Dear Hoopers

Time for the Kids to Grow Up

Our teenage girls are between the ages of 16 and 19 and yet they seem very immature for their age. They are always hanging all over...

Helpless in My Marriage

I feel desperate to leave my marriage but feel helpless to do anything. How can I get myself out of here?

Upset Over Facebook Search History

I happened to look at my boyfriend's phone and saw him searching for his ex on facebook. Should I confront him or just let it go?...

Lost Boyfriend

My boyfriend quit his job and now he wants to become a nurse like me. I'm not saying he can't do it but he seems lost....

Are We Friends or Are We More

He told me that he couldn't be in a relationship because he had "a lot of personal things to figure out." Now we're hanging out again...

Give Me a Heart of Stone

I want to be single after a difficult break up so I can focus on myself and my son. But there is a nice guy who...

S-Town: A Podcast for our Mental Health

S-Town allows us to enter one man’s life in a way that might save our own. John McLemore was a gift to his world and to...

Supporting Family of 5

All of my extended family including siblings and cousins expect me to pay for every meal when we go out. How can I tell them no...

Still Dating my Ex-Boyfriend

Even though we broke up a year ago we still spend so much time together that it seems like we're dating. Should we?

Baffled by No Reply

Things were going well with my online date until she saw pictures of other women on my phone. Now she won't answer my calls.

Depressed Relationship

My boyfriend has depression and says that he should take meds but doesn't. He's ashamed of his mental illness and claims that pills would only reaffirm...

Too Much Food

Dear Hoopers advise a young lady struggling with binge eating

Criticized

Dear Hoopers encourage a husband to find safe space when his marriage becomes too toxic

Friend in a Funk

My friend hasn't been herself lately and I'm worried that she's struggling with depression. How can I reach out without prying?

Confused and Cautious

My husband just got a 2nd DUI and won't stop drinking. What can I do?

Pregnancy Feelings

I'm pregnant and should be happy, but I find myself unusually sad. Is this normal?

Pained and Poochless

Dear Hoopers advise a woman whose partner left her alone and poochless

Eternal Bachelor

Dear Hoopers advise a man playing quite the game of serial dating

Faith, Family, and Future Confusion

In all of our discussions about how to raise future children, we came to the agreement that they would be raised with "both sides". After he...

Next Door Concern

Dear Hoopers give counsel on how to navigate a noisy neighbor with concerns of partner violence

Hopeless to Gaming

What do you do when your boyfriend loves gaming more than you?

Don’t Facebook My Baby

My sister posted some nude photos of my baby to facebook. I know she regularly posts photos of her children but I just don't feel comfortable...

Long Distance Fear

Faith, Family, and Future Confusion

We Lost our Zing

Partner’s Sexual Guilt

Dad is a Third Wheel

I Was the Other Woman and I Didn’t Know It

In-Laws, Am I Right?

Miscarriage Heartbroken

My Girlfriend Broke Up With Me But We Still Live Together

Fighting for Family

Depressed Relationship