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I Can’t Forget My Mother’s Remarks Regarding My Academic Background
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a college student in my 20s. I can’t stop thinking about what my mother s...
July 23, 2023
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My Parents Oppose My Possible Marriage to My Lower-Income Boyfriend
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female healthcare worker in my late 20s. My boyfriend is a full-time emp...
July 16, 2023
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I Want to Move to My Hometown, But Is It OK to Leave My Husband behind?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 40s and I left my hometown when I got married. Now, I live w...
July 16, 2023
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My In-Laws Lack Understanding of Developmental Disabilities
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 40s raising twin boys in second grade of elementary scho...
July 9, 2023
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I Want to Have a Child But I Don’t Want to Inconvenience My Coworkers
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my late 30s and I’ve been married for six years. I’m considerin...
July 9, 2023
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I Feel Alienated at My Office. How Should I Relate to My Coworkers?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a 50-something woman who works part-time. I feel alienated at my office b...
July 2, 2023
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My Husband Hurls Abuse at Our Daughter for Not Studying
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 40s working in an office role. My husband constantly berates...
July 2, 2023
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As a Service Sector Worker, I’m Infuriated by the Rudeness of Elderly Customers
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a female university student in my 20s. I have so far worked part-time in...
June 25, 2023
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I Want to Continue in Academia, But My Father Wants Me to be Financially Independent
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male graduate student in my 20s. I hate my father who pesters me about m...
June 25, 2023
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I’m Worried about My 90-Year-Old Mother Who Lives alone, far away
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemker in my 60s. My 90-year-old mother has been living alone since my...
June 18, 2023
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Raising My Children Has Given Me Troubling Thoughts about My Parents
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 30s and I’m unsure as to whether my parents loved me whe...
June 18, 2023
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I Plan to Stay Single but Pressure from My Family to Get Married Is Exhausting
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a single woman in my mid-30s and live with my parents, who are in their 60...
June 11, 2023
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My 80-year-old Mother Has Become Delusional and Verbally Abusive
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time worker in my 50s. I’m asking for advice about my mother, who i...
June 11, 2023
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My Wife and I Have Different Values; Should We Divorce?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male office worker in my 50s. I’m troubled by the fact that my wife and...
June 4, 2023
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Just Seeing My Overbearing In-Laws Stresses Me Out
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m an unemployed woman in my 40s and have been living for the past six years...
June 4, 2023
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