“His Mother Won’t Move Out of Our Home!”

I have lived with my boyfriend for two and a half years now. We live in a small 1-bedroom/1-bath house with our two dogs…. and, as of May, HIS MOTHER! Originally, I was told that this wasn’t a permanent situation — that she just needed a place to stay for a couple months, but it has now been six months and she hasn’t even started looking for her own place. Such a small house as ours lacks privacy and she also has two dogs. We converted the living room into her bedroom, so the front door opens right into her room. She has a lot of stuff as well; we can’t even…

“My Husband Won’t Let Me Hire a House Cleaner”

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…

“My New Boyfriend Stood My Up on My Birthday!”

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 Obsessed With The Debt I Bring to This Relationship”

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…

Your Turn: “Is the Honeymoon Over or Are We Not Meant For Each Other?”

I’ve been dating my best friend for one and a half years after knowing him for three years prior to our relationship. We met at work right before my freshman year in college. We dated people during our friendship and finally started to express romantic interest once the two of us were single at the same time in May of last year. Since we were already best friends, we didn’t need to go through that awkward phase of impressing each other. We were able to talk about kids, marriage, and living together comfortably four or five months into our relationship. I felt undeniably happy every day with him. But lately, I’ve noticed…

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