Dear Blake, My husband and I are in our 40s. Last year, we decided to make a very big change in our lives. We decided […]
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Dear Blake, A couple of months ago, I moved from my mother’s into an apartment with a friend I had rekindled a high school friendship […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a senior in high school, and I come from a family that is financially stable but unable to travel often due to […]
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Dear Blake, “Dana” has been my best friend since 1995. We did so many things together, until she had gastric bypass surgery three years ago. […]
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Dear Blake, My mother, who lives with me, insists on keeping her window open several inches year-round. While I don’t mind so much in the […]
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Dear Blake, My husband’s job brings him a great deal of unhappiness, but he doesn’t want to quit. He has been a high school teacher […]
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Dear Blake, My 27-year-old daughter has issues due to a bitter divorce between her father and me. She treats us poorly, blames her problems on […]
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Dear Blake, I am approaching a major college reunion next year. Several of us former roommates are looking forward to spending the weekend together and […]
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Dear Blake, My husband gets very upset when our 4-year-old sons don’t share his enthusiasm over something that excites him. He wants them (and me) […]
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Dear Blake, For reasons that aren’t entirely clear to me, my mother has always disliked Mother’s Day. She tells us not to get her anything, […]
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Dear Blake, I’m in the process of building my first house down the street from my parents. (The lot was a good deal.) Recently, my […]
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Dear Blake, I am the activities director at a nursing/rehabilitation home in Montana. My residents and I want you to know how much we enjoy […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and my son recently moved from Miami, Florida to Rhode Island. At the time, our son was excited to move (we […]
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Dear Blake, I have three children, 6, 8, and 10 (two boys and girl). Here is the problem, they are always leaving their toys scattered […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I are expecting our first child. We are over the moon about it, and have lots of support from family […]
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Dear Blake, I frequently get together to play cards with a small group of women from my gated community. The newest member, however, never stops […]
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Dear Blake, I was recently contacted by my graduating class to help organize a reunion. Since then, one of the organizers has decided that our […]
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Dear Blake, I live in an over-55 condominium community in Florida. Overall, it’s calm and quiet, which is why I moved here. My favorite pastime […]
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Dear Blake, I am a fourth grade student who is, let’s say, good at math. I usually finish my math homework easily, but lately it’s […]
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Dear Blake, I am a divorced single mother who has finally met someone. His name is “Greg,” and we’ve been dating for two months. Greg […]
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Dear Blake, My wife’s 90th birthday is coming up soon. Our younger daughter is giving her a birthday party at a nice restaurant and inviting […]
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Dear Blake, I married my husband five years ago. He has three younger sisters. During the year we receive about 20 pictures of them, and […]
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Dear Blake, I have a co-worker I enjoyed talking to and being around. I’m 27, and she is 41. We used to sit together at […]
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Dear Blake, I have an aversion to being hugged. My mother has told me that even as a baby and toddler I didn’t like being […]
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Dear Blake, My stepson “Ryan” is an active senior in high school. He’s a great kid, and I love him. I’m proud and delighted that […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I recently hosted a dinner party for six close friends. I spent the day cleaning, cooking and setting the table […]
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Dear Blake, I recently received a board game as a present. The problem is that I don’t like the game. I live alone on disability […]
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Dear Blake, My husband, who is in his 60s, wears a baseball cap all day, every day, to hide a bald spot on the back […]
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Dear Blake, I lost a friend about two months ago. During the early morning hour of his death, I was having breakfast alone, and I […]
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Dear Blake, I am a 60-year-old male who is educated, successful, healthy and in good physical condition. I have been divorced a long time, and […]
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Dear Blake, I’m an 11th-grader. My parents have been putting massive amounts of pressure on me about college, and it’s stressing me into oblivion. When […]
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Dear Blake, We have a close family, and we have helped our children with the down payments on their homes. My daughter has a master’s […]
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Dear Blake, I’ve been seeing a married man for more than 30 years. Everything was fine between us until recently. I have begun to suspect […]
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Dear Blake, I’ve wanted to be a pilot for a long time. But because of my medical history and my need to be on medicine, […]
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Dear Blake, I need help! I don’t know how to tell my wife of 21 years that her breath smells awful. I really miss our […]
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Dear Blake, My 80-year-old mother has always been “difficult.” She’s always the victim/martyr and creates drama by fabricating lies, spreading half-truths and embellishing. I have […]
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Dear Blake, For the last four or five years I have been receiving holiday cards from an ex-girlfriend of mine. I haven’t had contact with […]
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Dear Blake, How do you know when a grandparent is no longer capable of babysitting? Recently, my mother-in-law came to visit and, as usual, she […]
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Dear Blake, I’m 44 and divorced. I have no kids and I live with my parents. I didn’t finish college but I do have a […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a 60-year-old man with an information technology background. I have recently been offered paid commercial driver’s license training, which entails a good […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a volunteer tour guide for several historic sites. One of them is a cemetery. My fellow guides and I are concerned — […]
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Dear Blake, A year and a half ago, I separated from my husband because I was being neglected, not respected, and mistreated emotionally. During the […]
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Dear Blake, I am becoming more and more irritated with people. My fuse is short and I’m prone to bursts of anger. Today I watched […]
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Dear Blake, This is only my second year as an elementary school teacher. Last year was as stressful an introduction to my new profession as […]
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Dear Blake, My adult son “Josh” has moved into the home I share with my significant other, “Tom.” Josh is 30, and Tom is in […]
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Dear Blake, When my wife of nine months makes a dental or medical appointment, she gives her last name as her late husband’s last name. […]
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Dear Blake, My husband, “Dan,” and I do not consume alcohol, mostly because of our family history. Several years ago while Dan was at a […]
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Dear Blake, I have a good friend who loves to make me chicken soup. She brings it over proudly and enjoys giving me the container. […]