Advice Goddess | Thursday, October 11,2012

Hell in a hen basket

Seven months ago, when I met my boyfriend, I had no idea he had so many female friends. I’m 26; he’s 30. I understand having opposite-sex friends to get perspective on dating, but he&rsquo

Advice Goddess | Thursday, October 4,2012

Scold mountain

By Amy Alkon

The guy I’ve sorta been seeing travels around making videos for an extreme sports company but lives two hours away in the mountains. We met through a mutual friend, went to dinner and then had s

Advice Goddess | Thursday, September 27,2012

The tweakest link

By Amy Alkon

I met this man, and it was instant attraction. I’m a 40-year-old woman with my own place, a car and a good job, and he’s an ex-convict who served four years in prison for selling meth

Advice Goddess | Thursday, September 20,2012

Apocalypse meow

By Amy Alkon

For years, a group of us girls has gone camping, to dinner, to concerts, etc. Our husbands do their own thing together while we hang out. When they bring a new guy into their circle, they seem to thin

Advice Goddess | Thursday, September 13,2012

Alive and welded

By Amy Alkon

What is an appropriate amount of togetherness time for a couple? My 9-year-old son spends half the week with me, plus every other weekend. My girlfriend of a year wasn’t happy with only the othe

Advice Goddess | Thursday, August 30,2012

Bride and zoom

By Amy Alkon

I’m in love, and I just said yes to marrying the man of my dreams. We’ve only known each other for two months, but we’re in the Peace Corps. You really see the core of a person when

Advice Goddess | Thursday, August 23,2012

The dark mite

By Amy Alkon

I’ve been separated from my wife for three years, but I find myself craving her. I say “crave” because I don’t think I ever really loved her. We only got together 15 years ago

Advice Goddess | Thursday, August 16,2012

Life is what you fake of it

By Amy Alkon

I’m in love. This person makes me feel like a shaken-up Coke bottle ready to explode with happiness! But, not even my therapist understands. She wants to hand me pills for the problem. Being in

Advice Goddess | Thursday, August 9,2012

Attention Defici--Oooh, Shiny!

By Amy Alkon

My girlfriend of eight months has ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). She was diagnosed about 10 years ago, in her early 20s. She takes medication that helps her focus better at work and

Advice Goddess | Thursday, August 2,2012

Love me tinder

By Amy Alkon

I met a woman, and we hit it off like wildfire. It seemed everything she said and did was perfect. In six months, we were engaged. She and her four kids moved in with me and my two kids. Shortly after