Love Letters

Do I tell him about the kiss?

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:31 GMT

Q: Meredith, I am currently facing what feels like the worst problem I've faced in my life and with no idea where to turn, I'm asking for your guidance and compassion. I've been married for two years to the...

Texting makes people weird

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:37 GMT

Q: Dear Meredith, I have been feeling very frustrated with the dating scene as of late. I'm 25 and after taking about a year off from dating, I decided to join an online dating site in March. I had...

Relationships chat at 1 p.m.

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:52:15 GMT

Meredith Goldstein returns to take your questions about love and relationships today at 1 p.m. Log in below. Meredith Goldstein on love and relationships -- May 22 at 1 p.m....

Will he give me another chance?

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:51 GMT

We'll chat at 1. Finally. Q: Hi Meredith, I have a bit of an issue. I am a senior in college, soon to be moving to D.C. When I was looking for jobs in D.C. I stayed with a friend...

How to be friends

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:01 GMT

Q: I met a woman a little over two years ago online. We started talking. I was separated from my wife at the time but not divorced and was not looking for a relationship, just a friendship. She had...

He treats me like a housekeeper

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:11 GMT

Q: I've been married for 18 years, have two wonderful kids, and quit my job to raise them. My husband thinks I have it made by staying home and raising our kids. I know he works hard and makes...

I fight the end

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:17 GMT

Q: Hi, I am not sure this is Love Letters material since there's not a big decision point. Rather, I'm looking to tap the collective wisdom for general advice. I am a serial clinger. I have had three significant-ish...

He's just not motivated

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:25:08 GMT

Q: Hello Meredith, I'm a 25 y/o female who accomplished the thing all young twenty-somethings want right now. I got my dream job straight out of college and then got a promotion that moved me to Chicago. After about...

He's far away but I don't want to let go

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:54 GMT

I'm still out of the office for mom stuff (today I deal with my godchild, a massive Steinway piano). I'm not sure whether Glenn is hosting chat. If he can, he'll post a link soon. If not, we'll see you...

Did it end because of problems in the bedroom?

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:16:31 GMT

Q: Meredith, I'm writing about a recent end to a complicated relationship that still has me wondering. I'm in my late 40s and divorced. For a few months I have been experimenting with an online dating service. After exchanging...

With Jack ... but thinking about Emily

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:27:22 GMT

I'm just starting to go through your comments from Friday. I wasn't quite emotionally ready over the weekend, but I started looking through them last night. All I can say is that I'm stunned, touched, and doing a lot of...

Play me some music

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:01:55 GMT

I lost my mom yesterday. It was unexpected -- sort of. She was actually diagnosed with cancer about a year after I started Love Letters. The cancer wasn't what ended things. It was some weird, acute infection. Very random, very...

Can we take a break for a year?

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:15:16 GMT

Dear everyone, I'm posting this from Mass General. My mom is very, very sick. I'm without my normal computer and today's letter. This was an acute thing, and I don't know how it will turn out. I can't leave the...

She keeps going back to her ex

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:16:53 GMT

No chat today. But we will make up for it next week with extra-special chat (and this long letter ... which was a lot longer before an edit). Q: I have been dating Lauren for almost three months now. She...

Do I stay loyal or leave her behind?

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:11:36 GMT

Q: I'm 20 years old and have been dating my girlfriend for two years. We are in a same-sex relationship and I was her first and only woman. She was one of my first female experiences, but after dating...

He won't stop contacting me

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:15:12 GMT

Q: Dear Meredith, A long time ago, I had a relationship with a man who I thought I was going to spend my life with. We were both in our mid-30s and divorced -- over a decade for me,...

He has to live in LA

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:33:41 GMT

One more location letter ... Q: Meredith, I have been in a relationship for about 2.5 years with a great guy. He is everything I want in a guy with one major problem: his choice location. We met in Boston...

He changed his mind about a move

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:59:18 GMT

Q: I've been dating a great guy for a year and a half. It's a long distance relationship on the East Coast. What started out as "I'll see how this goes because he seems awesome and what do I...

Dating seems gross right now

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:33:19 GMT

Chat at 1. Q: I've heard people my age (30) make ridiculous statements like "I'll never find anyone" or "I'm going to end up alone." I have never been one of those people, but lately ... well it's not that...

It's like you're my mirror

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:26:53 GMT

Chat at 1. Meredith Goldstein on love and relationships -- May 1 at 1 p.m....

Do guys just want to sit around?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:38:03 GMT

Q: Hi Meredith, I am a 49-year-old divorced woman who was married for 26 years. I married my high school sweetheart so I do not have a lot of dating on my side. I have been alone while raising...

I don't like him like that

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:28:41 GMT

**I'm having trouble seeing comments. Apparently others are too. I've alerted Boston.com. - M (at 9:30) Don't be harsh. She loves your opinions (see last line) .... Q: Dear Meredith, I'm sure you hear this all the time but ......

She says something is missing

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:26:47 GMT

This guy needs to hang with Tuesday's letter writer. So many "break" letters these past few weeks. Q: Dear Readers and Meredith, I was most recently in a relationship with a girl for the past year and a half roughly....

Should I miss him more?

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:43:41 GMT

Q: I am dating this guy. We have known each other since we were little. We became really close like three years ago, and started dating just five months ago. We live in different cities (like 50 minutes apart...

He's friends with an ex

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:51:31 GMT

We chat at 1 today. Q: Dear Meredith, I have been dating "Matt" for a little over a year now. A few months after we met online, he asked me to move in with him. I didn't say no, but...