Dear Blake, Why is it, as a man who is capable of going to the symphony as well as watching “The Bachelor,” spending a day […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m 24 and not where I want to be in life. I have goals and dreams I would like to accomplish. However, my […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I heard my old high school boyfriend was arrested. It made the news. I hadn’t seen or heard from him in more than […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, A month ago, when I invited a co-worker to a concert happening next month, he was so excited to go. But we had […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My friend dresses like a slob. We were on a cruise and went to dine in one of the upscale restaurants on the […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Is there any way to end the “holiday newsletter”? Every Christmas, I get one from a particular family member, which invariably includes a […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I live with my best friend and his younger son. We get along well, but my friend’s older son is a meth and […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, When my husband and I married a year ago, I dropped my health insurance plan and joined his family plan, since he also […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, One of my family members is a loner. I’m the closest relative to them. They invite my children and me over for holiday […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Some of my friends think I’m weird, but I really, really love having my kids home from school. Summers and school breaks are […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, A nephew attended college but didn’t graduate with his class because he fell short of a credit, and some years later completed the […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have lived in my apartment for nine years. When I moved in, I met a woman who moved in about the same […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I love to travel, yet I loathe traveling with my husband. He gets anxious and extremely mean on the days leading up to […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’ll soon be 40, and I still have no idea what I want to be when I “grow up.” I don’t know what […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more, and I try. I wasn’t […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I was invited to the wedding of my friend’s daughter, “Alexa.” Alexa and her fiance’s registry requested only money to go toward a […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My girlfriend of 17 years is constantly coming at me looking for an argument lately. I can’t figure it out for the life […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a young adult neighbor who is a talented mechanic. He builds model autos and tries them out up and down our […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My wife constantly gaslights me. We have four children (ages 1, 3, 4 and 6), and we both work full-time. However, I pull […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, How do I get my mother-in-law to stop dropping by without calling first? My husband and I have been married for 26 years. […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m 24, and I am getting married in a few months, and half of my bridesmaids recently colored their hair unnatural colors. Their […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have two grandkids — a 4-year-old granddaughter, “Emily,” and a 2-year-old grandson, “Earl.” My husband is not blood-related to them. He treats […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am having an issue with the lady who lives above me. I moved into my apartment a month ago because it seemed […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m 26, and I have never been in a long-term relationship. I have used dating apps and have dated several times, but nothing […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a dear friend whose husband passed away six years ago. They had a 45-year marriage with plenty of ups and downs. […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’ve been seeing “Ronald” for a little more than a year. He’s nine years older than I am, and we don’t really have […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My 40-year-old daughter has never grown up. Until recently, she relied on her grandmother to make ends meet. Her grandmother passed away, and […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m an attractive, fit and emotionally intelligent 43-year-old woman who has been divorced for almost eight years. I have dated during that time, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a dear friend of more than 30 years who has a bad habit of being extremely nosy. She says it shows […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I recently met this guy at a private event. We got to talking, and he gave me his social media information. We have […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a nurse who still works full time. Most of my peers are retired. Several of them I’ve started to avoid at all […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a sister-in-law, “Helen,” who has appointed herself as the final word on all family events. No other relative has any input […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I married a wonderful, thoughtful man 30 years ago. His family accepted me and were very kind, with the exception of his mother. […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a single, retired woman on a fixed budget. I love to cook and entertain. I would do it more often if several […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have an ongoing dilemma with my sister. She often plans vacations for us to take together and springs them on me out […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My co-workers and I go out to lunch once a week. We used to take turns driving, but one co-worker is so genuinely […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been married 28 years. I love my husband, but one thing really bothers me. I have told him time and time […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a dilemma. A decadeslong friendship ended last year after an unfortunate, painful event. I have items he loaned me. What do […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m married to a wonderful man, but his driving is very stressful for me. He usually drives 10 to 30 miles over the […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have concerns regarding guests over my house. Whether they are friends or family members, no one who ever visits me, comes back […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Throughout the year, the department in which I work recognizes each employee’s birthday with a cake — except me. I have worked here […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been married for over 20 years and my husband is a great guy. But he does two things that drives me […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’ve been married 33 years. A year ago, my husband started wearing girls’ frilly socks and pink nail polish — the pinker, the […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I live in an area with a large number of dog owners who frequent the same walking trails I do. On several occasions, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My narcissistic father feels entitled to do whatever he pleases. He has always insisted that since he makes the money, far more than […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am having a conflict with my 27-year-old daughter over watching my grandson. She thinks I should watch him every day because I […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am a man who let a woman move into my house 10 years ago. She’s intelligent and said she was going to […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Throughout my childhood, my mother was controlling in many ways. One of them was my clothes. She dressed me in ridiculous outfits that […]