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I have been with my boyfriend for six years, and for the last year we have lived together. He divorced his ex-wife sixteen years ago after she cheated on him. He helps out his ex a lot, and I understand that. But his two kids are now 19 and 18, and, to this date, I am not allowed to go to any of their events — birthday dinners, graduations, even most football games — although I did go to two games his son played in only because they were out of state and his ex-wife couldn’t make it to either. His children do not want me at their events; they only want…

My husband and I have been married for eight years, together eleven, and we have a toddler. He works full time in law enforcement, and I am a stay-at-home mom working part-time as a lawyer. If it’s of any consequence here, though it’s not to me, I make almost as much as he does by working ten hours a week. I want to hire someone to clean our house. It is well within our budget. Currently, I do all of our cleaning while at the same time multi-tasking in the care of our toddler and my legal work. It’s stressful, and I can make enough to pay for three to four hours…

I turned 31 yesterday and am in a new relationship that is one month old. I have been single for a year and have learned to enjoy being alone. I have also been particularly selective when it comes to guys because I want someone who is ready to love me and not play games. So I met this new guy, but he does not have enough time for me. In the month we’ve been dating, I have only seen him three times even though he doesn’t live far from me. I have communicated my expectations of a relationship with him and he agreed that we should make more time for each other….

I’m a 25-year-old woman and have been with my 28-year-old boyfriend for around a year; we have the most honest, open, and respected relationship I’ve ever been in and possibly ever seen. We do have one issue though: finances. My financial situation is this: I work a great job making above my city’s average wage and have a part-time job for extra funds, but between mortgage, utilities, student and car loans, I live paycheck to paycheck and can’t quite seem to get ahead. Owning my own house is very important to me as I want to start building equity while I’m young. When I met my partner, I was aware that he…

“She tells me not to put my decorations up, not to bring furniture, not to put my planner on the living room coffee table…”

“I didn’t go to church before we got together. I started going with him because I knew how important it was to him. I was compromising. I was trying.”

“I am very concerned that she will try and bring this new baby to our wedding next fall and deliberately make her child be the center of attention.”

“I love him and feel that he’s perfect for me in every way except for one thing: He still lives with his parents and he’s an extreme mama’s boy.”