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Dear Blake, My husband and I have no kids. His family (sister, cousins, etc.) hosts family gatherings two to four times a month. My husband […]

Dear Blake, I have been married for 39 years to a kind, supportive and loving man. We are both retired. He stays fit with daily […]

Dear Blake, How do I get my husband of 20 years to stop lying and hiding things from me? I have tried explaining to him […]

Dear Blake, I became “friends” with a woman recently who constantly feels the need to put me down. She criticizes my house decor, my hair, […]

Dear Blake, I’d like some advice about a family situation that has been going on for the entire 34 years of my marriage. My husband […]

Dear Blake, A lonely friend who lives several hours away wants to visit me for a few days. He keeps bringing up the subject of […]

Dear Blake, My best friend, “Laura,” had an affair with a married man for 20 years. He had been married twice before, and both wives […]

Dear Blake, I’ve been married for more than 30 years. My husband and I split all bills and everything else. This has worked because, in […]

Dear Blake, We have out-of-state friends who have two daughters, ages 10 and 11. More than once I have seen the mother give her girls […]

Dear Blake. At a party recently, I met the 20-something daughter of a friend of mine. The daughter is friendly, intelligent and very nice. I […]

Dear Blake, I’m at a loss about how to deal with my sister, “Julie.” We had an incredibly hard childhood. We lost our mother when […]

Dear Blake, I am a young woman under 30 with three children. I have been married for five years. I just graduated from college. I […]

Dear Blake, My husband and I met our neighbor “Maggie” one day while she was walking her dog. She has since befriended me via additional […]

Dear Blake, I’m a 69-year-old divorced female. I broke up with him because I’m classic rock; he’s totally country. Music is important to me. He […]

Dear Blake, I’m a medical student. I don’t have kids or a family of my own yet, but I’d like it to happen one day. […]

Dear Blake, My husband and I have been married for six years. The problem is his sister and the emotional hold she seems to have […]

Dear Blake, I have a co-worker I share an office with. We are cordial, but not friends. The problem is she chews gum most of […]

Dear Blake, I have been friends with a woman I’ll call “Blanche” for 40 years. We used to work together, and we supported each other […]

Dear Blake, My friend’s house was severely damaged in a hurricane and she lost a lot of the contents. Mind you, she was one of […]

Dear Blake, A child-filled home — and its designated play spaces — can quickly go from cozy to cluttered with the influx of new toys […]

Dear Blake, I am a friendly person who can get along with most everyone. I am petite in height — 4-foot-8, to be exact. Recently, […]

Dear Blake, When I visit my three grandchildren on Fridays, my daughter-in-law never offers me any refreshment — not even a glass of water or […]

Dear Blake, My mother puts pictures of me on Facebook, usually old ones, and invariably says, “Look how skinny you were!” I’m 60 now, and […]

Dear Blake, I have a friend who doesn’t drive and constantly asks me to take her places. As a good friend, I do it. When […]

Dear Blake, Whenever my husband, kids and I go away, my mother-in-law insists on staying at our house. She then rearranges the rooms in my […]

Dear Blake, I’ve lived in my apartment for almost 10 years and had the same downstairs neighbor since I moved in. About three years ago, […]

Dear Blake, I had pretty much an ideal childhood. My parents have never had issues that I ever saw. We went to church every Sunday, […]

Dear Blake, How do I keep my frugal friend from meddling? I enjoy her friendship, but our lives are not the same. I married a […]

Dear Blake, I don’t know what to do about my 18-year-old niece. She walks around the house in her underwear. She’s been doing it for […]

Dear Blake, I am an active widower with five grown children. Although three of them live in the same city and two live in a […]

Dear Blake, What’s the best way to decline handshakes? In social settings, I often find myself ready to dine, hands washed and sanitized, only for […]

Dear Blake, I am friendly with a woman who is wonderful and caring. She calls to ask how I’m doing, drops off coffee to say […]

Dear Blake, I have a problem I just can’t identify. I suppose it’s a combination of a lot of issues. I live with my boyfriend […]

Dear Blake, My husband and I have been married 45 years. We are both retired and have hobbies to keep us busy. My problem is, […]

Dear Blake, I host an annual party for many longtime friends. Some of them bring their (small) dogs, and that’s OK. My problem is, one […]

Dear Blake, Two good friends of mine lived together and then had a falling out. There wasn’t a big explosion, but simmering emotions eventually led […]

Dear Blake, My 80-ish mother has always considered herself an artist, although her paintings are bad at best. She insists on gifting paintings at major […]

Dear Blake, I have a real problem with my cousin and her husband. I have two sons, 13 and 14, and both are on the […]

Dear Blake, I am a widow, and I miss my husband very much. We used to go out to dinner together often. I have friends […]

Dear Blake, I have a much younger friend in another state, and we like to keep in touch. I prefer email, as I’m elderly, hard […]

Dear Blake, My 57-year-old husband is consumed with watching videos on his cellphone. This is like an addiction for him. He spends hour after hour […]

Dear Blake, While my sister was incarcerated, she was evicted from her residence. She asked me if I would pack her belongings and store them […]

Dear Blake, My sister doesn’t want children. I fully support her decision, and I’m happy she knows herself well enough to make it. She does, […]

Dear Blake, My daughter is being married in a month. Her fiancé is Canadian. We have reserved a block of rooms for guests who are […]

Dear Blake, What is a proper tip to leave a server at an all-you-can-eat buffet? They bring water and bus the table, but we get […]

Dear Blake, I’m a divorced man. I’m semi-retired, work four days a week on second shift and have an easy job. I draw Social Security […]

Dear Blake, I met my boyfriend online last year. He lives in the U.K.; I’m in the U.S. I love him dearly and we talk […]

Dear Blake, Fifteen years ago, I “ran away from home” to get away from my adult children, and I finally made a life for myself. […]