I received a "happy birthday" text mid-day. Nothing else.

Then I found her number in his phone – with several phone calls.

... if I had given her space I don't think any of this would be an issue ...

She then told me that they were intimate two years ago but it never led to anything more.

Chat at 1 p.m.

Hi Meredith, I am a middle-aged woman. A couple of years ago, my husband died suddenly. He was it. We spent the better part of a decade traveling, enjoying life, and loving each other. The loss left me dark, broken,…

I want to believe him but I have this horrible feeling that he's lying to me.

He has actually been quite cold.

I had a crush on a man at my college. We were in different programs but we would see each other in the library. We never talked, but we'd stare at each other a lot and smile. Time passed and…

I called her, didn’t get a response, and then sent a bunch of frustrated messages.

We chat at 1.

I told him she's holding him hostage emotionally but he refuses to see it.

I seriously question whether our moral foundations are too different for a more serious relationship to work.

Hi Meredith, I met a man online 10 months ago. We met in person and I fell for him quickly. We ended up going on 10 dates in two weeks, but then I found out he was in an open…

... which I say right back to her out of politeness.

The problem is that sometimes I just want to hang out and talk about something without arguments and analysis.

Chat at noon.

I'm a planner and would like to start logistically discussing our next steps.

Dear Meredith, I have been friends with "Joe" for about eight years. We started hooking up about two years ago, a few months after I broke up with my boyfriend (a friend of his). From the beginning, he was pretty…

Why not just call it what it is?

What the hell is that? Some sort of five-year string pulley torture device?

Even though I think he's interested, I don't know for sure.

Chat at 1 p.m.

I have been with my fiancé for five years now. I take care of our 2-year-old son while he works. I do all of the cooking cleaning and 90 percent of taking care of our child, and I never complain…

I'm worried about moving in together too soon.