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 “Intelligence Inadequacy,” a sophomore in college who felt like an idiot around her boyfriend and new friends whom she felt were much more knowledgeable in topics like the “theories of reality or the origins of civilizations in ancient South America.” Keep reading to see if she still feels inadequate around these people (and if she’s still hanging out 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 today. After the jump, we hear from “Reluctant Business Owner,” who was stuck with an enormous tax debt after her parents transferred their business to her without explaining the financial responsibility they were sticking her with. One of our legal experts, Addie Pray, gave her some great advice. Keep reading to see what she’s decided to do.

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 “Not Quite Ready for the Aisle” who was afraid her boyfriend was going to propose and suggest as 12-12-12 wedding to compete with his brother who was planning an 11-11-11 wedding. “I know that I want to marry this guy,” she wrote, “but I am right now feeling a little panicked that this might actually happen. (In a year and a half, no less!).” Keep reading to see if her boyfriend did indeed propose.

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 “In Love with a Bi-Man” who was bothered by her bi boyfriend’s sexual experiences with men. “Do you think it will be possible for me to fully accept what happened in that past,” she wrote, “or does he really deserve someone who can accept him immediately? Is there some way for me to fully change the prejudices I might have, but don’t want?” Keep reading to find out if she’s come around to accepting him…

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 “Long Distance Quandary,” a woman from the East Coast who was in a long distance relationship with a man in Germany and worried about the future of their relationship since neither once seemed interested in moving to be with the other. “I don’t want to go back into the dating pool right now, as that’s a huge step backwards from all the truly great stuff I have going with him,” she wrote, “but I also…

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 “Good Enough for Him” whose boyfriend was struggling in school and with holding down a job. Feeling dejected, he told her that she should see other people. “I am so sick and confused over this.” She wrote. “I don’t know what to do or what to think. Please, please help me.” Keep reading to see how she’s doing now and whether she and the boyfriend and still together.

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 “Long Distance Information” whose family was putting pressure on her to get engaged before moving across the country to be with her long distance boyfriend. Not yet ready for marriage, she wondered if that meant she shouldn’t be moving either. Keep reading to see what she decided to do.

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 “Already Holi-dazed” who was worried about her boyfriend getting overwhelmed at her family holiday get-togethers just as he had the year before when they’d first started dating. Keep reading to see how everything 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 “Hands Off My Man!” who was upset that her boyfriend’s boss seemed to be seducing him and the boyfriend wasn’t doing much to stop her. Keep reading to find out how the situation has changed.

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 UTIs” whose boyfriend was “always always huffy and argumentative” about wearing condoms even though they helped the LW avoid painful UTIs.