Dear Blake, My neighbor’s dog just died. She was very close to it, so close she decided to have a funeral for the dog. Don’t […]
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Dear Blake, My granddaughter-to-be is an absolute doll. She’s perfect for my grandson, and I think they were meant for each other. My concern is […]
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Dear Blake, I’ve been happily married for 34 years, and my wife and I are supportive of each other. She’s a gourmet cook, and I’m […]
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Dear Blake, My girlfriend and I split up, but she doesn’t want to tell anyone or change stuff on Facebook. When I told her that, […]
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Dear Blake, I am 43, and my boyfriend is 40. He is always at my house, but I can never go to his to sit […]
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Dear Blake, My wife of 46 years keeps telling me about her deprived childhood. Everybody else had a color TV; the one she grew up […]
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Dear Blake, A few months ago, new neighbors moved in next door. They have been very nice and helpful. I work a lot, so they […]
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Dear Blake, I babysit my nieces and nephews. While we are grocery shopping and we get to the checkout, they’ll ask for candy or chips. […]
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Dear Blake, My sister recently self-published a book that purportedly honors my mother’s service in World War II. Her book is completely inaccurate. It is […]
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Dear Blake, I recently started dating again after ending a very difficult marriage. To say I am guarding my heart for fear of getting hurt […]
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Dear Blake, My sister-in-law moved into the house next door three years ago. While I enjoy her company and like her as a person, I’m […]
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Dear Blake, We have a neighbor whose adult son has gotten into trouble with the law. His mom and dad are devastated and have withdrawn […]
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Dear Blake, My wife of 38 years passed away a year and a half ago. My ex-wife, to whom I was married for 14 years, […]
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Dear Blake, Our first granddaughter is getting married in six months and has told her parents that no one from either family is invited to […]
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Dear Blake, My mother recently came to live with me and my husband. She helps out a lot, but she is causing some confusion in […]
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Dear Blake, I have been divorced for 18 years. The main reason for my divorce was that I married too young and wasn’t ready to […]
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Dear Blake, I’m in my mid-30s and have just been married for the first time. I chose not to take my husband’s last name for […]
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Dear Blake, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for a little over five months. We have enjoyed spending time with each other, […]
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Dear Blake, Last week, I was in my college’s cafe, minding my own business and studying for a test. I looked toward a group of […]
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Dear Blake, A few weeks ago, my husband and I had what I thought was a minor conflict, from which I walked away to avoid […]
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Dear Blake, My husband has a contentious relationship with our grandchildren. He generally is a fun, happy and interesting person. But by nature he is […]
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Dear Blake, My husband loves our cat too much. He buys “Miss Kitty” special treats, pets her, talks nicely to her, plants quick kisses on […]
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Dear Blake, I work in the deli department of a grocery store and have been struggling lately. With everything that is going on, people are […]
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Dear Blake, I am about to propose to my girlfriend. I was told that the rule of thumb in buying an engagement ring, is two […]
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Dear Blake, I am part of a couples group that gets together on a regular basis for dinner. The problem is one of the women […]
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Dear Blake, I have a problem I can’t fix. I have been married for 54 years. For the last 20 we have slept in different […]
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Dear Blake, I am 49. I have never married or had kids, and I am having a hard time finding the right woman for me. […]
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Dear Blake, My wife and I have a dilemma we don’t know how to handle. We both recently retired. Our sons (both married with children) […]
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Dear Blake, I’m in my mid-40s, and a lot of my female friends are involved in multilevel marketing companies. Whether it be for eyelashes, supplements, […]
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Dear Blake, When my husband and I eat a meal, as soon as he’s finished he gets up and wanders around. We call that the […]
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Dear Blake, I have a good friend who, every time I invite her and her husband over for dinner, always assumes their 20-year-old daughter can […]
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Dear Blake, Due to the coronavirus, it has been very difficult for me to find the items I normally purchase when I go grocery shopping. […]
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Dear Blake, My husband retired four years ago. At first he seemed to enjoy not having to go to work. Then he got bored and […]
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Dear Blake, We’re a senior couple who have been together 20 years. My wife and I have a date night twice a week. I feel […]
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Dear Blake, I am 61 and dating a 63-year-old man, “Charles.” I live in my own apartment, pay my own bills, and I like and […]
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Dear Blake, I’ve been friends with “Brenda” for nearly 40 years. We’ve had our share of tough times, but I’ve always been a good friend […]
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Dear Blake, My wife’s family drops by our home several times a week, usually unannounced. I don’t mind them dropping in, but what does bother […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I have been married 30 years. I recently retired, and we are planning a cruise to Europe and a two-month […]
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Dear Blake, Today was warm, so my friend and I went for a walk with my dog at a neighborhood park. We decided to rest […]
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Dear Blake, I’m a beautiful 77-year-old woman in excellent health who has fun traveling internationally. I will soon be taking my oldest daughter to Europe […]
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Dear Blake, I have a co-worker with a troubling psychosis that has left me afraid to wear certain colors or say certain words around him. […]
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Dear Blake, I’m in my mid-30s and about a year ago I went from limited contact to no contact with two siblings and my mother. […]
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Dear Blake, Years ago, I was friendly with a man from work who was very close to his mom. She came along with us once […]
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Dear Blake, My daughter, “Heidi,” is 39. She is successful, owns her own business and lives with her boyfriend of five years. I’ll call him […]
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Dear Blake, My husband and I are friendly with two other couples whose children are friends with ours. We live in a fairly small community, […]
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Dear Blake My wife and I have been married for 45 years. When she moved out of our bedroom, I was shocked. I thought she […]
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Dear Blake, I need help dealing with a neighbor problem. “Diane” and I have been neighbors for five years. We both have daughters in elementary […]
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Dear Blake, I have never been in love before, and I have just learned the man I’m seeing is a former felon. It was nothing […]