Pinings for siblings, lunches with exes
I am in love with my sister, and it causes me anguish. Before you cast a moral judgment, my sister is not a sister in…
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The long and short of it
My girlfriend of nine years and I broke up—over shorts. Two years later, I am still really sad about it. I wanted some athletic shorts,…
For the children?
My husband is leaving me for a woman 20 years his junior. I told him she was a threat years ago. He even participated in…
Tired of the hunt
If I date a woman who I have to chase, I get needy, and she breaks up with me. I grovel, trying to get her…
Counselor or therapist?
My husband and I fight a lot. We went to counseling, but I felt let down because the counselor told us what we should not…
Back home
A few years after my divorce, I was seized by the idea that I should seek an annulment. I had no idea why, but the…
Prisoner of fantasy
Two years ago, I began writing to a man in prison. I had heard about his energy for life and his sex appeal. I fell…
Helping children with depression
I am thinking of leaving my husband because of my stepson. We get his kids every other weekend, along with my son. (My daughter lives…
The party’s over
Should I end my three-year marriage? I’m nearly 30, and I have outgrown college partying (I don’t drink or smoke), but my husband hasn’t. He…
Heed red flags
After a month of dating a man I met online, I felt it was time for him to meet my 7-year-old son. I invited my…
The virtual other woman
Last November, I received an e-mail at work from a woman I had worked with 15 years prior. We’ve been bantering back and forth, on…
Why spy?
I became friends online with a Canadian man and with a female friend of his in our online community. She told me that they had…
Love the frog you’re with
My boyfriend is not as motivated toward achieving things in his life as I am. He is content with his life as it is. He…
Borderline mom
I am 26 years old and really angry at my mom. She calls me daily for emotional support, and I give it but get none…
War and peace
When my friend Steve’s wife filed for divorce, her reason stunned him. “She said it was because we never argue,” he said. “I thought that…
Lent experiment
I have been married for six years to an unhappy man. He is honest, and we both have professional careers, although he hates his job….
Busted
I am a single dad of a 16-year-old daughter. I discovered that my little girl has been taking herbal breast-enhancement supplements ordered online with a…