Dear John: My Parents Won’t Let Me Raise My Child in a Gender-Neutral Environment

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My parents are at odds with my belief in gender-neautral child raising.

Dear John: My Roommate Slept With the Girl I Like

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Is my anger toward my roommate justified if he slept with a girl that didn’t know I liked her? How can I make my wife happy on Valentine’s Day? Should I lie to my parents about my college major?

Dear John: Should I Work With the Woman I Had an Affair with?

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Is it smart to work in the same place as the woman I had an affair with? How do I tell my friends that their support isn’t enough? Is my son’s teacher fair game?

Dear John: I’m in Love with My Best Friend’s Girl

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Do I tell my best friend that I’m in love with his girlfriend? Should I share my liberal beliefs with my conservative in-laws? How do I tell my wife I don’t like the music she listens to?

Dear John: Does He Care I Won’t Sleep With Him?

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Is my boyfriend lying when he says it’s OK that I don’t want to have sex? Can a relationship work if we’re on opposite ends of the world? What do I do when my neighbor steals my trash?

Dear John: I Thought I Was Straight

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Why do I have feelings for another man if I’m straight? Should I tell my friend they ruined my wedding? How do I let people know my husband passed away?

Dear John: I Can’t Stop Stealing

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Why can’t I stop taking what’s not mine? How do I help my fiancé if he is in denial about his health? Why won’t my boyfriend be intimate?

Dear John: The Best of 2011

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Is it weird that my neighbor is my OB/GYN? Should I answer the calls from the married professional golfer? Do I owe my father forgiveness? How do I tell my grieving fiancée I ran over her cat?

Dear John: Condoms for My Son?

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Why is my ex-husband giving our son a condom? How do I get my co-worker to stop saying “Merry Christmas?” Who should I go to the New Year’s Eve party with?

Dear John: ‘I Do’ to ‘I Did’

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Can’t my sister see she and her husband have to stay together for their kids? Why is my husband obsessed with teaching our son to fight? Is posting our arguments on Facebook worth breaking up over?

Dear John: The Emotionally Distant Boyfriend

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Why is my boyfriend acting differently? How do I teach my sister to be responsible with her money? And why can’t my friend stop playing video games?

Dear John: We’re Celebrating Genocide

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What’s a guy to do when a holiday goes against everything he believes in?

Dear John: My Coworker Looks at Porn in the Office

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Is confronting my coworker the right thing to do? Am I overreacting about my mother-in-law? How do I tell these pregnant women they’re making me upset?

Dear John: We’re Only Dating Because We’re Different Races

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Is it time to break up with him? Why did my husband have to discourage our son? Am I exploiting my friends by using experiences they’ve shared with me in my writing?

Dear John: I Don’t Approve of My Friend’s Affair

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Do I tell my friend I’m losing respect for her? How do we inform our friends that their kids bore us? Should I ask my client if he’s a cross-dresser?

Dear John: My Roommate’s Dad Is Hitting on Me

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Not sure what to do when you’ve got problems with your roommate’s dad, are a single father who’s daughter is entering puberty or you accidentally eavesdrop? Why, ask Dear John, of course.