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My husband and I can’t afford a good vacation

But we need some time away.

Is my new love using me for vegan cooking lessons?

In 16 years of the Love Letters column, this plant-based romance problem is a first.

How do I improve my love languages?

I don’t say “I love you” enough.

He didn’t want me talking to friends

Was he controlling — or was I a bad partner?

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She wants an open marriage, but she’s worried things won’t work out well

She broke things off, but can’t seem to move on

Three of us are crushing on the same girl. It’s getting weird.

She’s an extrovert. I’m a homebody. How do we make it work?

The women in my boyfriend’s family do all the planning. I don’t want to

He says she means nothing to him

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I missed an opportunity to connect with someone from high school

I didn’t introduce myself.

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How do we navigate holiday traditions, and create our own, as newlyweds?

It will be our first holiday season as a married couple and we’re already getting pressure from family.

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After 40-plus years, are we better off as friends?

Or can we reignite the flame?

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How do I bond with my boyfriend’s daughter?

That seems like the next step in this relationship.

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My girlfriend’s dad saw me naked

Do I bring it up — or is that more awkward?

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Thirteen years after our breakup, my ex and I are trying to work things out. It’s awkward.

He said he always felt like we had unfinished business.

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Got to college. Betrayed my boyfriend.

I want to be better to him.

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Is this affair about feeling young again?

Have you seen “Sirens” on Netflix?