Q: I have two sons from a previous relationship (call her ‘Cathy’). I dated my wife (call her ‘Crystal’) for two years and have been married for 18 months. Crystal has three kids who live with us from a previous marriage. My wife and I had one child together, a baby boy who is now [...]

Q: I haven’t had a close personal relationship since I was around 25. I stopped because I kept seeing a pattern in my relationships I did not like — specifically me and my actions. The issue was that I was not consistent and I could see the hurt this was causing. I ‘blew hot and [...]

Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for 16 months, and I love him more than anything. (We are both only 17.) I have never told him a lie that would hurt him, not like the one he told me. He was in Mexico this past summer for two months and he had a [...]

Q: My girlfriend of two and a half years just left me over the phone. Three days after we broke up, she found a guy who “makes her feel like I used to”. I know I’m not perfect, but I tried my best to make her happy in every way that I could. I know [...]

Q: I was in a relationship with a man. We were both in unhappy 20-year marriages, but we were very happy together. He asked me to leave my husband for him and I agreed, but I didn’t know that my husband had pressured my friend for this man’s phone number. Apparently my husband had been [...]

Q: Sometimes I feel happy and good but sometimes I feel very down and depressed. Deep down I know that I’m smart and that I can accomplish things, but when I’m in a bad mood, I start doubting all that. Last year I was depressed more than I was happy. People around think I’m a [...]

Q: I live with my boyfriend, and when he does suspicious things and I confront him, he tells me that I’m not confident and that I need to work on my self-esteem. He says that he sees suspicious things with me as well, but if I’m going to cheat I’m going to cheat. He says [...]