Dear Hoopers

How Long Do I Wait

I love my boyfriend but he is tied up in a gnarly divorce and isn't sure if he can ever commit to marrying me. How long...

Miscarriage Heartbroken

During my pregnancy my husband was awful to me. We fight a lot and it ended up in me losing the baby. He is a good...

High School Reunion Love

I haven't been infatuated with any boyfriend the way I was with my high school boyfriend. Now it's time for my 10 year reunion and we're...

Intimate Insecurity

Dear Hoopers support a young woman facing the pains of her early life trauma

More Than Friends

My boyfriend said that he didn't want a relationship anymore but now we still do all the things we used to before. We hook up, cuddle,...

Best Friends, Or So I thought

I wanted to ask my roommate and "best friend" to be in my wedding until I found out some stuff recently and now I'm torn. She...

Mother of Bullied Son

My son is getting bullied at school and I'm worried. I don't know if I should do something or let it slide.

In-Laws, Am I Right?

My new husband's family deals with a very dysfunctional and demanding personality who often engages in manipulation and argumentative behavior. As a new in-law to this...

Dead End

After my breakup from a serious relationship, I found a new guy during my "finding myself" phase. At first we said that we would take things...

Addicted to Destruction

I think there is something wrong with me, but I've noticed a weird pattern that consists of me pushing good guys away from me and clinging...

Criticized

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

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...

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...

Smoking Fetish

My husband has an obsession/fetish when a woman smokes cigarettes. He fantasizes about me smoking ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.

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?

Overly Negative Friend is Hurting My Mental Health

I have a friend that I love dearly but her constant negativity is dragging me down

Long Distance Worry

My boyfriend is about to start traveling long distances for work. I love him but I'm worried that his time away will break us apart.

Behind the Back Daddy

I had a 4-month affair that led to the birth of a son in addition to the 5 children that I already share with my partner...

Love Leaving Me Behind

This summer I met a great guy whom I've spent every waking hour. He is about to begin traveling and wants to break ties. Is...

Annoyed at the New Guy

Dear Hoopers provide advice to a man who feels he is getting boxed out by a new guy

Cosigned Alone

My boyfriend talked me into sharing a bigger apartment with him and then broke up with me. Now I'm stuck alone and paying for an apartment...

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