Your Turn

In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: I’m 26 years old and am three months pregnant with my first child. The father of my baby, my boyfriend, is deployed for 10 months to Afghanistan. We had been dating for two months before I got pregnant — the news took me by surprise. I am excited to be a mother for the first time, but I am worried about my relationship. We are both going through life-changing events and it seems like things have changed between us. During the first trimester of my pregnancy,…

In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: I have recently re-entered the dating world after my last relationship ended. While I am looking forward to what prospective future boyfriends I may end up seeing, I do have one concern that I’m not sure how to handle. In my last relationship, I began seeing a therapist and taking antidepressants for an anxiety-related issue. My ex was incredibly understanding about the whole situation (which had NOTHING to do with our ultimate split, by the way); however, I am worried about how other men may respond…

In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: I have been seeing a guy for about seven months, but I am worried to become more serious due to his family situation. He supports his entire family, meaning he works a lot and money is really tight. I wouldn’t have such an issue with it if I didn’t feel that his family was taking advantage of him. His mother does not work due to medical issues, so I understand helping her. But both of his sisters have children with no support from the fathers, yet…

In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: I am writing to you for some advice on how to be mature and forget these feelings of jealousy I am having about a budding friendship between two of my girlfriends. I’ve known the people in my social circle for many years, but I’ve noticed over the past few months that two of the girls, “Meghan*” and “Kristen,” have gotten VERY close. They talk on the phone every night, write cute messages on each other’s Facebook walls, and always want me to take pictures of them….

In a feature I call “Your Turn,” in which you, the readers, get to answer the question, I’m presenting the following letter without commentary from me: I really dislike my job. The work I do is meaningless and boring, I’m not at all passionate about or interested in the industry, and my boss is an extremely cold and unforgiving person. I took the job out of college because I couldn’t mooch off of my parents, and because at first it wasn’t so bad. Plus, it’s close to home, it pays decently enough, the hours are good, the health insurance is fantastic, etc. But I’ve been here almost a year and a half…