Amy Alkon

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend mistakenly sent me a text meant for somebody else – a real estate agent with my same first name who’s showing him apartments. This made me feel like I’m unimportant – easily confused with just anybody – and I got really upset. Of course, I know that […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon When I got remarried, I inherited a stepdaughter. Though she and my husband had been estranged for many years, I was instrumental in getting them to reconcile. I’ve come to regret this. She is a rageaholic, spendaholic party girl. She has three DUIs and an extravagant lifestyle that’s financially […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend travels a lot, and when he’s away, he wants to video call over FaceTime. Well, I look absolutely hideous on FaceTime, and I don’t want to do it. And really, who doesn’t look scary on FaceTime? Megan Fox? Scarlett Johansson? I get that he loves me and […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend is going to a dinner out of town to get an award for a film he made, and he didn’t invite me. When I told him I felt excluded, he said that he was embarrassed because his parents are paying for his flight and he has to […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a 39-year-old guy, and I just met the most amazing woman but she’s going through a divorce. My best friend said to never date somebody while they’re divorcing, because they’re crazy and emotionally unavailable. He says you need to wait for two years afterward. Well, I really like […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m in a new relationship with the sweetest, most generous girl, but I’m hesitant to let her do nice stuff for me. In my previous relationship every single nice thing my ex did was held against me later. I can hear her now: “Remember that time I brought you […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m in my first serious relationship. It started off super hot and sexual. Now, a year in, it’s lovey-dovey and cuddly. Not that my boyfriend and I don’t have sex. We do, and it’s still good. But we no longer sext or send cute selfies, and the butterflies feeling […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a very successful guy in my 30s. I had a lot of casual sex in my 20s, but I got sick of the disconnection and emotional fallout. I’m looking for a relationship, and I’ve started waiting to sleep with women (for at least a month). I tell them […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a woman who’s both loving and seriously hating Tinder. Guys on this app mostly want to hook up, and even those who say they want a relationship are flaky, often disappearing after a single date. Sure, this sometimes happens with guys I meet in real life, but not […]

PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a woman in my 40s, and I’ve been happily married for 22 years. Unfortunately, my husband and I have never been very compatible sexually. I had read so much Cosmopolitan magazine in college that I believed sex was something we could work on. Well, he is quick in […]