“My Sexist Brother Offends My Girlfriend and Me”

My girlfriend and I live together in a desirable city, and my older brother and his wife stayed with us for a couple weeks in late July. Our apartment is on the small side, so having guests, even just for a night or two, is a bit trying and stressful even without any added complications. While they were here, “Jim” and “Karen” (not their real names) didn’t offer to help with dishes or cover the cost of entertainment, and my brother was incredibly condescending to me at every turn (which, sadly, I expected). While that was frustrating, the real issue has to do with my brother’s attitude toward women. During his visit,…

“My Boyfriend Dumped Me After I Was Sexually Assaulted”

After I received the following letter, I reached out to, Kim, a DW reader who spent three years volunteering as a rape crisis counselor through the YWCA while in graduate school (and received an award for Volunteer of the Year). Her work involved extensive training to complete crisis-counselor certification, answering hotline phone calls, accompanying victims to hospital exams and police interviews, and training to assist in hospital exams involving children. My boyfriend and I have been living together for a year and a half. He moved in with me and my roommates fairly soon after we started dating (one month). February of this year we moved into our own apartment. Our relationship…

Dear Miles: “I Keep Hooking Up with all my Classmates”

Today is my birthday (35, y’all!) so I’m taking the day off to celebrate, enjoy a little R&R and squeeze in a sonogram appointment at my OB’s office. In my absence, Miles, who is handling his new diabetic diet like a champ, by the way, has offered to guest write a few columns. Here’s one of them: Dear Miles, I started taking guitar classes. I don’t know why. I’m not normally a spontaneous person but I thought it would be fun. I was right. We all sit around in a group and play the guitar. Then, after class, we go out for beers. So far I’ve made out/had sex with 5 people…

Dear Miles: “Should I Buy Pricey Sunglasses?”

Today is my birthday (35, y’all!) so I’m taking the day off to celebrate, enjoy a little R&R and squeeze in a sonogram appointment at my OB’s office. In my absence, Miles, who is handling his new diabetic diet like a champ, by the way, has offered to guest write a few columns. Here’s one of them: Dear Miles, Should I buy those sunglasses at Sunglass Hut? They look real cute on me but they’re pricey. Stephanie says I should go ahead and buy them. Ryan is always telling me not to hang out with Stephanie because she’s irresponsible and immature. I’m tired of Ryan always bossing me around. But the sunglasses…

Dear Miles: “I Keep Calling my Boyfriend by the Wrong Name!”

Today is my birthday (35, y’all!) so I’m taking the day off to celebrate, enjoy a little R&R and squeeze in a sonogram appointment at my OB’s office. In my absence, Miles, who is handling his new diabetic diet like a champ, by the way, has offered to guest write a few columns. Here’s one of them: My boyfriend’s name is Steve but sometimes I accidentally call him “Larry.” For the life of me I don’t know why. I do not have any ex’s, friends or even acquaintances named Larry. My boyfriend doesn’t think this is funny and neither do I. We are both very serious people. Steve is a wonderful person…

“My Mom Doesn’t Believe I’m Gay!”

I’m 24 and I just came out around a month ago as a lesbian, first to myself and then to my sister and dad who are totally supportive — in fact, they always felt that I was a lesbian growing up because I was a serious tomboy, among other things. Thing is, a few weeks ago, I came out to my mom (my parents are divorced) and she seriously does not believe me. She says there is something wrong with me hormonally, especially as I was growing up, something about my being borderline Cushings disease, and she told me to not go around telling people that I’m gay. This hurts me big…

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