Voices

I’m a 29-year-old married mother of three who weighs over 350 pounds. My life story is a textbook case: As a child, I was molested…

My wife and I agreed to a summer-long sabbatical from our marriage so that we could work on our individual issues. We lived separately with…

I’m a 19-year-old male college student. After three years of dating, my girlfriend says she is not in love with me. We were living together…

Dear readers, I was wandering in and out of the shops on Fourth Street in Berkeley one July day when I saw a paperweight. It…

My boyfriend of 11 years broke up with me because he said he couldn’t live with my insecurity and anger anymore. I know he loved…

My problem is jealousy. My counselor said that, given my childhood, developing a complex is natural and I should just live with it. I don’t…

My boyfriend and I broke up last year when I discovered that he was sweet on his boss. Five months later, he asked for a…

After 10 years of being used sexually by men, I turned over a new leaf. I am now celibate. I figured that abstinence (until I…

I want to have a baby. It’s not just hormones or the fact that I’m turning 40 next month. I’ve really thought this through. The…

The day after I graduated from high school I got a huge shock. My father sat me down (I could hear my mom sobbing hysterically…

My husband and I were not invited to my sister’s wedding because she started a huge argument with my husband last Christmas and cannot let…

I consciously will myself to let go of my ex-husband, but he fills my thoughts and dreams. He says he “never ever” wants to see…

My husband was laid off from a very good job that he planned to remain in until he retired. He received a severance package of…

I used to date men who were unavailable emotionally and treated me poorly. My last relationship sent me into such a spin that I spent…

I spend quality intimate time with myself, off and on, but I still struggle with my long attachment to pornography. In an attempt to find…

Years ago, my fiancé was a gang member and he served time in prison. He has completely changed and I have no doubts about his…