'I’d prefer to bring them a plate.'

Meredith, I would like your opinion on this before I make another mistake I'll regret. I'm 55 and have lived with the same guy for over 18 years. Last year, he and I were kind of on the outs and…

While I know that I have to live my own life and be with the person who makes me so happy, I also feel like I am always missing moments.

I've been married to my husband for a little less than a year. We've been together for three years and have a 1-year-old daughter. He has two daughters (both under 5) from a previous marriage. I've been feeling really down…

Meredith, My boyfriend and I have been together for a while now. We make each other extremely happy. We love and care for each other and it's just like a good relationship should be. However, my mum keeps saying "don't…

I want to be married. I want advance-directive-type security.

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…

I am so worried that if I tell him my feelings, it will have negative consequences with my children and their friend.

I try to write him letters, try to talk to him, but it never works.

I have been helping out with dishes, cleaning, and other shared household chores as much as I can. However ...

We are basically family.

Why am I so codependent with my family?

She harbors a lot of anger and takes it out on her husband.

The issue is that I really do not want to continue my relationship with her for reasons nothing to do with him.

I'm asking for our relationship to be 100 percent real, and for him to be free and clear.

I love him but no longer desire him.

We see each other for a few hours about once a week, but at times, because of the kid schedules or holidays, etc., we can go a few weeks without seeing each other.

Hi, Meredith. I'm a reader on the West Coast. I've been with someone for almost five years, and when I met him, he had a 2-year-old child from a divorce who lived out of state. The mother/ex-wife has made it…

My boyfriend and I (both early 20s) have been dating for the last year and a half, and it's been going great. He's shy and awkward and isn't the best conversationalist, but he's come such a long way from when…

I believe they'd love to find a special someone, but their social awkwardness (particularly around the opposite sex) is a major bar.

I've been with my boyfriend for five years now. We were long-distance and he finally moved in with me ... and my mom. We're only 22 so we're broke college kids. Anyhow, my mom and my boyfriend consistently fight. He…

Dear Meredith, I'm happily engaged but in an unusual situation. My family hasn't met my fiancé. For background, I met him one and a half years ago. He is the most reliable, loyal, and kind person imaginable. He is not…

I don't want to risk losing our trust, respect, and special bond to demand something more serious.

Hi Meredith, I've been dating my boyfriend on and off for about 10 years – sounds like a long time, I know, but there were a few things that put a hold on our relationship. For example, we started a…

I've been dating a man – who is still married – for one year. We talk, FaceTime, and text multiple times a day. We started talking in August 2018 and began our long-distance relationship that September. During spring break of…