Dear Blake, Please help settle a debate, and let me know if I am right or wrong. Is it rude to drop my girlfriend off […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My 16-year-old daughter leaves her nice clothes, wet towels and debris strewn around her room. She stays with me half the time, and […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a middle-aged woman who has survived a 30-year toxic relationship with a covert narcissist. Most of the time, I enjoy shopping, movies […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Six months ago, I got back in touch with a childhood friend who married at 17 and moved away. She has lots of […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am in a loving and rewarding marriage. Because we have no children, my husband and I are best friends who devote most […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I like to host parties for my kids, family events and game nights with friends. I love when my home is filled with […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My sister-in-law recently asked me for parenting advice. Our kids are about the same age, and she has been having issues with her […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I recently took a friend out to dinner as a thank-you. We are both retired, and she knows my budget is limited. At […]
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Dear Blake, This is embarrassing. I am 30 and don’t drive. I have extreme anxiety and a learning disorder that affects my visual spatial perception. […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m 22 and I recently left my job and flew halfway across the country for an internship on a small farm in West […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I will celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary on the seventh of next month. My brother was divorced after five years […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My sister is driving me and our other sister nuts. There are five years between the three of us. We are all seniors […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, What does one do in the case of lending out DVDs and never seeing them again? This happened to me at the start […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am a father of four. My sons are 62 and 52. The older one calls me about every two months; the younger […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My friends and family constantly ask me when I plan to get a new phone. I have a slide phone. I used to […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My brother-in-law has always been a bully and a chronic liar. It has torn our family apart. He’ll tell one family member one […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I supervise a man that is lazy, and his work is so sloppy he should have been fired long ago. I and many […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am a platonic friend and part-time caregiver of a wealthy gentleman. I now reside in his residence out of necessity. We respect […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My daughter says that if I send a wedding gift of money to the bride and groom even though we weren’t invited, it […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, We have a large break room at work where we gather to have lunch. Usually there are six to eight nurses gathering at […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a friend who calls 20 times a day. If one of my kids asks me something and I ask her to […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have depression and anxiety problems. My dad sometimes forgets that I have it. I asked him if I can have a service […]
Blake’s Advice Column
I am an 18-year-old guy. A lot of my best friends are super cool and absolutely amazing people. All of them share one thing in […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am a senior citizen man who is confused by what seems to be a new rule of etiquette that one should never, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I could use your help regarding my husband. He refuses to enter his work travel schedule on the household calendar. He snapped at […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been dating my boyfriend for six months, and in many ways he’s a great guy. One thing that irks me, though, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My wife and I have demanding jobs neither of us is crazy about. I’m a cop, and she manages a hairdressing salon for […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been happily married for more than 40 years. Since he retired a couple of years ago, it has come to my […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I are seniors who look forward to visits from our adult children. The problem is our oldest son. He visits […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I think a person in my life has kleptomania. I have seen her take things from my house, and I know she steals […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am in high school, and there’s a boy I see for at least an hour every day. About six months ago, I […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am a licensed acupuncturist. One of my patients (also male) asked me to dinner, and since he seemed like a decent guy, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My fiancé and I are being married next month in a private ceremony. We’re having a small family/closest friends barbecue reception the following […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My 8-year-old daughter is seriously allergic to most animals, including cats and dogs. Even a little fur sets her off. She was recently […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My son met a girl in college, and she visits during holidays because she can’t make it home to Salt Lake City. She […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a friend who recently got married at the courthouse. Her parents were willing to host a wedding for her, but she […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My fiancé, has a large network of friends who have known each other for a long time. We get together as a group […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a 15 year old student who maintains a decent GPA. However, my parents believe they have a genius in the making. Since […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My wife is addicted to the phone. One day last week she spent seven hours talking to friends. There is one friend in […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have an older brother who visits me often. Recently I discovered that in addition to eating snacks I put out, he has […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m recently married, and in my opinion, my wife has too many pets — seven inside dogs. She also feeds the neighborhood cats, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, When I first started dating my boyfriend seven years ago, I told him that I wanted to someday adopt a child. He said […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I was recently hired as a chauffeur in New York City. There was never any mention of how people should address me. We […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, May I educate your readers about a little-known disorder called misophonia? It means “hatred of sound,” and it can cause rage or panic. […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I want to go to Europe this summer, but we don’t want to take his mother along. We have taken […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I feel petty complaining about this, but my wife has a habit I can’t stand. We keep a stick of butter on a […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My wife and I have been married for 36 years and have five adult children. We have a loving, caring and mutually supportive […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My wife and I are getting ready to retire. We are both employed and will have continued access to health insurance through our […]