“He Refuses to Label Our Relationship”

I’ve been dating a guy for going on five months. He owns his own business (inherited from the family) and works about 80+ hours a week. It works out because I am living in a town about two hours away until May, and am only able to come home every other weekend. We talk on the phone every day, have met each other’s families and friends, tell each other we care about one other, talk about personal and painful issues, are monogamous, etc. However, when I attempted to have the ‘relationship’ conversation with him, he came back with the typical guy response of “Why do we need a label?”   He has…

Your Turn: “My Best Friend is Making a Huge Mistake”

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 a little “situation” with my best friend, who is 27 and is thinking of investing a $100,000+ loan into a franchise specialty restaurant in the town where her boyfriend lives (we live in a smaller town nearby). Now, while I am totally supportive of her moving ahead in life and starting her own business, this one seems to have come out of nowhere. She never mentioned being at all interested in starting or owning her own business until a week and a half ago….

Your Turn: “My 46-Year-Old Mother is Dating a 22-Year-Old!”

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 am 24-years-old my mother, who is now 46, divorced my father when I was 13, after years of dealing with his alcohol abuse, many physical altercations, and his refusing to take his medication or go to therapy for his bipolar disorder. My dad is currently serving time in prison. My mom has not dated anyone since they divorced. I live on my own, about a 40 minute drive away from the rest of my family, but both my brothers, aged 13 and 18, still live…

“Should I Give My Friend’s Parents a Gift?”

I (F20) have a friend (M20) whose parents fly out to visit him about twice a year. I’ve met them twice, and both times they have been wonderful. They’re your typical Midwestern parents and I feel like part of the family when I’m with them. They’ve invited me (and others in our friend group) to dinners, brunches, jazz concerts, and general nights on the town. I am well aware that they have spent quite a large sum of money on me at this point. And, of course, they refuse to take any money from me, the broke college student, to help pay for any of this. I know this isn’t an issue…

“I’m in Love with my Gay Best Friend!”

I’m in love with my gay best friend. He and I were very close and unfortunately I fell in love hard. We never messed around or anything but there was sexual tension on my behalf. We stopped talking because life got in the way and I can’t get over him. I told him I loved him and he hasn’t talked to me since. My friends think I’m crazy because I always get hit on but have no interest in other dudes. How do I move on? — In love with my Gay BFF   Maybe it’s safe for you to love your gay best friend because you know there’s no threat of…

“How Can We Make His Home Our Home?”

I moved in to my partner’s spacious apartment over a year ago. He is a sentimental collector and keeper of things (all things); he is an artist who enjoys and appreciates most everything and prefers the joy of an item leaving little interest in how a room flows or if its cohesive. He is also extremely passionate about his belongings and decor sense and takes great offense when they are not supported or understood. When the time came for us to move to a new place — one he would buy — I was thrilled because I assumed we would begin to compromise about decor. As the house hunt began we looked…

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