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“Julie” and I have been close friends for almost a decade; she’s hilarious and quick and normally I’d say she’s incredibly smart, but I’m not sure that’s accurate right now. She dated a horrible man, “Greg,” for two years. There was severe emotional abuse, hospital visits and golf clubs swung. Her mental health was at it’s lowest and helping her move out of his house was such a goddamn relief. That was last August. Greg started stalking her this winter, driving drunk around her neighborhood, harassing her new boyfriend. The guy even took a shit on her front lawn and sent her a picture of it. His harassment was daily and never-ending….

I’m dating this wonderful woman named Eve. She’s so beautiful and smart that sometimes I feel like I’m not good enough for her. I’ve loved Eve since the moment I laid eyes on her and I would never do anything to hurt her. That’s why I don’t understand why she doesn’t trust me. She seems to think that I’m cheating with my friend Jane. I’m not. Jane and I have been friends since childhood. She was there for me when my parents got divorced in middle school, we went to the same college, and we lived together for a while after college until she moved in with her boyfriend. After Eve and…

I recently got engaged to my wonderful fiancé last December and we couldn’t be happier with each other. We are currently in a long-distance relationship but soon will be moving in together. We trust each other and tell one another anything. He is an amazing photographer and usually gets gigs from models. He had told me that he wanted to start taking boudoir shots of models. He had his first boudoir gig last evening. I didn’t mind at first, but when I saw the shots, I felt a bit offended because they were extremely sexy and explicit and they were done in his apartment on his bed. I know that this is…

I’m a 30-year-old woman who has always been attracted to men but never had a strong desire to actually date and be in a relationship. At first, I thought there was something wrong with me, but I’ve recently read about aromanticism, and it was like a light bulb went off. I identify so much with it and feel like I’ve finally solved a life-long question. I’m currently hanging out with a man I work with, “Steve,” and while at first it started out romantically, it felt forced and I didn’t feel comfortable at all. I explained to him that I’m aromantic, and while he still seems somewhat confused, he’s been ok with…

I’ve lived with my boyfriend for close to seven years now and have been included in all family activities. But just a few days ago, after traveling a long distance to my boyfriend’s daughter’s wedding, I was told by him that he volunteered me to babysit his other daughter’s 2-year-old while the guys went golfing and the bridal party had their hair and makeup done. I was shocked that the child’s dad, who wasn’t in the wedding party, took off to golf and was unable to babysit. And suddenly, I had a 6-year-old and a 15-year-old to watch too! I am currently dealing with a serious medical condition and was in pain…

I think my boyfriend and his sister are TOO close. His Instagram is covered with pictures of her (she’s in about 90% of the pictures he posts). He doesn’t even post pictures of the two of us despite that we’ve been together almost a year. When he gets good news or something cool happens, he speed dials his sister to tell her, even if he is with me. He calls her multiple times a day just to “check on her” and “see what she’s doing.” If she doesn’t answer, he immediately worries something may have happened to her. He doesn’t do the same for me though. They are ALWAYS texting all throughout…

I have married the absolute love of my life only to find myself at odds with his mother. It all started a couple years ago just as my husband and I started dating. His mom threw a pool party and I had my mom there. I was joking around with his mom and made a comment in jest, something like, “Oh, you know you love me.” Her deadpan reaction: “What are you talking about? I will NEVER love you.” I was horrified. And so was my mother who was sitting right next to her. Things only escalated from there. At one point, every time I saw her, I would bawl my eyes…

My boyfriend (“Greg,” 29) and I (29) love each other very much. He is an American living in New York and I’m Danish and living in Copenhagen. We met five years ago in NYC and lived together with other roommates for a couple of years before I had to return home because my mom got sick. My dealing with a dying mom and a family in crisis was difficult for my boyfriend to completely comprehend. I lacked support and still, to this day, feel like I was completely left on my own (whereas before I always felt like part of a strong united team with him). The big deal breaker came when…

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 that being as clear and frank as possible is simply the best way to go. My husband and I were friends with a younger woman. We both knew her parents. She would come to our house to visit. After a while my husband wanted to help her by giving her a job with his construction crew. I said I didn’t think it was a good idea. He went behind my back and hired her anyway and…