Dear Blake, My husband and I went on a trip with his brother and his wife recently. Three days into the trip, while we were […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I are struggling to “like” our new son-in-law, and it hasn’t been easy. One thing that continues to bother us […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I lived in New York City all of our life, but about a year ago we retired and moved to […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am writing this to relieve a heavy burden I have carried for many years. I’m 16 and have had a crush on […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a family problem, which is, my daughters aren’t speaking. These are mature women in their 50s who have had their differences […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I have been together for 10 years. He is a professional musician, so a lot of my time is spent […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a problem. My best friend is moving away to a different state this summer. She is my only friend, and I’m […]
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Dear Blake, I’ve been married to a wonderful woman for two years and she has a son who is a freshman in high school. Like […]
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Dear Blake, When I watch videos on my laptop or phone, I usually use headphones so the noise doesn’t disturb others. If the video is […]
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Dear Blake, Recently, I attended my daughter’s high school graduation. It was an outdoor event, and to my chagrin, the whole crowd to our left […]
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Dear Blake, I am a wealthy man, and I own several very successful companies. My wife is a stay at home mom. I don’t have […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My 15-year-old son will be entering 10th grade. He has been a member of the school band since sixth grade. After performing in […]
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Dear Blake, I was divorced three years ago, and I recently went on some dating sites to find a possible companion. All the women I […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m in a second marriage, which was only for the benefit of insurance so my husband could get insurance through my employer’s plan. […]
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Dear Blake, My husband was married before for 20 years. We have been married for 30 years. We get along great, except lately he has […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a 28-year-old man who works hard at a full-time job and no longer lives with his parents. I’ve always been fairly independent […]
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Dear Blake, My mother-in-law recently moved close to us. What drives me crazy is her entire focus is on us! She walks right into our […]
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Dear Blake, I have been married to my wife for four years. During that time, my mother have called her and her family “trashy” because […]
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Dear Blake, My daughter and her family come to visit, they are very messy. They have a 3- and a 4-year-old and two large, long-haired […]
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Dear Blake, I have an issue with my father and don’t know where to turn. Dad is in his early 80s and — aside from […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Let me preface this question by swearing I’m not a pompous woman in the least. That said, here are the facts: I’m extremely […]
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Dear Blake, I’m only 12 years old, but for as far back as I can remember and for reasons that aren’t entirely clear to me, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a 28-year-old creative type working in the Internet biz, eking out a pittance with blog work. I have no savings, not much […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a woman working for a software startup. We are all millennials. I really enjoy my job, except for this: Picture a group […]
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Dear Blake, I’m seven years old and sometimes I watch the news with my dad. There are some bad things going on everywhere in the […]
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Dear Blake, I just moved from Baton Rouge to the Big Apple. Since I have been out here, I have a new friend that has […]
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Dear Blake, My fiancé and I are moving to a new apartment in L.A. right after our wedding (in Wisconsin), and we’re thinking of not […]
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Dear Blake, I have a friend who will hand a gift back to me immediately after unwrapping it if she does not like it/has no […]
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Dear Blake, My wife and I have been married for nearly two decades. For the past 2 or 3 years, we would get together with […]
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Dear Blake, What’s the best way to deal with another toddler who gets physically rough with my 1-year-old daughter? I have two examples. The first: […]
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Dear Blake, I work in a small office with three other employees. They all smoke, and at times the smell gets me physically ill. If […]
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Dear Blake, I am about to graduate from high school, and that day can’t come fast enough for me. The day after I graduate, my […]
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Dear Blake, I am 7 years old and in the 3rd grade. My parents argue nonstop daily, and I hate it. We live in an […]
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Dear Blake, I really hope that you can help me. My friends tell me that you are the best. However, after reading your column, I […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I love my sister-in-law, but she is the queen of unsolicited advice. Any conversation about my work, our house, conflicts with friends or […]
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Dear Blake, I have been dating this guy for about six months, but he has never stated how he feels about me. Are there any […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been married for almost five years to an attorney who has excellent debate skills, mainly because he’s in court so often. […]
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Dear Blake, My boyfriend and I have been together for two years, and for those two years, I’ve had to put up with his cat—a […]
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Dear Blake, My sister got married in L.A. I live in New York, and I threw her bachelorette party in Las Vegas. I booked and […]
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Dear Blake, My dad says you are the tops in the psychiatric help business, so I really hope that you can help me. My neighbor […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I was snooping in my son’s basement and discovered he is growing weed. Should I confront him? He could lose his job, house, […]
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Dear Blake, My spouse, one of the most caring and genuine people I’ve ever met, has been inviting his elderly homeless mother into our house […]
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Dear Blake, I am in a very unique position, and I don’t know what to do. About 5 years ago I met an old man […]
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Dear Blake, Friends seem to be drifting away. I contact them and suggest we meet for drinks or dinner, and they usually reply with, “Oh! […]
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Dear Blake, I was scheduled to get married three days ago, but at the last minute, we called it off. What should I do with […]
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Dear Blake, I am 65 years confined to a wheelchair, and I live in an upscale assisted living home which is very expensive. Here’s the […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am going to meet someone that I met on Facebook in the next week. Here is where it gets interesting. Neither one […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, There’s this guy I like at my company, and I’m not sure he likes me in return. Here are the facts: He teases […]