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 “Dating Grief” whose boyfriend’s father passed away just two months after they started dating. “It’s been just over a month now since his father passed, and things have changed between W and me. She wrote. “I am worried you will judge me as sounding selfish for feeling this way, but I feel this is a very hard situation to be in when one’s trying to develop a new relationship.” Keep reading to see how she’s…

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 “Half Broke Idea” who was bothered that her boyfriend, who had agreed that they should contribute a percentage of their respective incomes toward rent, was suddenly changing his tune once he got a much better paying job. Keep reading to see whether they’ve resolved their issues regarding how to cover their living expenses.

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 “House Arrest,” the 19-year-old college student who was upset that her parents wanted to buy her a house to live in while finishing her degree. “I wouldn’t mind it so much if they were less pushy with me and would listen to my concerns,” she wrote. “I’m not sure I want to do yard work or remodeling (they want a “fixer-upper”); I DON’T WANT A FEMALE ROOMMATE; I want to live with my boyfriend! The…

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 “Moving Away from a Friend” who wasn’t crazy about her best friend’s boyfriend and wondered whether she could get away without having to hang out with him before she moved 1000 miles away in four months. Keep reading to see how she reacted to your advice.

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 “No Joking,” a woman who hated her boyfriend’s jokes. “He does a variety of bad puns and forced jokes, usually sexual, and usually during serious/romantic talks.” She wrote. “I’m in this for the long haul so I can’t just break up because I don’t like his jokes. But I’m not sure where we can find middle ground in this issue.” Keep reading to see whether they’ve managed to find middle ground since the letter was…

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 “Too Good for Him” who worried about the repercussions of breaking up with her best friend’s brother, whom she’d been long distance dating for eight months and who she decided lacked the ambition she desires in a partner. Keep reading to see where things stand 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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Practicing Self-Love” who was pissed off over her husband’s secret, ahem, self-love practices.

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 “I Wish I Were Homeward Bound” who was annoyed that her live-in boyfriend insisted they spend every weekend with his parents out in the ‘burbs.”They’re lovely people,” she wrote, “but I can’t seem to get my boyfriend to understand that I don’t want to spend weekend nights at their place more often than maybe once a month, even if we don’t have anything else planned. I miss just being able to head out into the…

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 “An Unsure Roomie” whose boyfriend wanted her to move in with him in a house with 3-4 other roommates. “But I can’t shake the feeling that our first official living-together experience shouldn’t be with a bunch of strangers,” she writes. “So I’m wondering, am I making a big deal out of nothing?” Keep reading to see what they’ve decided to do about their living arrangements.

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 “Hoping for Happiness,” a 20-year-old college student who was contemplating breaking up with her boyfriend despite his being super sweet. Her situation was further complicated by the fact that she’d been kicked out of her mother’s home and was living with her boyfriend’s family. Keep reading to see whether they’re still together and where she’s living now.