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Long Distance Fear

After my boyfriend and I went to different colleges, he hooked up with other girls since he didn't think we were "exclusive." We're very much back...

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...

We Lost our Zing

I've been married for 7 years, but I do not love my husband the same way that I used to. I mean I like him more...

Partner’s Sexual Guilt

I finally found the man that I want to marry. He's kind, considerate and we work very well together. However last week I found out he...

Dad is a Third Wheel

My boyfriend (I’ll call Jeff) and I have been together for 7 years, and started dating at 18. We both live with our parents, and recently...

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

For some reason after all this time I did online research and found out that he was married...but I don't know when and I'm not sure...

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...

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...

My Girlfriend Broke Up With Me But We Still Live Together

My girlfriend broke up with me about 5 months ago, but we have decided to live together for the time being until we sell our house...

Fighting for Family

My boyfriend will soon become my fiancé, and although our relationship is mostly wonderful, there is one hurdle I hope to cross. My boyfriend hates my...

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Mental Health

Hopeless to Gaming

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

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...

Intimate Insecurity

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

Pregnancy Feelings

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

1-2-3-4-5

Dear Hoopers advise a man struggling with obsessions and compulsions

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?

Relationships

Stuck in the South

Dear Hoopers encourage patience for someone feeling out of place

Downstairs Visitor Has Me Worried

When I went to visit my boyfriend last weekend he had a lady friend crashing downstairs. He said she was just a friend but I'm nervous....

Hopeless to Gaming

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

Dreaming in Distress

Dear Hoopers support a man thinking of an ex in his dreams

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 to Trust

My boyfriend is the most attractive guy I've ever met and our connection in bed is unreal. The trouble is that he's a huge flirt.

Work

Sleeping with my Sexually Confused Coworker

Married to Injury

Teeth Grinder

Broke Intern

Late To Work

Painful Potential

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