I have two small children I don’t really want around her, but I’m not sure how to handle the situation. I don’t want to tell her mom what she’s really…
I recently learned through another parent that Bill dated Marla for three years before we got married. This parent informed me the relationship between Bill and Marla was so serious…
While my child and I are blessed –I have a good job, Momma left me some money that has helped me buy a home and my friends are supportive –…
He told me I could call him, but I feel like I’m imposing. I’d like to be more involved in their lives. I would also like to be closer to…
I try to have normal conversations with people, but when I do, I have nothing to say. My mind goes blank, so I keep quiet and walk away. The only…
More often than not, Mom’s not even home when Beatrice comes over with her pamphlets because they work similar hours. And each time, I find myself trapped into listening to…
I treated her and her roommate to dinners out and stocked her apartment with groceries, in addition to making significant financial contributions toward her tuition. I’m also splitting the cost…
I have been as patient and nice as I can be, as well as continuing to tell him how much I love him and want our relationship to work. I…
She’s now dating another man who’s obviously using her. I have a hard time not telling him off when I see him. He won’t get a job and he keeps…
He has been doing this off and on for the last couple of years. My daughter, my husband and I have been discouraging it the whole time. He gets timeouts,…
I think my fiancée should tell his friends not to send these images and to change the group icon. My fiancée disagrees. He says it hurts no one and it’s…
I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn’t experienced our frozen Jeep in Yellowstone or the eerie silence on the edge of the Hoh Rain Forest in western Washington…
My dilemma is I have breast implants. I had the surgery 20 years ago when I was newly widowed and about to start dating again. I never told any of…
I think it’s incredibly rude. It’s as if the recipient of the call is merely an afterthought to alleviate boredom while driving. No matter what the recipient feels or wants…
He has refused to take any compensation from the estate for executor’s fees. I have told him by email and in person that Dad would want him to be paid…
He sees a snoring specialist and tried several medical treatments, none of which worked. The only solution is a minor surgical procedure. He doesn’t want to have the surgery. He…
Their daughter’s fourth birthday party took place last weekend, and once again, with numerous children running around, they slipped out for a toke before the cake was served. This may…
As soon as it happened, he told me what he’d done. He said he felt like I didn’t love him anymore and admitted he made a mistake. I can tell…
I have started looking elsewhere, and I have several interviews scheduled. All of them will give me a $15,000-per-year salary increase over what I currently make for doing what I…
In addition, she insists on calling her son every day to ask how his day is going or check on him if he hasn’t been feeling well, again with a…
My wife was raised to stay seated and be excused only after everyone is finished eating – holding everyone hostage until the last person is finished and extending dinnertime up…
Our step-mom tells her she looks like a lesbian and that she gets one day out of the school week to dress like a “slob,” and the rest of the…
This morning I locked the bedroom door for less than 10 minutes to pack my bag for a flight. I was running late and wanted to eliminate the distraction of…
Abby, my guests have left holes in cushions, bubble gum on couches and someone’s child even peed in the bed. Only once in 10 years was I left with a…
We have a satisfying sex life. About 15 years ago we started using graphic language during our lovemaking. We find it exhilarates and enhances our experience. We do not call…
Fast forward: Another cousin is pregnant with her second child. She wants to name her daughter “Daisy” because she wants all her children to have flower-themed names. “Daisy” is the…
I know she is suffering and blames herself for his crime. How do I even approach her? I knew her quite well until I moved away and started my life…
My problem is his family. His mother curses and yells at him every few months, usually around the holidays when he tells her he’s splitting his time between his family…
He recently told me he’s afraid of holding our 4-month-old daughter or changing her diaper in case he does something abusive by mistake. Besides constant reassurances and encouragement, how can…
Gary is and always has been the love of my life, as I am his. He would do anything for me. He says he wants to marry me and have…
