I don't know how to bring this relationship back to us as the focal point.

He loves his kids very much, and whenever he misses a scheduled day with them (because of his business travel) he swaps it with “my” days by giving me notice.

But he doesn't want to lose his sister or father in the process, nor does he want his mother's irrational tirades to ruin our future together.

How should I approach this?

During the time we were broken up, he impregnated a woman.

Hi Meredith, Earlier this year, my grandmother died. When I say she was like my best friend, that feels like an understatement. The past few months have been challenging, to say the least. I was consumed by her illness while…

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But my boyfriend doesn't want this fresh start until he hears a sincere, heartfelt apology.

Why am I the only one who thinks it's disrespectful for her to have shown up at his parent's funeral after the horrible way she treated him?

When I feel comfortable and happy with my situation, their help ends up making me feel like I'm doing life wrong, like I'm missing something.

... he can now see himself having a family.

My biggest issue is with money. He and I both make a decent amount of money, but he's a bit cheap with it.

Neither one of us are ready to meet the other person's family just yet; it's a big step and we are moving slowly.

Dear Meredith, I am a mid-40s single mother. I run my own business, so like many who are self-employed, my salary is inconsistent. I have been divorced for 10 years. Two years ago, I met my boyfriend. He was extremely…

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He is 100 percent sure he doesn't want kids and I'm about 80 percent sure that I don't want children.

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,…

My siblings have a "trial phase" that all boyfriends/girlfriends have to go through.

Hello Meredith, My boyfriend and I have been dating for six months and we moved in together two months ago. He said he's telling his parents that we moved in together. He had the holidays to tell them but has…

He's never going to put his foot down with his family.

Meredith, I am in college. When I was 16, I met the love of my life. Unfortunately, for many reasons, my family despised him, and eventually he got banned from my house. My sister and I stopped talking for about…

All I wanted was to try one particular restaurant and to share a kiss on New Year's Eve.

They make him meals, check up on him to see if he has packed a lunch for work, make his bed, and clean his room.

I immediately objected to the surprise meal, insulted that he assumed I would take on this task without even asking me.

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