In love with a liar
My boyfriend has repeatedly lied to me. He said that he was 23 and only had one child. Later, I found out that he was…
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Bachelor party revisited
The horrible best friend who threw the bachelor party described in your May 1 column is me! Here’s my side: The bride got a blatant…
Stuck in the past
Am I obsessed with my ex? I never considered it before a friend said something, but I talk about him 24-seven and go to places…
How do I talk to men?
How can I overcome my painful shyness with the opposite sex? When I meet a man I am attracted to, I have a strongly negative…
Bachelor-party fallout
My husband’s best friend thinks I’m a threat to his seven-year relationship with my husband. I generally ignore his rudeness, although my husband has enabled…
Father knows best?
I am a 23-year-old college student and a single mother with a 5-year-old son. We live with my dad. My problem is that he keeps…
Rules for fighting fairly
In all of our arguments, my wife tells me to “act like a man.” But if I attempt to use strong, “manly” words or actions,…
A diet of self-abuse
I am an overweight junk-food eater who can’t stop eating sugar. I always call myself names when I look in the mirror, hoping it will…
My marriage was a mistake
I married the wrong man. When we met, he was separated and had a married girlfriend he had met online. We got drunk and had…
Losing my looks
I’m a 40-year-old gay male who would like to be in a serious relationship, but I’m in a rut. I was a nerdy kid who…
What if I like my ego?
I’ve struggled most of my life with low self-esteem. Lately, I’ve been reading about Buddhism and getting really confused when the concept of ego is…
Words of love
All of my relationships end the same way: the guy breaks up with me, and I am devastated. I wish that I could cleanse myself…
My wife is a stranger
My wife withdrew from me, and from our sex life, after our first child was born. Then, about three years ago, her unhappiness about moving…
Paranoia or proof?
I think my man is cheating. He has strange phone numbers in his wallet. Phone numbers pop up on the telephone, and he swears they…
Union maybe?
I work for a large company I believe would benefit from being unionized. I’ve approached the boss about this, but he keeps brushing me off….
When Mr. Right is married
I met the man of my dreams! He’s sincere, thoughtful, ambitious, intellectually stimulating, tall and handsome, with a sexy smile no girl could resist. He’s…
Dad’s having cybersex (without mom)
My dad and I share a computer, and I have discovered that he is using an online sex chat service and hiding it from my…