Dear Blake, I have a problem saying “no”. I live 45 minutes from work, and because I’m a friendly person, people constantly ask me to […]
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Dear Blake, At what point does a man finally give up hope of finding a mate and accept that he may end up alone? I’m […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I started sucking my thumb when I was 1. My parents tried for years to break my bad habit, but it wasn’t until […]
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Dear Blake, I love my grandson dearly. He lived with us off and on growing up because there were problems in his birth family. Our […]
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Dear Blake, I am a mother with five grown children and all of them are underachievers. When contemporaries talk about their children getting jobs, getting […]
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Dear Blake, There is a situation at work that has smoke coming out of my ears. I’m way past the age of retirement, but need […]
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Dear Blake, My son has lived overseas on and off for six years. He’s being married to a wonderful young woman where they met, which […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I disagree about how to handle taking our children shopping with us. I believe that, especially while our children are […]
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Dear Blake, My family includes a niece and her husband with three kids ranging in age from 8 months to 7 years old. The middle […]
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Dear Blake, My wife loves to sing karaoke along with many others, most of whom are vocally challenged. Listening to some of them can be […]
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Dear Blake, My father — aged 68, active and in good health — has become increasingly obsessed with deciding who will get which of his […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I were together for eight years before we married a year ago. He has a kid from a previous marriage […]
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Dear Blake, It’s Christmas time and I don’t have much money to spend. I recently retired when I turned 50 because I wanted to pursue […]
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Dear Blake, A few years ago, my two BFFs had milestone birthdays within a few weeks of each other. Wanting to do something special, I […]
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Dear Blake, My elderly mother lost her husband and will be moving in with me. The problem is, Mom is one of those people for […]
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Dear Blake, I love my sister, but her 4-year-old son is completely out of control. He runs around restaurants, screaming and throwing food and doesn’t […]
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Dear Blake, When I was 17, I was engaged to a serviceman. I broke the engagement because my mother disapproved. I was young, naive, had […]
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Dear Blake, I am a man who owns a large four-bedroom home, and I have two tenants. One pays the rent on time, helps with […]
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Dear Blake, We bought our first home seven months ago. We love it, except for one major issue. Our neighbor, who’s the same age as […]
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Dear Blake, I am a 17-year-old girl and somewhat spoiled. My mother delivers breakfast in bed to me daily. My dad eats a burger for […]
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Dear Blake, I am a 51-year-old married woman. I have a friend who is 68 and divorced. We have a great time together joking and […]
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Dear Blake, My physical attraction to my boyfriend has significantly diminished due to his baldness. I know this may seem shallow, but I have lost […]
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Dear Blake, I am pregnant. Because of this, my father-in-law has started to dote on me, especially with food. He says cooking is his passion, […]
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Dear Blake, I met this guy through a dating site. We began chatting and hit it off. We talk almost every day, and have Skyped […]
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Dear Blake, I have been married for 49 years. When we retired, we moved to Florida. Ron is 71 and healthy. He rides his bike […]
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Dear Blake, I will soon be married 48 years, but it is not much of a marriage. There are rarely compassionate words, only bickering and […]
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Dear Blake, I have a super-sensitive adult child who calls me regularly to criticize another sibling. Mothers do not like to hear their children being […]
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Dear Blake, I’m an 11-year-old girl. I just started middle school (sixth grade). The girls in my class have been together since pre-K. Although I’m […]
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Dear Blake, I dearly love my husband. We’ve been married 33 years. Like most couples, we’ve had our ups and downs. My problem is my […]
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Dear Blake, Traditionally, husbands-to-be ask the fiancee’s father for permission to marry her. Why do we never hear about the bride-to-be asking the husband’s mother […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I enjoy drinking wine. Because of our busy schedule, we often stock up when there is a sale for the […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a fifth-grader, and I’d like to know something important to boys my age. I want to know how to get a girl […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a 20-year-old college student. I have never dated anyone besides my current boyfriend. He’s my first-ever boyfriend. I met him in high […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a guy in my last year in college, majoring in computer science. I live with my mother, who’s in her 60s and […]
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Dear Blake, My 5-year-old daughter recently came home in tears because a classmate, told her I was a liar and she was an fool for […]
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Dear Blake, I have been divorced for eight years and have a wonderful, kindhearted 13-year-old son. My ex-husband is supposed to pay some form of […]
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Dear Blake, A year ago I met the untouchable Ice Prince Charming and somehow managed to snatch him up a few months ago. But now […]
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Dear Blake, I talked with one of my siblings about having a joint vacation. He suggested all of us get together with our spouses and […]
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Dear Blake, I have a question about nail-biting/finger chewing. We recently hired a new employee who is in daily contact with the public. She is […]
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Dear Blake, I’m not a dog person. I am, however, surrounded by dog owners — my family, my husband’s family, my neighbors. My husband has […]
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Dear Blake, I have a friend, whom I met through a local charity organization. We have many things in common, including the fact that we’re […]
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Dear Blake, My daughter is an only child and will turn 6 soon. The only thing is, my parents and I have spoiled her rotten. […]
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Dear Blake, I am married to a great guy. We’ve been together 27 years, so I know him well. He recently stopped smoking after 30 […]
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Dear Blake, You and your readers may consider my problem trivial, but to me it’s really irritating. My wife, who is in her early 60s, […]
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Dear Blake, I’m 102, and I have outlived many of my longtime friends. In my address book I counted 22 pals whose names I have […]
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Dear Blake, I’m worried about a close friend I have known for about 10 years. She’s well-educated, independent and family-oriented. She has been online dating […]
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Dear Blake, I’ve been trying to declutter and get rid of things, but each time I do, my mother scolds me for getting rid of […]
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Dear Blake, My 18-year-old daughter has just graduated from high school. She has now informed me that she’s not going on to college, like we […]