“My In-Laws Didn’t Give Us a Wedding Gift!”

I thought I would see what your thoughts are on my in-laws not only not getting us a wedding gift, but how they haven’t even told their son happy birthday for at least eight years! Yet, they give their other three children a free place to live, helped pay for ones’ wedding and made her wedding dress, etc. When I confronted them about this, they told us they could barely afford the gas to come to our wedding! When approached about how they could have just given us a free family heirloom that would have meant the world, they told us we were way out-of-line. Am I out-of-line for bringing something up…

Your Turn: “Should I Move Away From My Kids?”

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 got divorced three years ago from my verbally abusive ex-husband. He isn’t verbally abusive anymore and we remain friends to this day, but he has 70% custody of our children. Now, I am not a bad mother; the court did not give him custody, we agreed that he would have custody since at the time, and still now, he has a better-paying job, a great support system, and he really is a good father. He’s in the military and we’ve been in a city 2000…

“Should I Leave the Drama-Addicted Husband?”

About every five years my husband goes off the rails about something: my housekeeping, our relationship, his boredom with his job. And it’s come around again and I’m at my wit’s end. Previous experiments to spice things up when he has the meltdowns have included a poly relationship that ended badly (both our choice, but a bad one) and buying a house that HE insisted would make him happy (it hasn’t and the purchase ate all of my substantial inheritance — an amount that could have supported me alone for 5+ years). Now, we are childless by choice and he wants to dump the house (the house that ate any chance of…

Dear Miles: “I Had a Date!!”

I’ve been in the hospital, so Miles has kindly volunteered to step in and guest write a column or two this week. Here’s one of them: I did it! I went on a date with Mike! Actually it was a group date. It was a field trip for biology class. We went to the lake to collect larvae specimens or something. But Mike and I rode in the same van. Just two rows apart. He sat next to Denise. Anyhoo, I ended up making out with our Science Professor behind a boat house. Not bad right? — Gina

Your Turn: “Should I Leave My Controlling Boyfriend?”

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’m 20 years old and live with my 20-year-old boyfriend and his family. I live no more than three miles away from my family’s house, yet I miss them terribly. I moved in with my boyfriend a year ago because I loved him and wanted to experience a more grown-up life. I was 18 and the time and was, like, “OK, let’s move in without telling my mom.” I just left when she wasn’t home which hit her really hard. Since moving in with my boyfriend,…

Your Turn: “My Roommate’s Awful Boyfriend is Always Over!”

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’m at my wit’s end with my roommate and her boyfriend. On her own, she is a good roommate, but the problem is, she is NEVER on her own! He is always here — he sleeps over, hangs out for several hours, eats (food that he bought to keep in our fridge that I’m paying the power bill for), leaves for like an hour tops, comes back, eats lunch, hangs out, leaves for an hour, comes back, eats…you see the cycle. He also uses our shower…

“Should I Marry Before I Move for Love?”

I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost four years, all of them long distance (he’s in the Midwest, I’m east coast). We hit a really rough past last year that forced us to talk about our communication issues. I’ve also had to work through my commitment insecurities as well as dealing with my family and friends constantly dropping their two cents about why we haven’t “figured out where to live.” From the beginning, I’ve believed that I would be the one to move, because it would be easier for me to find work where he lives than vice-versa. This spring I made a decision to leave my current job in the fall…

“Is It Anti-Feminist to Let My Boyfriend Help Me Move?”

My boyfriend of almost a year lives in a large city on the East Coast. I do not. And I’m beginning to feel like it’s a situation we should do something about. We met at an art show when we were both on vacation and have kept up a near constant stream of email, phone calls, texts, and letters. He visits me every six weeks or so, and I have visited him, well, once. Things are great, except for the distance.I’m 29 and live in a small city with my sister in the Midwest. Right now I’m underemployed, which is an offshoot of living in a place without a lot of jobs…

“I’m Obsessed With an Ex I Dated TWO Years Ago”

I dated a guy TWO years ago. He convinced me how much he was in love with me, I fell HARD then, you guessed it, a month later he left me high and dry. After talking to people and doing my research, I found out what a terrible, egotistical person he is and that he’s cheated on every girlfriend, blah blah blah. Here’s the problem: I CANNOT get over him. I think about him all day, everyday. I dream about him. I stalk him on social media. I stalk and Google his girlfriends. I compare myself to his girlfriends (he goes through a lot of girls). I haven’t had a relationship since…

Your Turn: “How Do I Stop Being So Jealous?”

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’m 30 years old, and a painful divorce and an insecure personality has led me down an awful path of jealousy. My boyfriend is sweet, faithful, and an all-around a great guy….a great guy with a TON of girl friends. He knows so many women, and is very close to several of them. He describes his friendships with them as “little sister/big brother” type of relationships, and I’ve seen it with my own eyes-they definitely are. He is doting and protective, but not interested in these…

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