“My Husband Won’t Stop Smoking Weed in Our Apartment”

It’s time again for Shortcuts. For every question, I’ll give my advice in just a few sentences because sometimes the answer to a person’s question is so obvious and the need to hear it so great that being as clear and frank as possible is simply the best way to go. I don’t want my husband smoking weed in my apartment. The neighbors have complained to the office about the strong smell, and I have received a call from the office stating that it needs to cease immediately. The worst part about this is that I am an employee of the company that owns the apartments! I am very embarrassed and, when…

“Should I Confess to My Boss that I’m Deeply In Love with Him?”

The story starts when I was hired for a new job via phone interview. The man that I spoke to was funny, confident, and calm, and immediately I developed a crush. All this without even seeing what he looked like. This crush developed over time to an infatuation and then eventually a deep love, but I’m getting ahead of myself now. Because of the structure of our job, we all work in different cities, connecting through email or phone calls and only seeing each other a handful of times a year. My feelings for this guy (who is technically my boss) grew stronger and stronger as we got to know each other….

“My Boyfriend Refuses to do ‘Boy Stuff’ With My Son”

I am a 25-year-old female, and I have a 7-year-old son from a previous relationship. I have a 29-year-old boyfriend of almost three years and we have an 18-month-old son together. In addition, he has a 9-year-old daughter from a previous marriage whom he gets every other weekend. My boyfriend lives with us at my father’s apartment where I was living when I got pregnant — he moved in toward the end of my pregnancy to help with the new baby. The entire time he has lived with me (almost two years) he has never made a connection with my son, and they see each other 20+ days every month. He never…

“I Wasn’t Invited to My Stepdaughter’s Baby Shower”

I didn’t get an invitation to my fiancé’s daughter’s baby shower. The mother is the one who sent the invitations. My fiancé asked his daughter about it and she said she had given her mother our address. I did receive an invite yesterday by text. From my fiancé’s daughter. I then got a call from his ex-wife saying she thought she mailed it. She also said baby showers aren’t fun anyway. I am hurt I wasn’t invited. Please help me make sense of this. — Only Invited by Text

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