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  • Partner’s Sexual Guilt

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  • Dad is a Third Wheel

    Family, Relationships

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

    Guys, Relationships, Unhealthy Attraction

  • In-Laws, Am I Right?

    Family, marriage, Relationships

  • Miscarriage Heartbroken

    marriage, Relationships, Unhealthy Attraction

  • My Girlfriend Broke Up With Me But We Still Live Together

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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...

Painful Potential

I was injured in a car accident two years ago, which developed into chronic pain. Now this chronic pain is costing my job...

Christmas Visit Stress

My parents' house is soul sucking on Christmas day, but I know I need to visit.

Helpless Husband

I'm a stay at home housewife and take care of my mother and my husband's mother including cooking, cleaning, and shopping for them. My husband will...

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...

Bad Apples of Online Dating

I had a bad blind date experience from an online dating site and am tainted by the experience. How do I avoid another bad apple? ...

Saying Goodbye to Someone I Love

I still love my boyfriend but after he threw his son's toy at my head, I knew that it was time to say goodbye

Introvert Alone Time Causes Conflict

My boyfriend thinks I don't love him when I want time alone and is very critical of me for doing so. Is this reasonable for me...

Social Media Hermit

My boyfriend doesn't like social media and has even made me take posts and pictures about him down. Why is he hiding me from the world?

Struggling with my Partner’s Sexual Past

I can't get past the fact that he's slept with so many woman. I think about it when we are being intimate and every woman I...

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Mental Health

Depressed Messages from a Struggling Soldier

My veteran brother-in-law is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. What do I say when he reaches out to me?

Worthy and Torn

I know I'm high-maintenance and I also know I'm worthy of love and my needs being met.

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...

Depression Cutting In

I used to cut myself in the past to control my depression and I'm having the urge to start cutting again. How can I feel better...

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?

Relationships

Facebook Stalking His Ex-Girlfriend

I unrightfully invaded my husband's internet history and found a ton of visits to his ex-girlfriend's facebook and instagram. What do I do now?

Virgin Boyfriend wants to Sleep Around

My boyfriend thinks that I should give him permission to sleep with other women because he lost his virginity to me. Isn’t this worse than being...

Young and Desperate

I'm a 22 year old college senior and I am completely in love with one of my professors, who is probably twice my age. I know...

DM Drama

I think my boyfriend is cheating on me, but should I trust the other woman warning me through my DMs or my boyfriend?

Why Don’t Boys Like Me

My friends and family tell me that I'm pretty but I never feel that way. So why does every boy I like never like me back?...

Afraid of Risking It All

I have strong feelings for my good guy friend. The only problem is that he already has a girlfriend.

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Lost Boyfriend

I Want to Help

Broke Intern

Quarter Life Crisis

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Painful Potential

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