Your Turn

I’m about to enter the last semester of my sophomore year in college and I have YET to find a solid group of friends. I hang out with lots of these people, but I’m a floater. I float from group to group, never really finding people to stick to because it just never…flows like that. I feel like I would have to force it. And then I get depressed because I feel like a freak who can’t make friends yet. I know they like me, because they ask me to hang with them from time to time, but I’m sure they don’t want another person to add to their troupe. I think…

I’m 22 and met this girl online, through some other friends, about ten years ago and have been talking to her ever since. In October of this year (2011) I took the plunge and drove all the way to Calgary to finally meet her in person. I only had a week to spend with her, but it was the best week of my young life. I knew I loved her before I ever went up to visit, but being there really sealed it. We agreed that we’d try the long distance relationship thing and work on being together permanently (which would mean her moving down here to the US, as I couldn’t…

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: At the beginning of this past winter semester, “Jay” and I started hooking up. He initially asked me out and seemed really into me (he once loudly and clearly moaned “I love you” while we were having sex). I made it pretty clear that it was just sex and that I was not his girl if he was looking for a relationship, but he kept coming back. Eventually, he started to pull away, and we went through periods where he would be super close and friendly…

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 a little “situation” with my best friend, who is 27 and is thinking of investing a $100,000+ loan into a franchise specialty restaurant in the town where her boyfriend lives (we live in a smaller town nearby). Now, while I am totally supportive of her moving ahead in life and starting her own business, this one seems to have come out of nowhere. She never mentioned being at all interested in starting or owning her own business until a week and a half ago….

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 24-years-old my mother, who is now 46, divorced my father when I was 13, after years of dealing with his alcohol abuse, many physical altercations, and his refusing to take his medication or go to therapy for his bipolar disorder. My dad is currently serving time in prison. My mom has not dated anyone since they divorced. I live on my own, about a 40 minute drive away from the rest of my family, but both my brothers, aged 13 and 18, still live…

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: My partner and I have been seeing each other for about six months. The beginning was rocky and more like a secret relationship. For example, we held hands but he let go if anyone we knew could be around, and he wouldn’t tell friends if he had spent the evening with me, etc. Not until the past three months have we become more comfortable with the idea of calling ourselves “girlfriend and boyfriend” and not until two weeks ago did he tell his parents about me….

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 met a guy online, about three years ago. Originally, I stopped talking to him because he crossed a line that I do not cross with friends. We talked it over and became really good friends. He calls once in a while to check on me, and vice versa. When I returned to school last year he and I talked a lot, went out to dinner, and saw movies as well. I was at the time breaking up with my ex for the last time and…

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 just started law school a couple weeks ago. It’s been busy, but fun and interesting so far. However, even though looking for a relationship at this very moment is the last thing on my mind, I can’t help but think about my situation. I went through undergrad boyfriend-less because I was shy and self-conscious about my weight. So what now? School’s my priority, but I don’t want to be single forever. I’d like to have someone to call a boyfriend once in my life! How…