I am hoping you can advice me how not to intervene in such way that come across as interfering.

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

I know it's different for every couple, but I thought some married people put all their money in a household account and paid the mutual bills, and the richer one helped the poorer one out.

I like him, I love him, and I am completely in love with him, but I don't know if that's the best metric for marriage.

I don't want to ruin our precious time together by having this type of conversation, but I know we should discuss it eventually.

I recently discovered that he had been texting and visiting an ex-girlfriend.

Maybe he'd be better off with some one who inspires him to be better at being in a relationship.

We've been married for three years and have a two year old.

Dear Meredith, In 2010, I met a good man who lived near my father's house in New York. He was from another country – one with political turbulence – and he had worked with my father for almost eight years.…

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

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…

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

We fight about this topic every few weeks, and sometimes he says he'll make more of an effort to help.

I feel like it's time to move forward in life, and I am the only one moving.

Hey Meredith, I'm a grad student in my 20s and from the Boston area. My boyfriend, who's in his late 20s, is from another part of the country. I'm pretty sure we're on different pages financially and in terms of…

That's when the relationship ended – when I made that suggestion.

Christmas, and other holidays are an at-home dinner or a cute letter.

Should I leave this man, or hope that one day he will change his mind and pursue a more financially generous career?

My wife has known her for a few years; they used to work together in a different company.

Should I just take full control of finances?

He blamed it on wintertime. He refuses to see a doctor about it.

The major drawbacks would be his social and financial status, which do not match mine.

Even when a woman offers to split the tab, I decline.

He's an amazing guy and has done nothing wrong, which makes it that much more difficult.

Why didn't I ask him about the specifics of our finances before? Because he always said we'd be fine.