I divorced after I learned he molested her. Eventually,…

Going hermit My last boyfriend lied and cheated. I fell for him, I now realize, because I was lonely. I was also fired from a…

My one long-term relationship ended bitterly when my then-boyfriend cheated. Since then, I have dated cautiously, so I am surprised that I met the man…

I was having a purely social conversation with my sister’s friend and it seemed that she responded to everything I said with a self-help book…

As a nurse, I have “crossed the line” by giving patients rides or buying them food. I befriended a former patient with a terminal illness…

I have twins, a boy and a girl, who are in the fourth grade. I am concerned about my son because the girls in his…

My brother is a lousy dad to his 14-year-old daughter. He divorced her mother about 10 years ago and married a woman with three young…

Last Christmas, I walked out on my boyfriend. We were planning to visit his family, but I didn’t feel like he cared to have me…

I am usually pleasantly amazed each week at your insight into people’s problems, but the column about the “You are loved here” bumper stickers confused…

I told my girlfriend from the start that I was married but had been separated for three months. She insisted that I get a divorce….

Dear readers, This is a story about resistance, patience and love—my resistance, divine patience and an experience of love that was so profoundly humbling that…

My boyfriend of four months is everything I ever wanted. He really understands me, but sometimes I feel like he is watching my every move….

I know how to hook a guy, but how do you sustain a relationship? My dates never turn into long-term relationships. The word “hook” implies…

A buddy of mine is in trouble, and I need to figure out whether I should say something or not. He works in a casino….

My brother introduced me to a girl who was a friend of his girlfriend. She wasn’t my type, but she was visiting from Mexico, and…

I moved overseas for work five years ago and recently returned to California to live. In the last year, without my knowing, my best friend…