Updates

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today, we hear from “Scared of His Brother” whose boyfriend wouldn’t kick out his violent, alcoholic brother who was staying with them.

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today we hear from “The Key Problem” who wrote in last week about her uneasiness with boyfriend’s close friendship with his ex-girlfriend, especially how he still held on to a key to her apartment and was her go-to guy any time she locked herself out or needed help with anything. Keep reading to see whether he got rid of that key yet.

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today we hear from “Stuck in a Limbo Divorce,” the 40-something woman who was going through a divorce when she met a man online she really hit it off with. He told her he’d been through a divorce himself and that she needed 12 months to process everything before she’d be ready to date anyone seriously. Her divorce was dragging on, and she worried that he wouldn’t wait for her. And, of yeah, on the side she had a hot karate…

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today, we hear from “Cold Feet Bride” whose letter appeared in a shortcuts column last July. Her wedding was a month away and she was having serious second thoughts. She didn’t like that he always walked two steps ahead of her and she didn’t like how attached he was to his overbearing family. I told her to postpone or cancel the wedding. Keep reading to see whether she took my advice.

It’s Donation Drive time again! For a few days, I’m encouraging readers to contribute and invest in the future of DW. Running this site isn’t free (it’s not even cheap) and your donation will help cover some of the costs, like a server upgrade that will accommodate DW’s growing traffic (and bandwidth needs), tech assistance, a small marketing and photo budget, and a small salary to me so I can pay for childcare coverage and continue creating the content you (hopefully) love to read. If you have ever considered donating, this is the time to do it (donate here) — even donations of $5 will add up and help reach the goal…

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today, we hear from “Not a Secret” whose letter was included in a shortcuts column in 2012. She was recently engaged and feeling anxious about the relationship between her fiancé and his ex-girlfriend. Specifically, she didn’t understand why he wouldn’t tell the ex that he had gotten engaged. She updated us the following month, saying her fiancé finally told his ex-girlfriend about his engagement. She also said they were starting couples counseling because they had “gotten off track from where we…

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today, we hear from “Tired of My Controlling MIL” who purchased a house with her fiancé from her soon-to-be in-laws who had a list of demands for ways they wanted the house to be maintained and decorated (including a guestroom saved just for them). Keep reading to see where things stand among them now.

It’s time again for “Dear Wendy Updates,” a feature where people I’ve given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they’re doing now. Today, we hear from “Line in the Sand” who decided on a date she wanted to be living with her boyfriend of six years and wondered whether she should tell him the date or keep it to herself. Keep reading to see where things stand now, over a year later.