Advice Goddess | Thursday, July 26,2012

Better luck nest time

For nine months, I’ve been having fun seeing a nice woman a few times a week. We’re both 50ish. I told her I didn’t want a serious relationship. She went along with this but now clea

Advice Goddess | Thursday, July 19,2012

Bitter Homes and Gardens

By Amy Alkon

If your wife says another man’s name while making love, what does that mean? It was her ex’s name – my stepson’s dad. She apologized, saying it was only because she remembered

Advice Goddess | Thursday, July 12,2012

Dew drop your pants

By Amy Alkon

I broke up with my guy a while ago, which was the right thing to do. But, I’ve found myself hooking up with guys for no reason other than getting caught in a provocative moment. Of course, as yo

Advice Goddess | Thursday, July 5,2012

Mourning breath

By Amy Alkon

At 19, I married the first man I slept with. He died last year after 23 years of marriage, and within a month, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful man I met online. I’m certainly still

Advice Goddess | Thursday, June 28,2012

Captain Hookup

By Amy Alkon

This guy I’m having a casual thing with is quick-witted, is droll, and makes me laugh hard, and I just LOVE having sex with him. Afterward, however, he pretty much ignores me until we hook up ag

Advice Goddess | Thursday, June 21,2012

Thrilla In Vanilla

By Amy Alkon

My best friend is a guy. We have tons in common and have conversations that are lively, honest, and deep. He’s basically everything I’ve ever wanted in my future husband, but he has an inf

Advice Goddess | Thursday, June 14,2012

Motherly shove

By Amy Alkon

I am in my 20s and, for eight months, have been seeing a girl who might very well be “the one.” The problem is she wants to meet my mother, who is beyond controlling. She plays a game with

Advice Goddess | Thursday, June 7,2012

We’ll always have parasites

By Amy Alkon

My boyfriend of two months is a gem, but his house is a horror. The fridge and bathroom are disgusting, and the whole place is seriously messy. There’s this eerie feeling that the house was form

Advice Goddess | Thursday, May 31,2012

Wedding her whistle

By Amy Alkon

I just turned 26, and I’m ready to be married. My previous two boyfriends dragged their feet and then said the blood-boiling line: “I will marry you…someday.” I met a guy onli

Advice Goddess | Thursday, May 24,2012

Attila the Honey

By Amy Alkon

I asked my boyfriend for his email password so I could look at a message he’d mentioned. He grabbed my laptop and said he’d log in and forward it to me. He is a good guy and has never give