#1453: “Is my ADHD ruining my relationship or am I just with the wrong person...
New year, same abuser playbook.
View Article#1452: “Am I being unfair to a guy who told me he loved me on our third date?”
A Hallmark Movie where I descend like an angel and say, "I BRING YOU YEESH TIDINGS OF GREAT ICK. FLEE, FLEE, FLEE TO THE CITY AND LEAVE THIS MAN WHERE YOU FOUND HIM."
View ArticleIt Came From The Search Terms: Back To December
Old friends, new boyfriends, money, the difference between help and control.
View Article#1445: “How do I get my friends to knock off their incessant matchmaking?”
If you don't want to, you don't have to.
View Article#1443: “How do I (nicely) get my friend to stop ruminating at me?”
Are you bad at saying no or is she bad at hearing it? Yes.
View Article#1440: “Microaggressive grenades are blowing up my friend group. Are there...
Blessings and apologies to The Peacemakers, but I do not have a set of scripts you can use to get your friends to change their entire personalities.
View Article#1436: “Why Do Abusers Take Your Stuff?”
Abusers are so boringly alike. #ThisFuckingGuy rides again.
View Article#1433: “My husband says he regrets marrying me because of how much my...
#ThisFuckingGuy rides again. Content note for body policing and mentions of BMI and specific weights, which I would normally redact with prejudice but I am leaving in this time because they are...
View Article#1432: Q: “I know I want to leave, but how do I make sure that it’s the right...
The right time to leave a relationship that's making you unhappy is whenever it's right for you.
View Article#1430: “I tried to end a friendship with a neighbor, but she won’t let me.”
Cursèd are the peacemakers who want to sacrifice your peace for their comfort.
View Article#1428: How do I convince my sister that I don’t want to be roommates?
Boundaries aren't built in the convincing stage, they're built out of actions.
View Article#1425: “I can’t comfort my partner and it’s killing me!”
Will we ever be free of #ThisFuckingGuy? Content note for emotional and verbal abuse and mentions of emotional exhaustion and wanting to die. Nothing like ideation or making a plan, just, it's overall...
View ArticleThe Return of The Search Terms: Black Dove (January)
What are people typing into search engines that leads them here? Let's find out.
View Article#1419: “Nightmare! My spouse wants to hire their manipulative and intrusive...
It's not the worst idea I've heard this month, but the bar is low.
View Article#1418: “Need to convince my ex-husband to have my babies.”
There are bad ideas, and then there is whatever is happening here.
View Article#1412: “My boyfriend’s mom banned us from having sex.”
You can't set boundaries with his mother for him, but you can set your own.
View Article#1400: “Does everybody settle a little in relationships?”
I thought it would be nice to just answer a question without having to consider everything I think about the entire topic as part of a book chapter. I seem to recall that we all enjoyed this very much...
View Article#1399: “My sex partner says I smell and wants me to be more diligent about...
When a lover gives you feedback, is it really the time to look for loopholes?
View Article#1387: “I’m dating a married man, help!”
Another day, another disappointing man who deserves neither wife nor mistress.
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