Relationship advice: I thought I’d get in shape, see my friends again, maybe find a boyfriend. I thought 2021 would be different. So far, it’s been more of the same.
Advice: I worry there will be restrictions in place and they won’t have as much fun as if they waited a year. They are antsy and my mother even said, “Even if you don’t want us to, we’ll come and just have our own trip.”
Relationship advice: She got really upset, she cried, she accused me of finding her unattractive, which is absolutely not true. I thought I was being a good guy.
Advice: I’m a rule follower, so I’m never going to be that girl who’s not following public health advisements and mandates. But fact is, I miss companionship.
Relationship advice: “What happened to the days when having speakerphone conversations in front of people was rude?”
This admittedly spoiled youngest child is determined to go from zero to Christmas hero this year. But where to start?
Relationship advice: We don’t live together and we don’t talk frankly about our finances — I’m not sure my girlfriend understands that she’s not going to have big fancy gifts this year.
Relationship advice: I love her dearly and we’ve been friends since high school, but the remarks, criticisms, and general speculation about my days are really getting to me.
Relationship advice: I think my brother and sister are being insensitive and putting our elderly parents’ health at risk. They think I’m “living in fear” and ruining Thanksgiving. Any tips on how to navigate this?
Relationship advice: “I love my friends. How can I get everyone to just stop talking about this stuff and focus on the fact that we actually like each other and really need each other right now?”
Relationship advice: My boyfriend says I’m living in fear and am being ungrateful; I say he’s pushing his agenda and I’m not afraid, I’m making smart choices.
Relationship advice: If my boyfriend feels he can’t love me, why is he leaving it up to me to decide what to do next? Is it time to call it quits or to try this properly for one last time?
Relationship advice: He wouldn’t let me read the texts, and as soon as I could I looked at his phone again and he’d deleted them all.
Relationship advice: Public health officials say to limit activities and keep our social circles small. I’m trying to imagine this during Alaska’s super long winter and I’m filled with dread.
Relationship advice: I told my boyfriend if he doesn’t want to go, then I will go without him, and that took the fight to another level. Am I a total jerk to go on a trip alone?
Advice: “I don’t see a future with him, at least not a serious one. But I’ve gone to all this trouble to essentially screen him and let him into my COVID bubble and we get along in so many other ways.”
Relationship advice: Should I move on? Cut him loose? Call him out? I really liked him and don’t want to screw this up if there’s a chance.
Relationship advice: For years we’d talked about a girls weekend to Napa Valley or Vegas. But when I floated the idea recently, they all said they didn’t want to travel or January was too far away commit.
Workplace advice: Jerks come with a high price tag. Here’s what your manager needs to realize and what you can do.
Advice: I spend many, many hours a week at my mother’s house or running errands. I am glad to help but I am frustrated with my sister for not helping.
