Before we got together, he was in love with a mutual friend for years.

Doesn't get me overly thrilled to meet her at the altar.

It has gotten to a point where other people have noticed and addressed it to me unprompted.

He would treat the women he works with like his wife and treat me like an acquaintance he has no feelings for.

How can you be in a relationship with someone who is not honest?

He was uncomfortable with the thought of being with someone who would be friends with any guy.

How can he make room for a new experience if he's still hung up?

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…

What I'm looking for is a way to let go of her myself.

" ... it felt electric to be in control when I looked through his phone."

I know she's being dishonest because I saw it, but then again, I'm being dishonest by snooping.

I was constantly anxious, and he was constantly reassuring me, until he started to pull away and then ended it.

A couple of months ago, I called this woman to find out once and for all what was going on between them.

'Stop adding my friends; they're my friends not yours.'

I am worried that he will never let go and that he likes the drama of the situation.

I tried to ask her the other day if we could define this a little bit and it didn't go well.

I know that one of his exes was very manipulative and lied to him, but that is not something I would do.

I am a single woman in my mid-50s. I had a brief, miserable marriage in my 30s, no children, and have been happily single ever since. Until a few years ago, when I met my current boyfriend. "Jack" is 60,…

I am quiet and an introvert, and have spent my entire life without close friends.

Dear Meredith, I have previously written you a letter but I never got a response. I don't hold it against you because I know you must get a lot of emails everyday. Well, if you get some time, I would…

His co-workers have taken to calling her his special friend; he works retail and she drops by to see him.

I truly love and appreciate that he chose me, but it's frustrating that I'm not allowed to be a little insecure or uncomfortable with certain situations.

All I hear is "friend this, friend that."

I would feel more comfortable with the situation if he talked to her about setting healthy boundaries for their friendship, and encouraged her to find other supports in her network.

I have been checking her socials, and his, and it appears he is interacting with her more than I thought.