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Love Letters

My marriage is a big personal void

But I stay for the kids.

My boyfriend’s ex won’t let me meet their children

He asked me if I’d be willing to be with him even if it meant never meeting his kids.

Whose turn is it?

Two working spouses — writer Kara Baskin and psychologist Sadé Soares — talk about how they and their partners have navigated money, ambition, career, and sacrifice. How do people combine finances, lives, and priorities without losing out or getting resentful?

How do I ask this person out?

He’s staff, I’m a volunteer.

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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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What am I missing with these breakups?

Could I have done more to make these relationships work?

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I’m stuck in my grief

He’s the only person who loved me unconditionally.

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The man I am seeing lives with his girlfriend in another state

I could never really trust him. What should I do?

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All my friends have found love. Do I need new friends?

“Are you just supposed to move on and silently wave goodbye?”

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After all this, I have to see him at work every day

I’m heartbroken, and he’s my manager.

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He’s been lying for most of the marriage

“Once again, I found out about multiple women.”

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She wanted the world

No matter how much you might click with a potential partner, there will always be something you don’t quite see eye-to-eye on. Maybe it's religion. Maybe it’s kids. Sometimes? It’s money. In Vicki's case, she and her girlfriend, Jessica, seemed to be a good match — if they could just get past that one thing.

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No sex, just sleep

“... but I have needs.”