Counsel afflicted buddy, but back off a bit
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My best friend is not a recognizable alcoholic to most people. I know he often drinks at noon and again after work...
Best not to insert yourself into dwelling drama
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My apartment looks out at another block and the people who barbecue and party on their balconies. It’s been a fun attraction...
Anti-nuptial eruption shakes foundation of bond
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My common-law husband and I had an emotional disagreement and terrible things were said in the heat of the moment. One thing...
Put mother-in-law’s snooping into perspective
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My mother-in-law, who babysits on Saturday nights, owns a tiny, black notebook I found on the floor. The front has important phone...
Straight-and-narrow success may be inspiring
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I went to jail more than 15 years ago now, and it’s part of my past. I own my own business now...
There are ways to marry family life and career
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Some of my family and friends think my husband is a strange duck. All he wants to do is to stay home...
Open-marriage notion opens a can of worms
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: The new year is going to be a time of reckoning for me. I don’t want to break up with my husband...
Spurning son a drastic response to ex’s dating
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I thought I was in love until last weekend, when I found out something shocking. My new man has a history that...
Break standoff to get at what’s come between you
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband went to Folk Fest with some friends and camped. I loudly refused to go, because of illness in our family....
Face it, ‘firsts’ aren’t always meant to last
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife and I were each other’s “firsts” in everything. For many years we were very sexual, and experimented with many things....