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I’m a high school girl in love with a female classmate
I’m a 15-year-old high school girl. I’m currently in love with someone: a girl in my class. She’s b...
August 12, 2021
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My friend’s husband made an unwanted move on me
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 80s. I’ve lost my husband and son, and I live alone. But I s...
August 5, 2021
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Should I quit my job of 30 years for another I’m more interested in?
I’m a female company employee in my late 50s. My husband is around the same age as me, and our child...
July 30, 2021
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My daughter slapped with divorce papers after 3 months
I’m a woman in my 60s and I’m worried about my daughter, who is in her late 30s. My daughter marrie...
July 30, 2021
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Husband makes me use my own money to pay for furniture, bills
I am a woman in my 50s and my husband is self-employed. As I am his full-time employee, he gives me ...
July 30, 2021
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I haven’t been able to build trusting relationships with my kids
I’m a homemaker in my 50s and it’s hard for me to think about my children. I have always been uncom...
July 29, 2021
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Should boyfriend and I break up if we fight, can’t agree on where to live?
I’m a female company employee in my 30s. My boyfriend and I have been together for almost two years....
July 29, 2021
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What can I do for my family with my father, grandfather dying from cancer?
I’m a 15-year-old who is a first-year high school student. I’m really worried about my family. My f...
July 29, 2021
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When my husband passes gas, I can’t tolerate the awful smell
I’m a woman in my 30s. I can’t stand how bad my husband’s farts smell. We’ve been married for three...
July 29, 2021
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My fifth-grade son betrayed me with his bullying and lies
I’m a homemaker in my 40s and I need your advice about my fifth-grade son. In a newsletter I receiv...
July 29, 2021
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While I stayed home, a colleague found her Mr. Right before me
I’m a nursery school teacher in my 30s. I am single and trying to meet a man to marry. However, due ...
June 27, 2021
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I hate my mother after discovering she was caught up in a cult
I am a college student in my 20s. I am having trouble in my relationship with my mother. Until a fe...
June 27, 2021
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I’ve been promoted to leadership position, feeling overwhelmed
I’m a civil servant in my 40s. Due to a personnel change, I’m now in a leadership position at my job...
June 27, 2021
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My education-obsessed mother-in-law has ruined my sons’ lives
I am a female civil servant in my 50s. We are a family of five: my husband, our two sons who are 20 ...
June 27, 2021
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My husband has become a different person since we had a child
I’m a homemaker in my 40s. I’ve been married for 13 years and I can’t understand my husband’s person...
June 27, 2021
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