Your Turn: “I Can’t Choose Between Two Men”

New readers, welcome to Dear Wendy, a relationship advice blog. Read some of the most popular Dear Wendy posts here. If you don’t find the info you need in this column, please visit the Dear Wendy archives or the forums (you can even start your own thread), do a search in the search bar, or submit a question for advice at wendy(AT)dearwendy.com. In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: Last year this time, I was still with my boyfriend. We had been together for three and a half years and had been renting…

Your Turn: “How Long Should I Wait for the L-Word?”

New readers, welcome to Dear Wendy, a relationship advice blog. If you don’t find the info you need in this column, please visit the Dear Wendy archives or the forums (you can even start your own thread), or submit a question for advice. In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: I have an amazing boyfriend. We’re very happy together; we equally make plans, our banter keeps getting better and better, we’re really attracted to each other, and we enjoy spending lots of time with our respective friend groups. After we’d been dating for…

“My Lesbian Girlfriend Is Jealous of Me”

I’m a 24-year-old in a lesbian relationship. Recently, my girlfriend confessed that she envies my looks, education, and professional success. I’m glad she was open with me, and I want nothing more than to help her overcome these negative emotions. I think that the fact that we get along well is more important than what our business cards say or how many pieces of paper hang on our walls. The fact that we find each other attractive is more important than which conventional beauty standards we meet. And we’re both lucky to be in a loving relationship, which trumps everything else. Or at least, that’s how it should be, right? However, sometimes…

“I Don’t Want My Kids Anywhere Near My Mother-in-Law!”

I found out in January two years ago I was pregnant. Four months later, I asked my MIL if she wanted to host a shower for me and she said no. I called my aunt who loves to entertain and she was thrilled to be asked. Fast forward to A’s arrival in October. Within two weeks we were told that A had Down Syndrome and a hole in her heart which would require surgery to correct. Obviously, this was a devastating diagnosis and it took me a while to adjust. While I was processing this information, we told immediate family — our parents, siblings and siblings’ spouses — and requested that they…

“Does My Sister Have to Be My Baby’s Godmother??”

I’m at an impasse with a premature decision I made while pregnant with my daughter. I asked my one and only older sister in the heat of the moment, excited about the baby’s arrival, to be the Godmother. Since then, I’ve regretted it, and I’m unsure if I should continue with this ill-made decision or go with my gut instinct to ask my lifelong best friend instead. Here is the scenario: My sister, who had been married for 10 years, is going forward with a divorce from her husband. She’s in a rough place in her life right now, and I feel deeply for her, because they both need to file bankruptcy…

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