Dating app etiquette in a time of quarantine
Relationship advice: Some things have changed dramatically in these past few weeks. Some things shouldn’t change at all.
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I’m trying to avoid the pandemic and get work done from home. The problem? Roommates.
Advice: Two of my roommates got laid off. The third works at a grocery store. Our house is chaos.
You got engaged. You set a date. Then there was a pandemic.
Relationship advice: This couple is trying to decide whether to put off the highly anticipated event or go on with a (down-scaled, sanitizer-drenched) ceremony.
My wife wants to move on from our ‘starter home.’ Problem is, I love the place.
Relationship advice: I’ve made great progress on paying off the zero lot line townhouse I bought 10 years ago. But lately, my wife’s been pressuring me to upgrade.
I’ve been working from home for 8 days. The Netflix-and-quarantine life is not that chill.
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I introduced my two best friends and they really hit off. Now they’re hanging out without me.
Advice: I miss my friends and I hate feeling left out. I know I should be bigger than this but I can’t help it, I’m jealous. What can I do?
A lot of what I do at my new job is confidential. My boyfriend wants to hear all about it.
Relationship advice: My boyfriend begs for details about my day and gets mad when I won’t share. He says it would help me unwind but he is ramping up my stress by harassing me about what I do.
An old friend made a pass at me. If I tell my boyfriend he’ll get the wrong idea, but I don’t feel good about hiding it, either.
Advice: I have been dating my boyfriend a year, and he doesn’t even know “Jeff” exists. This seems like a terrible time to tell him as he will get the wrong idea, but now I feel like I am hiding something.
Before we commit for life, I kind of wish my fiancee could commit to a steady job
Advice: My friends joke that she’s just biding her time to when we’re married so she can be a housewife, and I am starting to wonder if that’s true.
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Relationship advice: She wants to stay close with her ex’s sister. Wayne doesn’t see anything wrong with that; Wanda disagrees.
I love my best friend dearly. I just wish she wasn’t around quite so much.
Relationship advice: My best friend from childhood moved up here in November and has been staying with me. It should be this great thing, but she’s driving me crazy!
He cheated on me, and now he’s got a new girlfriend. I should do her a favor and warn her about him – right?
Relationship advice: My friends say I should let all this go, but they don’t understand how badly he hurt me, and how much I want to protect this poor woman who’s currently dating him. Advice?
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Relationship advice: Stop trying push your grumpy, winter-hating man or woman into snowy, moonlit hikes and afternoons ice skating. Do these things instead.
January isn’t even half-over, and I already feel like I’m failing at all my resolutions.
Advice: It’s not too early -- or too late -- to hit reset on your resolutions and make some positive changes that stick. Be SMART and try these tips.
I want a house, marriage and kids with my boyfriend. How do I say that without scaring him off?
Relationship advice: I’m 33, and I know it’s cliché but the clock is ticking, and I want to do these things with my boyfriend but I feel like he doesn’t get the pressure or the timing.
The guys I date always say they’re ‘too busy’ for a relationship
Relationship advice: Why can’t I find a guy who wants a real relationship with me?
I think my boyfriend is going to propose soon; I don’t want to break up, but I’m not ready to get married
Relationship advice: “I love him, and I do see us getting married -- some day. But an engagement right now feels way too fast. I am now sure he is going to propose at Christmas or New Year’s and I don’t know what to do.”
Just a picturesque New Year’s retreat at a cabin with our closest friends — and my boyfriend’s ex
Relationship advice: I am not excited about celebrating New Year’s at a remote cabin with her and I think my boyfriend and I should skip it and stay home. Am I being crazy?
My girlfriend’s obsession with Christmas has taken over our lives. Help!
Relationship advice: All we can watch and listen to is holiday-themed, and she’s lined up “dates” for us to go to bazaars, craft shows and holiday performances every single weekend.
The holidays are a lonely time for me. How can I get through it without being miserable?
Relationship advice: I have no kids and no family in the area. My friends are all busy with their own kids and partners this time of year. I feel like I’ve tried everything to make the holidays positive and nothing works.