Dear Hoopers

Attachment to Old Sex Videos

When I found old sex videos on my boyfriend's phone, I was upset. When he said he would delete them but didn't, I was livid. But...

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.

Sexuality Confusion

I've been confused about my sexuality since I was 15. I love being with women but I can only see myself marrying a man.

Take a Chance

I moved away after graduating college, but a college crush just moved to town. Should I take a chance and ask him out?

Next Door Concern

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

Hints of Infidelity

Dear Hoopers encourage a daughter who is concerned about her father's recent phone call

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?

Boyfriend vs. Friends

I love my boyfriend and the way that I feel around him but my friends say that he is emotionally abusive and manipulative. Should I listen...

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...

Smoking Fetish

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

Worthy and Torn

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

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...

Overly Negative Friend is Hurting My Mental Health

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

Confused and Cautious

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

Intimate Insecurity

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

Desperately Trying to Help

He said he needs time to heal his broken heart. I care for him greatly and don’t want him suffering from what this girl did to...

Booty Call on Hold

My ex-boyfriend says he only wants a booty call. But I want a relationship. Should I sleep with him?

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...

Fell Out of Love with Mr. Perfect

I've fallen out of love with Mr. Perfect and I don't know what to do. I could picture a future with him but for a while...

Is It Me?

It seems that every time I think I have met someone great, they ghost "disappear without word" on me all of a sudden. What am I...

Wife Trying to Forget the Impossible

Before my husband and I got married, he slept with my sister. I found out when I found the pictures.

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