Her boyfriend’s addicted to his cellphone - and putting her in danger
Q.My boyfriend is addicted to his cellphone. He is always texting or taking calls from his family and friends while we’re hanging out.
Is it possible that they are just friends?
Q. My stay-at-home wife recently became friends with a stay-at-home dad (connected by our respective children). Initially, it was a play date here and there, but since the summer started, the frequency of play dates has increased and my wife has become friends with him and texts him often (very often). After a few days of feeling uneasy, I sat ...
He’s 32. She’s 23. Can it work?
Q. I have been with, you guessed it, “Rob’’ for three years, I have lived with him for almost 3 years. Things moved incredibly fast, that much I’m aware of. Rob is 32 and I’m 23. The age difference has never been an issue until recently. I’m feeling as though I have too many things I want to experience before ...
Is there hope for a second chance?
Q. My fiance and I just called off our wedding, and I don’t know if I should stay with him.
Her boyfriend is friend-less
Q. My boyfriend and I have been together for a little over three years now. Overall, I know we have a great relationship. Even though we are happy, there is an issue that neither of us can really avoid: Joe does not come from a good family, and he surrounds himself with friends who are immature and unreliable, whereas I ...
Married to a guy, she dreams of women
Q. I am a married woman in my mid-40s. My husband and I met when we were undergrads. At the time, I was wrestling with the fact that I was probably a lesbian. I had just started to date women and found an emotional and sexual connection I had never felt with men.
Can she date someone who cheats the system?
Q. I am occasionally dating a guy, “Matt,’’ who is well-rounded, intelligent, ambitious, and caring. We are both in our early 30s. He is family-oriented and takes care of the people around him. He has been patiently pursuing me for quite a long time. He lives in a different city but he makes a point to come here to see ...
The waiting is the hardest part
Q. I met “John’’ a few years ago when we were working together. I’m definitely not one of those corny romantics who believe in love at first sight, but there was definitely something at first meeting that I’ve never had with anyone else.
Should twice-divorced man date ex-wife?
Q.I’m a twice-divorced father in his late 40s. Meeting new people has never been easy for me, and now that I’m older it feels impossible.
She fears hubby’s potential mid-life crisis
Q. Most of your letters are about breakups, but mine is about preparing for the future. I’ll give you some background. My husband and I got married in our early 20s. We are now in our early 30s. We have three beautiful boys and a great, loving marriage.
Her boyfriend wasn’t perfect, but did she break up a good thing?
Q.A month ago I broke things off with my boyfriend of six months. We are both in our mid-30s, never married, no kids. He is extremely easy to get along with. We never had any arguments, and got along wonderfully. He’s a great guy — considerate, extremely competent, good-natured, even tempered, fun, funny, successful, responsible, and helpful. We are both ...
Restaurants give cotton candy a gourmet spin
A crew of sweet-tooth chefs in Boston and across the country have decided that cotton candy is appropriate not just at carnivals and amusement parks but on restaurant menus.
Can she soldier on in this relationship?
Q. My husband of many years is nearing the end of two years of military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s due to come back for good in a few months.
Can this infatuation be saved?
Q. I’m in love — hopelessly in love. Certain people have even thrown out the term “obsessed.’’ I’m reasonably certain the man (we’ll call him Adam) loves me, too. I just don’t think he knows how to express it. Or maybe he’s afraid of being vulnerable? I don’t know. Here’s the back story:
Widower father wants company, and she feels obligated . . . to both of them
Q. I have been dating my current boyfriend, “Harry,’’ for eight months. He is 28, and I am 26.
She’s in an incomplete relationship
Q. I am in my mid 30s and have never been married. I would like to experience this in my life. I have a beautiful daughter I have raised by myself. I sometimes feel I have failed her by not giving her the childhood I had with both parents. I have tried to find a person to share our lives ...
How to get rid of a stage-5 clinger?
Q. I’m considered a pretty nice person, which at times is not good. Yes, I have gotten the whole “You’re too nice’’ malarkey several times. And no, this is not one of those “waaahhh I’m too nice, I hate my life waaaahh’’ stories. No, I’m not like that. I don’t play that card, I find it pathetic. But every once ...
Take her out to the ballgame?
Q. I’m a longtime lurker. And since I can’t turn to my friends for advice, I thought I’d turn to yours. A few months ago, my best friend from childhood, “Stacey,’’ got married. I was her maid of honor. Stacey’s parents have been separated since we graduated high school but just haven’t divorced yet (financial reasons). They live apart but ...
Soundtrack for stepping up to the plate
For as long as Fenway Park’s music director TJ Connelly can remember, Red Sox players have chosen their own at-bat songs, which means that when second baseman Dustin Pedroia walks out to onto the field to “Dre Day’’ by Dr. Dre (a guaranteed crowd pleaser), it’s his own doing. And it was Kevin Youkilis who chose Biz Markie’s “Just a ...
She loves basketball. He’s not game.
Q.I just started dating someone a few weeks ago. So far things are going well. We have a lot to talk about, similar interests, and good chemistry. It all seems very promising. In the course of having a conversation about getting together this week, we realized that we both had plans with friends in the early part of the week. ...
The 21st century dating game
Q. I am your typical 20-something post-college grad living in the city. I have had my share of hilarious-to-horrible dating stories and am currently seeing a really great guy who is very different from a lot of men my age I have met. Specifically, he is well-educated, career-driven, and knows how to be chivalrous and treat me with respect.