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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….




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…



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…