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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Confused and Newly Horny” whose new boyfriend wanted to remain celibate for two months after they had sex to make sure he wanted to stay with her (through his upcoming deployment) without his judgment being clouded by lust. Or something like that. Keep reading to see how that worked out.

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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Emotional Wreck” whose relationship with her boyfriend had reached a boiling point over how she parented her two children from a previous relationship. She wrote: “I pulled up to the store and told the kids I would buy them an ice cream since they had been so good. He said I was spoiling them, and he got out of the car and took off walking. When we both finally got home, it was WW3. He…

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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Sexually Curious Bride” who wrote in last week in a panic over the thought of being forever monogamous with her soon-to-be-husband who has a much lower sex drive that she has. She wondered if she should discuss her desire to possibly open their relationship at some point or just hope that desire went away on its own. Keep reading to see what she decided.

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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Teacher Teacher,” the English language tutor who was interested in pursuing a relationship with one of her students. Keep reading to see whether they’ve crossed the teacher-student line.

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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Maybe One Day Mom” who was undecided about wanting kids while her boyfriend of two years was sure he didn’t want them. She worried about committing to someone who would essentially limit her choices in the future. Keep reading to see how things have been resolved.

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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Tired of Being Picked On” whose guy friend from med school was constantly putting her down, criticizing her appearance and “diagnosing” her various “abnormalities.” I suggested the guy liked-liked her, assumed she didn’t feel the same way and was trying to make himself feel better about the situation. Keep reading to see whether they’re still hanging out and if he stopped with the insults.

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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Miss Independence” who wrote way back in February of last year, complaining about her clingy boyfriend. “He gets upset if I make lunch plans with someone else or if I want to spend a night by myself (he thinks we should spend every night together).” She wrote, “When I explain that I need time to myself, he gets real quiet and then says something like, ‘You know that I don’t like that.’ Then he wants…