Updates: “Addicted to His Sext” Responds

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 “Addicted to His Sext” who was in a longterm relationship with one man but couldn’t stop sexting another guy from her long-ago past she’d recently reconnected with on LinkedIn. Keep reading to see how the sexting is going now…

Updates: “Clueless” Responds

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 “Clueless” who didn’t like that her fiancé had lied to her about going to a strip club twice and worried about whether she’d be able to trust him once they were married. I published her letter in last Tuesday’s column, but she actually wrote and posted it in the forums over 14 months ago (sometimes I comb through the forum archives to find compelling letters to publish on the main page for a wider audience). Here’s her…

Updates: “Needs Encouragement” Responds

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 “Needs Encouragement” who was feeling overwhelmed caring for her severely disabled husband and only wanted a few words of encouragement to keep her going. Keep reading for a very uplifting update that will give you the warm fuzzies.

Updates: “Needy or Not?” Responds

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 “Needy or Not?” who wrote in over two years ago about how she felt like her boyfriend wasn’t making her a priority in his life. “Between volunteer groups, organized sports, and networking events, I pretty much never see him, yet we live only a few miles apart,” she wrote. She wondered if she was reasonable for feeling ignored or if she was simply being “too needy.” Keep reading to see where things stand now, over two years…

Updates: “Not Into Helping My Friends Shower” Responds

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 Into Helping My Friends Shower,” the woman who was creeped out by her (male) friend in a wheelchair who would ask for help showering and going to the bathroom. Keep reading to see how she’s handled the situation.

Updates: “Crazy in Love” Responds

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 “Crazy in Love” who was suspicious that her boyfriend was cheating on her so she snooped on his phone and found sketchy texts from another woman. She confronted her boyfriend and he explained that they were just friends. She wondered whether she should trust him. Keep reading to see where things stand between them now and if she ever learned any more about that mystery woman who was texting her boyfriend.

Updates: “Homesick and Lovesick” Responds

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 “Homesick and Lovesick” who missed her family 1000 miles away but didn’t want to leave her boyfriend who was unable to move until his young son finished high school. “If we were married, there would be no question where I should be, but for right now we are just dating,” she wrote. Keep reading to see where things stand now.

Updates: “Moved in Too Soon” and “Loves a Man in Uniform” Respond

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 two LWs whose letters ran in the same shortcuts column back in March. The first, “Moved in Too Soon” said that she was crying all the time since moving in with her boyfriend and wanted to move back home but worried it would cause more problems in their relationship. Keep reading to get her update, as well as hear from “Loves and Man in Uniform” who wondered if things would actually work out with her current non-uniform-wearing…

Updates: “May-December” Responds

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 “May-December” who was dating a man 22 years her senior and wondered if he was too old for her, especially since she hoped to have children and worried that he’d either not want them with her (he already has grown kids) or wouldn’t be alive long enough to help her care for them. My response to her sparked a heated discussion and the column turned out to be one of the most popular posts of the year….

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