Carolyn Hax
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There's nothing wrong with wanting toFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I feel like a horrible person. My boyfriend's mother seems like a really nice person and only has good intentions but she grates on my last nerve. Her only fault is t...
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Best bet is to steer clear of rumorsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Last week my husband and I had dinner with a good friend and her "new" boyfriend (of eight months -- "Bob" always had a conflict when we tried to make plans before th...
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Busyness burden often takes a tollJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. It's an old story. My wife and I were intimate often for the first several years of our marriage. Now, that has fallen off. I've tried to talk to her about it. Bu...
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Keeping it platonic can be done, but why?Jan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Do you believe men and women can legitimately be platonic friends even if romantic love exists between them? That is, sublimating the sexual feelings because they are...
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Being a world away has her questioningJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I met someone nine months ago when living in Africa and am trying to continue the relationship even though I'm in the U.S. and he's still there. We've been apart ...
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Is courthouse wedding an option? Otherwise, stand up to parentsJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My boyfriend's very attentive and caring parents left this morning after a five-day visit to our house. My boyfriend told me he's receiving a lot of pressure from...
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Wife grieving overJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I have one lovely, preschool-age daughter. I have been angling for another child for about 18 months now, but my husband has said no consistently. This...
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You can't pull off duty and self indulgenceJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have been married for 30 years and our children are grown. For the last four years I have been having an affair with an old high school friend. I think I love m...
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Speak up! You can't expect spouse to read your mind.Jan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I've been married almost 10 years. Just before Christmas I got really sick; flat-on-my-back, fever, taking-antibiotics sick. I was pretty much down for the count ...
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Remember, your daughter's beauty is on the insideJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My 14-year-old daughter has had quite a year of changing hairstyles. She had beautiful long blond hair, which she chose to cut very short several months ago. Then...