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My younger brother, an alcoholic and former drug user, has seldom done anything right. I took care of his two children. In December 1999, sibling…

I’ve been a single mom for five years. Several times a week for the last two years, I have chatted with a wonderful man while…

I am engaged to marry a man who is five years older than me. My problem is that whenever we argue, he talks down to…

My fiancé and I plan to be married in July. I was excited until my aunt and uncle, who have been married for 31 years,…

Why is it so scary for adults to think that people our age (15 and 16 years old) are having sex? Why is it such…

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…