Tag: relationships

Dear Carolyn: I am devastated. Husband has asked for a divorce, and I haven’t been able to change his mind. I’ve been begging, crying and pleading with him to stay. Of course he says that’s…

Hostess Terri Kretzmeir discussed “Managing Life After Retirement” during Monday’s Happy Hearts FCE meeting. While retirement is something we’ve all been waiting for, or are looking forward to, for many it can mean lost wages,…

Dear Carolyn: I love my brother — he and I are the only family we have in our area — but am gradually seeing less and less of him because of my food- and weight-fixated…

Dear Carolyn: I have a petty problem stemming from a much larger relationship issue. I’m getting married, and I’ve not bought a dress because the thought of doing so terrifies me. I’d love to buy…

Dear Carolyn: I am a white adoptive mother of four beautiful African American children of different skin tones. I also have two white birth children. When we go places, I am inevitably asked if we…

Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend and I have been together a year and a half, and are thinking about getting engaged. But we have never gotten into a fight or anything approaching a fight. Is that…

Dear Carolyn: I am a 35-year-old single man who is struggling with a life transition. All of my very close friends have gotten married, purchased homes and now have or are starting to have children.  This…

Dear Carolyn: I have a sister who is fabulous. She went to a very well-known university, followed by an exciting and lucrative career. She’s married to a very nice guy and they have two kids.…

Dear Carolyn: I’ve recently moved in with my boyfriend, and a habit of his is really starting to bother me. He can’t seem to understand that when I make a request, it’s not a demand…

Dear Carolyn: At the ripe old age of 45, I am both excited and happy to have found my biological father through DNA testing. He abandoned my mother and me shortly after I was born…