Like mother, like son
I am worried about my 38-year-old brother. Our mother is extremely controlling and runs his life. She disapproves of all the women he dates, insists…
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Break the snoop loop
A friend of mine has a new boyfriend whom she idolizes. He seems no different from her last two husbands, but, as long as she’s…
The Disney trap
I love my girlfriend, but I’m not in love with her. I miss her when we’re not together, but I don’t feel the way I…
Delicate balance
How can I best find balance with family, partner, daughter, alone time, grad school, thesis, intimacy, work, athletics, etc.? Ditch the pie-chart mentality, that perfectionist…
To click or not to click
My boyfriend and I have been dating for over a year. Lately, I have been feeling like we don’t click, and our conversations seem meaningless….
Victim or savior?
I dated a girl for about a month. There were red flags: lectures I couldn’t grasp the point of, exaggerated focus on herself, a litany…
Who was I?
At 15, I had a brain injury. My family says I am not the same, so I have been searching for the person I am….
Negative motivation
I am 39-year-old, never-married, childless female who is an adult child of two alcoholics (an ACA). I am once again having to look at my…
Beneath the icing
I am 23 years old and have spent nearly two years trying to deal with memories of sexual abuse by my father. I even broke…
Stay present
I’m 32, but I fell in love with a 22-year-old. I don’t usually date guys this young, but our relationship was wonderful. I gave more…
But I didn’t cheat!
After 40 years apart, my high-school sweetheart and I reconnected. Her first two husbands beat her regularly before leaving to be with other women or…
Intuitively speaking
What are your thoughts regarding intuition, specifically women’s intuition? Is it important to pay attention to your gut feelings? Is it ever right to ignore…
Dreading a talk with mama
I am a black man in my mid-30s and recently began wearing my hair in dreadlocks. After a wonderful visit with my mom (she lives…
No child, left behind
I am a 35-year-old man married for six years to a 40-year-old woman. My wife has fertility problems. We tried in-vitro fertilization, but no luck….
Are my needs your responsibility?
My husband is in Iraq serving in the military, and we’ve been apart three years. He calls and e-mails, but he’s not affectionate long-distance. My…
Outcome seekers
Scarce second dates and self-trust issues.
Bitter about litter
Wherever I go, people litter. Someone in the car in front of me throws wrappers into the street. A young man walking down the sidewalk…