“My Mother Berates Me if I Don’t Go to Church”
“I was raised Catholic and my mother is very religious. I no longer live at home, and over the past couple of years I stopped going to church regularly…”
“I Need My Boyfriend to Smother Me With Attention… and He Won’t”
I’m extremely sad over the recent death of a family member, and my boyfriend of five months isn’t doing enough to comfort me. As a more extroverted person, I like it when people “make a fuss” and interact with me, even if it is just to say they are sorry. My boyfriend tries to comfort me and has allowed me to stay at his place for a couple of days (he has roommates) but does not make too much of an extra effort otherwise. This is bringing to light some issues I have with him in terms of how much attention he gives me. In general, he always treats me as if…
Shortcuts: “I’m Falling for a Married Man”
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.
“My Fiance’s Brother is Skipping Our Wedding and I’m Outraged!!”
My fiancé, “Rick,” is turning 50 years old and we’ve decided to have a combo wedding/big birthday party. We’ve rented a local beach house with sand volleyball court and games. We plan to get married outside then move into the birthday celebration for the rest of the night and weekend. Rick has two two brothers — one who lives 20 minutes from us and one who lives in Florida and is flying in for the wedding and party. In addition, Rick has a good friend, “Ron,” who is high maintenance and does not like me. Ron lives in CA and has been friends with Rick and his brothers since high school. We…
“My 38-Year-Old Girlfriend is Keeping Me a Secret From Her Father”
“I’m a 58-year-old man, a “WASP,” twice-divorced, with five children, and not wealthy.”
“My Husband Spends All His Time With His Friends Instead of Me”
My husband and I have been married two years this coming November and it’s been great! We rarely fight about the things most couples fight about (money, sex) and we don’t have children to fight over (yet)…but we do fight about his friends. We live two hours from any of my friends or family, and, since I am not the most social butterfly, meeting new people slightly terrifies me. On the other hand, my husband is a major social butterfly and can make friends with anything/anyone that moves. What seems to be our issue is how much time he wants to spend with them. If I don’t say anything, he’d have them…
“My Marriage Has Been a 26-Year Prison Sentence”
I am 51 years old, my husband and I will be married 26 years this November, and I have gotten to the point where I can barely even look at him anymore because of all the past pain and anger towards him. Now all I see when I look at him is resentment and, as hard as I’ve tried, I just cannot get past it. I’m still with him, and I would say we probably fight more than we get along, but I just don’t know where to turn anymore. The main problem for the 26 years we have been married has been his parents – primarily his mother. We live out…
“I Didn’t Tell Him I was Pregnant Until I was Nine Months Along”
I am 21 years old, I have a 3-year-old girl, and I and am 9 months pregnant. This is an unwanted pregnancy since I never wanted anything to do with the dad (due to his cheating and non-acceptance of my 3-year-old daughter since he’s not her father). But I’m having the baby after all. After everything went downhill for us, we were pretty much done when I found out I was pregnant. We never really see each other and only talk because I’m pregnant. Anyway, in April I finally started talking to a guy I had my eye on way before I even got pregnant. By that time, I was already 4…
“My Boyfriend is Threatened By My Ex-Husband”
“I am a single mother of two children. Their father and I have been divorced for two years. I have been dating a wonderful man for over a year now. “
“My Boyfriend Kicked Me Out at 4 in the Morning!”
I live on the West Coast and my boyfriend lives in the Midwest. We met online in April, meeting in person for the first time in May. He came to see me twice for 10 days and I went to visit him once. We have FaceTimed every night for about 1-2 hours. When I went out to see him, he introduced me to his circles, introduced me to his older kids, and I even met his ex-girlfriend. Recently, I was invited to his son’s wedding and rehearsal dinner in Wisconsin. I flew in Wednesday and they had a nice BBQ at the beach club with family and friends. The next day we…
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