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…
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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…
Pinings for siblings, lunches with exes
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…
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…
Helping children with depression
I am thinking of leaving my husband because of my stepson. We get his kids every other weekend, along with my son. (My daughter lives…
The party’s over
Should I end my three-year marriage? I’m nearly 30, and I have outgrown college partying (I don’t drink or smoke), but my husband hasn’t. He…
Heed red flags
After a month of dating a man I met online, I felt it was time for him to meet my 7-year-old son. I invited my…