I was in a very bad place in my life and then I met him. He was 10 years my senior and he lived in another state. He brought beauty, laughter, and hope with him. Needless to say, the casual…

Even when we live together for weeks upon end, we get along better than a dream.

When we began long-distance, I think we both imagined it would never be more than a few years. Right now it feels like there's no end in sight.

Now he returns home in a week and I'm wondering if he will call me when he gets out. Should I answer? Is it a good idea to see him?

What am I supposed to do?! Move in with him right now? Kidding....sort of.

He doesn't want to come back; I can't just relocate.

I moved out of state during the pandemic to try and "strike gold" with a new job.

... this fantasy is not a COVID-related "should I contact my ex" thing, although maybe that is in the mix a little too.

I'm not sure what to do because most days, the limbo is OK but, other days, I wish we were in a real relationship.

I have the best time when I'm with him, but it's hard not to imagine how life would be different if we weren't together.

I have a sad question. How do you break up in quarantine together? Unfortunately there is a lot of backstory to my question. This is my perspective of our history, and I'm now realizing he has a very different understanding…

This morning he locked the cat in the bathroom for a timeout.

Hi Meredith, My fiancé and I are a couple of weeks away from eloping and I've been getting cold feet more often as we've inching closer to the big day. It's not that I'm afraid of committing to this person…

My greatest fear is that I'll have wasted my time waiting for a guy who doesn't want to marry me – that I'll be 35 and left single and devastated.

Why are we both still holding on to this dysfunctional relationship?

We just don’t understand how something so painful could be the correct answer.

He seems to drift in whenever we are closer geographically, or recently because COVID has everyone a little more bored than usual.

Recently my girlfriend's family member passed away. It was someone who was like a father to her. A week or two before that, she told me she wanted to marry me when she comes home. We are in a long-distance…

Dear Meredith, I have been dating a guy for just about six months. I can't even put into words how amazing the relationship is. We started our dating relationship during the height of COVID, so we built a strong connection…

Why do I keep putting all this energy into people who do not want the same thing?

Dear Meredith, I used to live in Massachusetts but moved halfway across the country. The reason I moved to this new place was that it seemed more fitting of my lifestyle and might encourage healthy romantic connections. However, that hasn't…

I know there are still feelings there, even though I'm pretty sure she is seeing someone else now.

I avoid him completely again now, but he still sees my status and stories.

Why am I so codependent with my family?

I'm not sure I'm ready to take the leap – but I don't know how to tell him that.