My parents are at odds with my belief in gender-neautral child raising.
Dear John: My Parents Won’t Let Me Raise My Child in a Gender-Neutral Environment
February 16, 2012 By 13 Comments
Dear John: My Roommate Slept With the Girl I Like
February 9, 2012 By 4 Comments
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?
February 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
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
January 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
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?
January 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
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
January 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
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
January 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
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
December 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
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?
December 21, 2011 By 14 Comments
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’
December 15, 2011 By 10 Comments
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
December 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
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
November 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
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
November 16, 2011 By 4 Comments
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
November 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
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
October 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
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
October 13, 2011 By 4 Comments
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.
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)