Voices: resigned (mostly) to a life alone
Q. I’m a 53-year-old female. I’ve been divorced for a long, long time, and my children are grown. I’m smart, funny, educated, sophisticated enough not to embarrass anyone if taken out to a nice place, but also appreciate the proverbial hamburger on the grill. I love rock music, I am artistic and creative, and I have a good handle on ...
Lately he feels as if he and his wife have just grown apart
Q. I have been married for 10 years and have two kids, whom I love with all of my heart. I recently started my own business, which consumes an enormous amount of my time, leaving me little opportunity to be a father or much of a husband. My wife resents my job. She has told me as much, and I ...
Planning a loved one’s final movie involves Netflix, memories, and more
The day I got the news that my Grandma Lorraine had less than three months to live, I went straight to her Netflix account.
He’s waiting to pop the question
Q. The question here would be: How soon is too soon? I am 27 years old and have been dating my girlfriend for 18 months. She is the one! She is smart, funny, and beautiful. We have the same interests and goals in life. She is my lover and my best friend. Since our first anniversary I have been thinking ...
It seems like ‘guy time’ all the time, and she’s tired of it
Q. Meredith, I just turned 25, and I want a man. I’ve already got a boyfriend, but I want a man.
Her boyfriend’s separation isn’t complete
Q. I have been dating a married, separated man for the past eight months. He maintains a separate residence in a town close to his family’s home. He was married for 16 years, and he and his wife have one daughter, who is almost 4. He is kind, loving, smart, and fun to be around. I know he loves me ...
She’s needy, but he’s her boss and married
Q. Dear Meredith, I am a 23-year-old female, two years out of college and working full time. When I was in college, I had no problem getting guys. After I graduated, I moved home to the ’burbs to live with my parents. My love life has vanished. I have tried to meet guys various ways but to no avail.
Did she make right move?
Q.A year ago I met the man of dreams. It was so easy! I am in love with him, and I know he is in love with me.
Busy signals
Q. Hi, Meredith. I met this guy many months ago online. Things started off well, and he seemed very interested. Then he left for a multi-month trip over the summer. He kept in touch frequently, and when he returned to Boston things continued where they left off and seemed to be going well for a while - until recently.
As their dates pile up, so do her suspicions
Q. I met a guy one night at a local bar, and we hit it off. At one point in the conversation, he referred to someone as “his first wife’’ - and then quickly backpedaled and said, “I mean my only wife.’’ I thought he was covering something up, but I had nothing invested in this guy since we’d just ...
He’s beautiful, I’m not, what’s next?
Q. I was at a large party over the weekend and met the total package: a smart, funny, kind guy. We talked about everything - his work, my work, our favorite things, our secret creative outlets. Lots of smiling into each other’s eyes and being all, “I looooove Renaissance literature, too!’’ I “friended’’ him on Facebook the next night, and ...
Marriage or soul mate . . . or both?
Q. Meredith, is it possible to maintain an extramarital relationship for any length of time?
A wreck of a wedding
Benjamin Zack and Adena Rosenthal had their first date at the Marshfield Fair seven years ago, so it made perfect sense to get married there.
Is she acting neighborly or hot on hubby?
Q. My husband and I get together a lot with our fun group of neighbors. It’s a great group, for the most part, except there’s one woman who would like to sink her teeth into my husband every time we all get together.
Would you date a Jason?
On a recent lazy Sunday, a young man in Boston named Josh was bored. He started thinking about his close friend Jason, who has been single for a while. Josh thought, “Jason deserves a nice woman.’’ Josh told himself, “Jason could probably find a nice woman if he met more people.’’ Josh - who is married - decided: “I’m going ...
His exclusivity is elusive
Q. Meredith, I need your help. I have been dating a terrific guy now for over four months. We are both divorced and have been in several relationships since returning to “single’’ status. We spend most of our free time together - about five days a week. Things are great - we are into the same things, have similar tastes, ...
Too much, too soon
Q. Dear Meredith, I’m a 25-year-old attorney who graduated from Suffolk Law last year and hope to get into politics someday. Aside from my career aspirations I am desperately looking for a girl who I can sweep off her feet and live happily ever after. I mean, I have never had a problem finding pretty girls and have always been ...
At summer camp, love is in the air
Right about now, pubescent people are falling in love around Massachusetts, probably a bit awkwardly.
Readers weigh in on a chastity chat
Almost every day on Boston.com, I answer love-related questions from readers as part of a feature called Love Letters. I’m not a licensed therapist - I’m not licensed to do anything other than drive a car - but I’d like to think that writing about night life and relationships for years has given me some practical expertise.
Birding is their bond
The secret to sustaining a long, romantic relationship may be an interest in ornithology. That is not a new sexual position or religion.
The great romantics, then and now
If you can forget for a second that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is an adulterer, it’s hard not to be smitten with the guy after reading those e-mails to his mistress Maria Belen Chapur. They’re over the top, but they’re supposed to be. That’s what love letters are for. Absolutes. Exaggeration. Nonsensical promises. Mentions of eternity.
Love, Las Vegas-style ... in the Bay State
Michelle Lydon is a Las Vegas kind of woman. A justice of the peace in Quincy, she's been to Vegas twice and loved it, mainly because when it comes to getting hitched in Sin City, there's no judgment, no wait, and no real expense.
Secrets and lies
A smart-looking woman in a sharp, red jacket sat on a witness stand last week and swore to a courtroom that she had no idea that her ex-husband could be a fraudulent sociopath whose name wasn't actually Clark Rockefeller.
Saving the first dance for last
The wedding dance has become a big deal. That's probably because of shows like "Dancing With the Stars" - and because wedding dances are often put on YouTube for repeat viewing by the family.