Hi Meredith! I have been a single mom for almost five years now. The split with my ex was pretty traumatizing and the co-parenting relationship between us hasn't been any better. I have been completely on my own since then,…

I know I have a responsibility to myself to make sure I am living the life that I want to live.

I am proud of my kids, and I stayed in this marriage for them.

I met a man seven months ago. We're both in our 70s. He told me immediately that he has been separated from his wife for 10 years and has had one other relationship since. He wanted to be totally honest…

I had hoped – up until the final court day – that we would figure it out.

The inability to move from the house has me feeling trapped and gives me anxiety.

I am finally feeling like I used to – the happy-go-lucky girl who loves to feel joy and be with engaging people.

I never thought it'd happen, and I know that I had a huge part in that.

She sent him pictures of food she cooks (which he later told me were for him). And then there were fart jokes.

In fact, during his seven-year marriage, he carried on a long-term, five-year affair.

He shows no desire to change this arrangement and I have kept mum, figuring that this is his business, and there's nothing that I can do about it.

I know most of you would say good riddance with affairs and forgeries, but it's still really hard.

We care deeply for each other and I see a very likely happy future for us. However, he is in a place where he is focusing on the now.

We should have gone to counseling. We should have fought harder for the relationship. Hindsight is 20/20.

It is unclear whether or not there were extra-marital shenanigans prior to the divorce.

I'm not looking to change his mind, just clarify more about where I'm at.

Conceiving their child is allegedly the first time they had sex in years.

I either need put this crush to bed for good, or decide if I want to wait for him to be ready to date again.

The issue is that John wants more from me than I can give at this point.

We decided to date exclusively after a couple of weeks. He told me he loved me within a month, and I told him that was crazy since he didn't really know me.

I do not want choose struggles in my future – no one willingly looks for struggles and pain.

To make matters worse, I can't stop thinking about a single coworker.

He says that there's nothing between him and his ex, and that they've both established that they are better off as friends.

Doesn't that sound awful?

He texted saying that he missed not having a glass of wine with me in the evening.