Met "TH" in college. We connected, sparks, etc. But as he puts it, "She was too shy and I was too high." Over the years we would reconnect periodically, but it never got serious. New Year's 2011, I was set…

I had a crush on a boy in 6th grade that lasted more than two years. I was too shy to talk in class, scared of making mistakes, and this boy would get up and answer on the first go…

She's the most beautiful person I've ever met, and everyone I know adores her and warned against me letting her go.

He'll talk about "silent but significant conversations" he has with me in his head. I don't think my "friend" – with whom I share deep affection – means to hurt me.

I am concerned that if we get teased about how we are "dating" each other, it will create an awkward situation for her, given that she is already committed and we are just friends.

I have romantic feelings for this man in a way that I have never had toward my husband.

I've wondered why he reached out to me in such a personal and inviting way to begin with. I certainly wouldn't have done so if I were coupled.

Dear Meredith, Some background: I'm a 46-year-old woman, born and raised in Europe, came to the U.S. decades ago. When I was in my late 20s, I married a nice man. After seven years of what I thought was a…

Six-months after meeting this amazing woman at an event, I asked her to marry me. A year later, she broke off the engagement. That was a few years ago. We met when I was in my mid-50s and she was…

Dear Meredith, After college, I met a lovely young man about five years older. He was working on his master’s around Boston, where I'm from. After returning to Boston, we began dating and were together for five years. The first…

Dear Meredith, Over two decades ago, a man I loved very much ended our relationship. I was pretty devastated at the time, but life carried on. I've always remembered him fondly. Almost a year ago, this same man found me…

... she is still saying that I make her happy, she thinks about me all the time, and she wants me in her life.

Dear Meredith, I'm a 30-year-old man who has a female friend who used to be a fling. She's getting married in a year, and I'd like some advice about whether I should share my feelings with her before then. Backstory:…

... while in my hometown for Thanksgiving, I ran into my ex-boyfriend

I do believe he is the love of my life, and at 50, that's something.

Shortly after turning 30 in 2019, I started dating the sweetest woman of all time. Though we had different political views on certain issues and came from different religious backgrounds, we made it work. Of all the people I brought…

My high school boyfriend and I had a passionate but toxic relationship. He would cheat on me and I would always forgive him. That began in 2012, and we were on and off again from 15 to 18. I broke…

I've recently reconnected with my ex boyfriend. We were together for three years before he left me for another woman (they were together one month after we broke up). It left me crushed and heartbroken. The stupid thing is that…

He's married, but he says he has always been in love with me.

In 2019 I saw him for the first time in Boston (we agreed to see each other somewhere we both had never been).

Do I tell her now how I feel, wait until her divorce is final, or wait six months after her divorce?

"I have only talked to my ex five or six times since we broke up and he always seems fine. He has a wonderful wife and family and is doing well."

I reached out to her twice during the early weeks of the pandemic to see how she was doing, but never heard back.

The spark was still there and there was no denying it, but it had just been so toxic we didn't want to hurt each other again.

I know the kind of advice I would give a friend if they were in my position, and I have a feeling I know what you’re going to say.