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You’re pretty sure you know exactly why your friend’s wife left her — when do you tell her? Also, another reader needs help paying for her wife’s birthday party.
You came out to your wife as a trans lesbian and the more you fully embrace your queerness, the more it hurts that your wife can’t. Also; another reader is…
This fast friendship is feeling a lot like a courtship and you’re not sure how to control your own feelings. Also; a reader who broke their ex’s heart is wondering…
You’re sick of people giving you advice about moving past your grief. Also, another reader is annoyed with themselves for being annoyed about their ex’s new relationship, despite being in…
You’re considering “making it work” with a man to make your family happy, and we have concerns! Also, another reader is having a serious gender crisis and needs help, stat
A reader wishes she had a little bit more financial freedom in her relationship, and another wonders if it’s okay for a messy apartment to be a dealbreaker.
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College was lonely, and you ended up dropping out — how can you make a better choice next time? Also: a reader wants to know when in the dating process…
A reader feels consistently “stung” by women who date men after dating her. Another needs help deciphering an ambiguous situation with someone they’re super interested in.
She wants an open relationship and you’re worried that she’s just not that into you anymore. Also; a reader struggling to get over a tumultuous previous marriage and move on…
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