Hello Meredith, I have been divorced for 20 years, but my ex-husband has been living with me this whole time. For the past 18 years, I compromised for our daughter. I didn't want her to grow up in a single-parent…

Hi Meredith, A friend recently reached out to ask if she could visit me for a couple of days this summer. We're both in our early 20s and I'm currently living with my parents to ride out the economic downturn…

I am a 22-year-old college senior. I recently had what I call a “situationship” end. (I’m defining “situationship” as almost like dating … but just not quite.) We'd been hanging out for about a year, we went on walks at…

Dear Meredith, I'm in my late 30s and I've been living in Boston for nearly 18 years. As a gay man, it always seems difficult to meet quality men who are also looking for a relationship. I'm outgoing, confident, love…

I've been with my boyfriend for six years (on and off). Recently our relationship has become very rocky, and when I'm unsure about anything I like to address the situation so that the problem can be fixed. But when it's…

I am 63 and my wife is 65 and retired about a year ago. I am thinking about retiring but we have one big stumbling block. She wants to move back to our home state to be closer to her…

I have been dating my boyfriend since just before the pandemic hit. At this point, I have been divorced for almost five years and living with New Guy for about nine months. I adore him and I love our life…

I have been dating my boyfriend for seven years. In our first year, our physical intimacy declined and has been very scarce ever since. I have caught him talking to other women via social media, and he's seen text messages…

I'm a middle-age mother to a 10-year-old daughter. Two years ago I moved in with her father after becoming unemployed. I sold my home a few months after moving to his home. We had already been back together for about…

I was raised in a religious home where sex before marriage just wasn't a thing and I was happy with waiting. Now, though, my personal philosophy has changed enough that I don't have an issue with having sex, and kind…

Hi Meredith, I want to know whether to send a long overdue apology or leave things as they are. Growing up, I was close friends with a girl I met through my sister. Things were very flirty between us, but…

Hello Meredith, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for five years. We started dating when we were 15. I'm planning to move in with him next month, but I'm starting to have serious doubts about our relationship.…

I'm 34 years old and currently dating. I recently got out of an abusive relationship. He is 10 years younger than me – let's call him B. The abuse was physical and emotional, but recently it's been hard to stop…

I'm 24 years old with a 1-year-old baby boy and expecting another baby in January. I live with my 24-year-old boyfriend who works as a truck driver locally – meaning he drives no further than four to five hours from…

I married the first time because it was the right thing to do – pregnant at 19, and he is a great person. But I realized years in that I wasn’t in love, so we divorced after 12 years and three…

Hi Meredith, I am a therapist and work with a good amount of middle age people in my practice. Some are divorced and some have sexual disfunction. As a result, they feel unworthy of love and hopeless about having a…

Hi Meredith, I am a 55-year-old male who has not been in a relationship in 15 years. I have had a lot of issues with self-hate, and my fear of rejection has prevented me from reaching out and making the…

My girlfriend and I have been dating for several months now and things have been going really well. The only issue, however, is that she is quite clean and I am more on the messy side. I am determined to…

How do you know if a guy is more than a friend? Rewind about six weeks. A guy acquaintance of mine reached out to me via Facebook messenger. He had posted something and I casually commented on it. Next thing…

Dear Meredith, I have read your letters for a long time but have never considered sending one in myself, despite being perpetually single (only one brief and not serious relationship). But I'd like to get your take on something. At…

Meredith, A girl I share some social circles with with just got engaged and I'm not happy for her. I'm terrified. Her fiancé is, in the kindest words I can stomach, a horrible person. He has been party to numerous…

Hi Meredith, I went on a date with an average guy, nothing special to be honest. He was very nice, we chatted, and we got to know a bit about each other. He hugged me multiple times, but there wasn't…

Last summer, I met my soulmate. From the beginning, he allowed me to be myself. He was always open about the traumatic experiences of his past and what he's done to overcome them through therapy and rehab. I have never…

I've been married for 10 years. In 2018 I received an inheritance in the form of a house I was raised in. My wife decides to give me an ultimatum about the inheritance. She insists that her name is on the deed.…

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost four years, both mid-20s. He’s my best friend and everything about our relationship is fantastic – except for one area lately. For the past several months he has been completely uninterested…