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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreI am 23 years old and have spent nearly two years trying to deal with memories of sexual abuse by my father. I even broke…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Scarce second dates and self-trust issues.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…