Getting Personal: “Children Aren’t for Me”

Today’s guest essay is from anonymous writer, “Nancy Isaacson.” I’m not a bad, evil, soul-less person. I’m not heartless. I’m not strange, or bitter. I’m not unnatural. I am just like any other warm-blooded, passionate, loving, happy, fulfilled, slightly eccentric 30-year-old woman. Except I don’t want children. Apparently, broader society finds it impossible to reconcile these things: a “normal” woman in a stable, long-term, heterosexual relationship who chooses to be childless. But there is nothing wrong with me or my life. I have a job I like, hobbies, friends I adore, and parents and a brother I’m absolutely nuts about. I’m in a warm, stable, live-in, long-term relationship with a wonderful man…

“Should I Sue My Parents?”

After I received the following letter, I reached out again to prolific commenter, “Addie Pray,” our resident legal expert who gave some great law-related advice last month. She was nice enough to extend some of her superstar legal expertise again to answer the following letter: My life has been turned upside down and I feel incapable of fixing it. When I turned 18, my parents put their business in my name without my full understanding. I was instructed to sign a few documents. Being young and trusting my parents, I didn’t question it. Shortly afterwards, my Mom stopped paying business taxes. A few years later, I turned 21 and attempted to rent…

“How Can We Get Our Sexy Back?”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s letter comes from “His Take” contributor, Dennis Hong, who writes about relationships and other topics at Musings on Life and Love. I am 26 and have been dating my boyfriend for two and a half years and we have been living together for about a year. When we moved in together we basically stopped having sex. Before moving in, we had sex 3-4 times a week. Since moving in a year ago, we’ve had sex about 7-10 times total! We talk about it and acknowledge it is a problem….

“I Don’t Know How to Date”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s letter is answered by prolific DW commenter and social media consultant, Sarah Huffman. In every area of life except for romance, I would be considered successful. I have a career track job, a house, plenty of friends, and I am one of the faster women on the local triathlon scene. I am no head-turner by any stretch of the imagination but I am not ugly either. However, I am a 26-year-old virgin (heck I’ve never even french kissed anyone) with very little dating experience, and I have no idea…

Getting Personal: “My Best Friend Broke My Heart”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s post comes from Michelle Peterson. I listen to “Rolling in the Deep” and “Go Your Own Way” on repeat. I stay home on Saturday nights, curled up in a ball, watching Saturday Night Live and eating ice cream. I gaze wistfully at restaurants where we spent hours sharing our most intimate thoughts. I suffer from horrible pains in my chest. I feel nauseous. I have to gasp to keep myself from crying. I have to force myself to smile. I dream of our reuniting, Hollywood-style, with tears and apologies….

“My Boyfriend Has Panic Attacks”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s letter is answered by freelance writer, Rachel East, AKA ReginaRey. I’m a 19-year-old college sophomore and I have been dating another sophomore for around three months. He is beyond sweet and caring and treats me amazingly well. Last night he came back from a night of partying and was upset with himself over how drunk he got because we have finals coming up and he was planning to get up early to study for them. He ended up getting so stressed he had what I think is a panic…

“My Boyfriend’s Boss is Trying to Seduce Him!”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s letter is answered by columnist and blogger, Billie Criswell. I think my boyfriend’s manager at work is trying to seduce him and I’m not quite sure what to do about it. He admits he finds her attractive but I believe him when he says he’s not interested in her. I trust him. I do NOT trust her. She’s done several things that make me think she’s trying to steal him away (for lack of a better term). She discusses intimate details of her current relationship with him, telling him…

“My BabyDaddy isn’t Supporting our Child”

After I received the following letter, I reached out to prolific commenter, “Addie Pray,” our resident legal expert who, you may have heard, recently helped her client win a $1.5 million settlement. She was nice enough to extend some of that superstar legal expertise to answer the following letter: I am 19 years old and my boyfriend is 17. We just recently had a daughter. His mother won’t let him support his own child. She takes his whole paycheck to pay for rent and she doesn’t even allow him to have his own bank card. He tried talking to them about it, but they won’t listen and won’t let him live at…

“Will I Always Be Hurt That He Cheated?”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s letter is answered by freelance writer, Rachel East, AKA ReginaRey. I’m in a one year relationship with my boyfriend. After the first six months he cheated on me with our mutual friend. He didn’t just cheat once but twice… maybe even more…probably more. Since then, we’ve moved in together. He 100% does not have any association with the girl he cheated on me with and he treats me so well. He’s more than I could ever ask for. But will it always bother me knowing he did something so…

Getting Personal: “I Lost My Best Friend to Another Woman”

Guest columnists and contributors are generously sharing their talents and insights while I’m taking some time to care for my new baby. Today’s post is another from anonymous writer, “Nancy Isaacson.” It’s been almost one year since he and I last talked. I was in the car with my boyfriend. It was Christmas Eve. He was on speaker, and we awkwardly talked about his recent trip, how his mother was doing, holiday plans, work. He had made lots of apologies for being so MIA: work was busy; there was a lot going on. But I knew that it ultimately came down to his girlfriend not being okay with our friendship.

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