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I do?

I am struggling with a marriage proposal from my former boyfriend, who moved out of state for a job. I really care about him, but…


The other woman

My husband and I separated for three years but reconciled to benefit our son. Our reconciliation occurred just after my husband began dating a woman….


Platonic impossibility

My boyfriend said that he is not ready to be in a serious relationship, so he broke up with me. We were together for over…



Just ignore my wounds

The girl I love left me. She says I’m angry and I need counseling. I haven’t acknowledged or dealt with the abuse in my past…


Move on, sister!

My sister’s husband left her for another woman. My sister refuses to get a divorce because she believes that her husband will return. When he…


Office-party hell

My rule is to wait until I really know a man before having sex with him, but I felt vulnerable after a breakup and had…


Single-family vacation

Eight years ago, my husband befriended a female co-worker, and we began socializing frequently with her, her husband and their sons. Everything was great until…


Defining commitment

Two weeks ago, my fiancé told me that he wanted to call off our wedding unless I paid off my credit-card bills completely. I was…



Aid for the homeless

I have been researching the benefits of moving to San Francisco, where more opportunity exists in my profession. But I hate seeing the streets crawling…




Learn from your drama

I am middle-aged and single, with a solid profession, good friends and a comfortable home. Although I pray to meet the man who is my…


Neatness counts

Valentine’s Day really brought this home for me: I’m in the best relationship I have ever been in. My boyfriend is spiritually centered, intellectually stimulating…


Black and white

My 24-year-old son is biracial but passes for white. I am white, and his father was Nigerian. (He died when my children were young.) My…