“My Friends Asked My Fiancé to Pay for My Birthday Gift From Them”
“Last week my two closest friends surprised me with a belated birthday trip to the spa. We spent the whole day there and I got a massage and a manicure.”
Shortcuts: “I’m in Love with My Gay Best Friend!”
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, being as clear and frank as possible is simply the best way to go.
“He’s Wonderful, But I’m Just Not That Into Him”
“I recently began a long distance relationship with a guy named “Mike.” We share a mutual friend on Facebook, and Mike sent me a friend request. “
“My Boyfriend Has Cancer and His Mother Won’t Let Me Visit”
My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year and a half now. We have been talking very seriously about moving in together and getting married. Within the last month, he was diagnosed with Stage 2b Ewing’s Sarcoma. The week after the diagnoses I drove him two hours every day to visit doctors and have tests done. We discussed him moving in with me and I would be his primary caregiver. His mom, who before has never had an issue with me, got in contact with me and demanded that he move in with her. There was no discussion about it and he moved in, an hour away from me….
“How Do You Find Balance After You Have a Baby?”
I recently got married and we agreed to stop actively preventing pregnancy for now. Emotionally, we’re not exactly ready to have kids though financially we are. Ideally, we would wait three years, but we would feel very blessed to have a baby before then (we had my fertility tested and there are some issues; if I was unable to conceive, we would likely adopt). We want to ease into the process, especially since I’m still young, and be as prepared as we can, which is why these thoughts of readiness are coming up now. When my husband and I first met, we were not in a good place emotionally. Both of us…
“My Boyfriend Can’t Handle My Divorce”
“I am 40 years old and a mother with two amazing children (12, 10). I am in the middle of getting divorced after being married for 13 years.”
“I’m Jealous of My Sister’s Pregnancy”
“My husband and I had an accidental pregnancy about 1.5 years ago and lost it suddenly at 12 weeks. It was soul-crushing and the pain is still tender.”
“Should I Break Up With My Friend?”
“I met my ex at my friend “Kate’s” wedding when she married his brother.”
“In a Long Distance Relationship, Who Should Be The One to Move?”
“My long distance boyfriend and I have been dating a year next month. We have seriously discussed moving closer to each other.”
“I Don’t Want to Vacation with Our Frenemies”
“My husband and I have a core group of friends which includes two sets of couples each with one child; let’s call them the ‘Johnsons’ and the ‘Millers.'”
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